Brine shrimp is alive!

[Duke]

So earlier today, I dropped a cube of brine shrimp in my tank to feed my corals and fish. Just now I notice that hundreds of brine shrimps are swimming around in my tank. Can it be that these shrimps thawed back to life?

It blew my mind just now!

[TheyCallMeMr.703]

.... Did you just turn your light on at night, or has it been on?? sure its not Pods???

[Duke]

I didn't notice until I had my blue lights on, little specks of white swimming around. It's definitely brine shrimps, I have pods and they're on the glass, and rocks. Wish I had a nice macro lens to show everyone.

[TheyCallMeMr.703]

lol, that's cool if they are not just riding a current or something, .
 what kind of Food?

Edited October 26, 2013 by TheyCallMeMr.703

[Duke]

I turned off the pumps and they're different flopping their little legs. It's that kind you get at like petco, what ever brand that is, Nothing special.

[Origami]

It's very hard to believe, Duke, that they'd be alive. I'm thinking that you're more likely seeing their legs moving in the microcurrent as they drifted.

[lutz123]

Dump another cube in a warm test and see what happens. Cool!

[Scott_LM]

Do you have any cleaner shrimp or peppermint shrimp in the tank?

[Duke]

As a matter of fact, I have both in the tank.

Babies maybe?

[paul b]

Yes, they are babies of the other shrimp in your tank, they spawn all the time.  Frozen brine shrimp stay dead.

[Duke]

That makes more sense.

Are there any cases of anyone catching these little ones and rising them to be successful?

[JR-Tanked150]

What no zombie shrimp?

[gmerek2]

Mine do it all the time. The fish demolish the babies pretty quick. They do kinda look like brine

[Duke]

What no zombie shrimp?

Guess there won't be another episode of "The Swimming Dead"

[paul b]

The shrimp will not grow up in your tank.  They require some time as plankton to grow.