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hello everyone, I am hoping to get some advice on a shrimp that i didn't know i had.
I have a 10 gal. freshwater aquarium with two very simple small goldfish. I bought some live plants that came with hidden snail eggs.. and apparently a tiny shrimp. Over the course of several months the snails have taken over, my fish are suddenly laying eggs like mad.. (they both appear to be females.. no fertile eggs) and i suddenly discovered this .5 inch long creature in my tank. It is black with small white speckles. I don't know how to care for a shrimp, but I'd like to try my best.. does anyone have any idea how common it is to have such surprises? I'm assuming that the shrimp came as an egg or a larva with the live plant.. it's a very interesting creature but i want to make sure that it's happy and healthy and not in danger from the snails or goldfish.. or a danger to the fish for that matter. i like a peaceful tank does anyone know what type of shrimp it is and how i should care for it? it seems to be doing alright.. i thought it was a part of the plant for a long time.. as it didn't move.. then suddenly it was walking about. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!

That's an unusual story....how about a photo of this strange creature so someone here can help you with IDing it.

Hi !
Perhaps you have an insect inside. Here you can take a look to the pictures if it looks like this : http://www.faunistik.net/DETINVERT/ODON ... arven.html
- if, so better bring to a pond to let it develop there.
Flori

It seems that I had a damselfly larva, the tail was more fanned than flat, like the photos of shrimp that I'd seen. When I went to look at it again, I couldn't find it and there was a damsel fly on the wall behind my tank. Thank you very much for the insect website it was very helpful. Sorry to have bothered you all. Thanks again