strange creatures?

[jungle]

I've recently discovered a strange creature roaming about my live rock. it
is small, about 2-3mm in length, clear/opaque with legs in front under its
head and what looks like a shrimp tail curled under it. I've been trying to
find pictures of small creatures like planktons but with no luck. can anyone
point me in the right direction?
thanks
Jungle

[Don Geddis]

"jungle" > wrote on Wed, 28 Jul 2004:
> I've recently discovered a strange creature roaming about my live rock. it
> is small, about 2-3mm in length, clear/opaque with legs in front under its
> head and what looks like a shrimp tail curled under it.

Probably an amphipod. They, along with smaller copepods, grow naturally
in reef aquariums. Good stuff. Tasty food for some of the predators in
the tank (fish, corals).

-- Don
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the other to extinction. Let us pray we choose correctly. -- Woody Allen

[jungle]

thanks! I think you are right
:)

"Don Geddis" > wrote in message
...
> "jungle" > wrote on Wed, 28 Jul 2004:
> > I've recently discovered a strange creature roaming about my live rock.
it
> > is small, about 2-3mm in length, clear/opaque with legs in front under
its
> > head and what looks like a shrimp tail curled under it.
>
> Probably an amphipod. They, along with smaller copepods, grow naturally
> in reef aquariums. Good stuff. Tasty food for some of the predators in
> the tank (fish, corals).
>
> -- Don
>
__________________________________________________ __________________________
___
> Don Geddis
http://reef.geddis.org/
> Mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter
hopelessness,
> the other to extinction. Let us pray we choose correctly. -- Woody Allen

[Boomer]

Go here

http://www.mov.vic.gov.au/crust/amphigal.html

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"jungle" > wrote in message
...
: thanks! I think you are right
::)
:
: "Don Geddis" > wrote in message
: ...
: > "jungle" > wrote on Wed, 28 Jul 2004:
: > > I've recently discovered a strange creature roaming about my live rock.
: it
: > > is small, about 2-3mm in length, clear/opaque with legs in front under
: its
: > > head and what looks like a shrimp tail curled under it.
: >
: > Probably an amphipod. They, along with smaller copepods, grow naturally
: > in reef aquariums. Good stuff. Tasty food for some of the predators in
: > the tank (fish, corals).
: >
: > -- Don
: >
: __________________________________________________ __________________________
: ___
: > Don Geddis
: http://reef.geddis.org/
: > Mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter
: hopelessness,
: > the other to extinction. Let us pray we choose correctly. -- Woody Allen
:
: