Baby peppermint shrimp or pest?

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They're all over my glass. Haven't seen my shrimp for a day or two. Got an a new anemone on Sunday. Little squiggly lines. What is it. Only other tank inhabitants are my two tomatoes.

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Here they are through a magnifying glass. Some have the shape of sperm
 

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Wrong video, this one should be better.
 

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To get an ID from a picture, you'll need a closer picture. To get one, you'll need a stronger magnification either on it's own or through a better camera. Jeweler's loupes (typically 10x magnification) are popular, microscopes are are good - a microscope would be a bit overkill for something this size though.

If I had to guess, though, I'd guess they're probably pods of some kind (likely copepods or amphipods, possibly rotifers or mysis shrimp). Impossible to say for sure without a closer look though.
 

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