Best hitch hiker possible!

[Jake_the_reefer]

Just looked at my tank glass and I was thinking what's up with these specs on my glass, theres hundreds of these specs.
I look closer and what do i see. Tons of copepods! I am honestly surprised they are in this newer tank (been cycles 2 or 3 weeks) I never intentionally added them (I was going to seed them eventually.)
The tank was seeded with live rock from my lfs and they claimed "we never have pods and have never seen them in our tanks so you probably wont get any from our live rock"
This was a pointless post but I feel it was going to be fun to share!

 

[Peach02]

Most live rock comes with copepods but it’s still a great thing to have

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Most live rock comes with copepods but it’s still a great thing to have

Surprisingly in my 10g I have 0 pods I had to seed them

 

[Peach02]

Surprisingly in my 10g I have 0 pods I had to seed them

How long was the tank up for before you seeded?

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

How long was the tank up for before you seeded?

Quite a few months. My main tank it only had amphipods until I seeded 6 months into. And my 10g about 3 or 4 months. This 14 g has been up a month and a week.

 

[Peach02]

Quite a few months. My main tank it only had amphipods until I seeded 6 months into. And my 10g about 3 or 4 months. This 14 g has been up a month and a week.

That’s weird. Well it’s good you have pods now

 

[New Jersey REEF]

I’ve got a rainbow bubble tip anemone as hitchhiker on one of my rocks. That was a nice surprise!

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

I’ve got a rainbow bubble tip anemone as hitchhiker on one of my rocks. That was a nice surprise!

On one of my rocks I had a zoanthid hitch hiker its not big enough to identify yet. As well as 2 rose bubble tip nems

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Pods are awesome! Definitely essential to a healthy reef