Beaties in the algae growing in my ATS.

[atoll]

Just one of many different types I see under my microscope.
Fascinating what lives in my waterfall ATS algae Ulva intestinalis to be exact. Not sure exactly what it is perhaps somebody on here will know. Not the best pic but the best I could get with my phone through one of my microscope lenses. X40 magnification.

 

[Ron Reefman]

I don't know either. Maybe some kind of copepod?

 

[Neetsama]

Amphipod

 

[atoll]

I don't know either. Maybe some kind of copepod?

Nooo, not a copepod but something else. Most of the other beasties moved very fast under the microscope to get z shot in focus. Lots of stuff running round in there though.

 

[atoll]

Amphipod

Nope don't think it was one of those either as it was longer and more longer in the body and didn't run around much, hence I managed to get a shot of it.

 

[sixty_reefer]

I don’t think most microscopic plankton have names yet Lee and some are just to small to try and find what they will grow in to, they just fall into plankton category, cool to see how much biodiversity you can see under the microscope though

 

[Neetsama]

Nope don't think it was one of those either as it was longer and more longer in the body and didn't run around much, hence I managed to get a shot of it.

 

[atoll]

Nope it is flatter than an amphypod like that. I have those in my tank. Maybe a different species however.

 

[atoll]

I don’t think most microscopic plankton have names yet Lee and some are just to small to try and find what they will grow in to, they just fall into plankton category, cool to see how much biodiversity you can see under the microscope though

This little fella was no more than 1.5mm long.

 

[Chewbacca]

Is that an Acropora eating flatworm?

 

[atoll]

Is that an Acropora eating flatworm?

Nope it's got lots of legs and moves using them, but it moved more sedately compared to the other pods rushing around under my microscope.

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Isopod?

 

[atoll]

Isopod?

Possibly.