Re: NANFA-- Fresh water shrimp??
BR0630_at_aol.com
Sun, 9 Apr 2000 00:49:11 EDT
I was out dipnetting daphnia in a shallow pool made from spring runoff rains.
The pool is about 24" at its deepest and maybe 15' in diameter. The pool is
below a resevoir, but does not receive water from the resevoir except in
exceptionally wet years (this year hasn't been wet). I'm sure this pool
becomes completely dry during the summer. Anyhow, I saw some red 'bugs' in
the water with the 'normal' green daphnia These little red critters were
about 3/16" long, had antanae that were as long as their bodies, had a little
rudder about midway down their carapace, had a shrimp-like abdomen/tail fan,
but looked as though they motored around with those antanae. Some had little
black egg sacks attached to their abdomen/tail fan. And the water was thick
with them, more so than with daphnia. Anyone out there with a good idea of
what I found? My fish relish them :)
Bruce Scott
Meridian, Idaho
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