Mantis Shrimp Larva?

[Wes888]

After soaking the coral, a few things came out. Boy, so many unwanted freebies...

This thing was hiding between the gap of the coral and the plug.

 

[yote]

Nope,not baby a baby mantis:D Thats just an adult amphipod.
What you got was free fish food with that one.

 

[winyfrog]

+yote

 

[Ted]

ya looks like pods heres a link to pix of manitis shrimp larva Picture of the Week: Mantis Shrimp, Stomatopod larva

 

[Wes888]

Under the microscope, it look very much like the"Very Late Stage" picture. The 2 front claw was clearly visible. I hope I'm wrong cause I already dump it into the tank...

 

[Ted]

maybe some fish will eat him then no issue. From all the reading I did on mantis shrimp the other night , if by some chance he was a mantis shrimp, he wont live long in a tank with fish. Hes snack size. :D

 

[Wes888]

Excellent!!

 

[yote]

You got no worries on that one Wes.
Baby mantis are just mini-adults.They look just like an adult,so theres no mistaking them.

 

[Wes888]

Great! Thank you. :)