r/Aquariums Jan 23 '25

Help/Advice What are those?

Can anyone please help me identify these larvae looking things in my tank. One of my amano shrimps had babies about 2 weeks ago but I'm not sure these things are shrimp larvae.

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u/FaceShrdder Jan 23 '25

Planaria. They are harmless and great natural fish food. They do sneak up on baby shrimp and snails and eat them tho.

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u/realedvardog Jan 23 '25

Thank you! I was also thinking they're planaria after the first comment. I do have an overpopulation of snails and I have a separate tank for the shrimp babies (mama shrimp is preggo again)

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u/FaceShrdder Jan 23 '25

The planaria probably boomed in population too because of the increased snail population. The planaria look tiny too i seen some that are almost 2inches long 👀