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Kevin34
01/16/2009, 07:57 PM
I just saw something swimming around in my tank. My lights are off and I am in the middle of a water change. I was adding new water when I saw it. Its small and white and looks very similiar to a mysis shrimp. Maybe 1/4-1/2 inch long and it swam by spinning its body in a curly que manner. any ideas? I scooped it out and have it in a container. it will be very difficult to get a good pic of it.

ctenophors rule
01/16/2009, 08:18 PM
could be a bristle worm in heterogneisis, or epitoky as some call it.

does it have legs? how many? bristles? eyespot? distincive characteristics?

Kevin34
01/16/2009, 09:23 PM
It somewhat resembles a bristle worm but it's all white. Really looks just like a mysis shrimp minus the legs

ctenophors rule
01/18/2009, 04:22 PM
got me beet, good lcuk, maybe you discovered a new species. lol