Dec 1, 2022 #1 OneMerissa Community Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Mar 9, 2022 Messages 93 Reaction score 71 Location Budd Lake Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Are these critters on my urchins hat pods??!! I hope! The other stuff floating around is some mysis I just fed. Attachments IMG_1410.MOV 30.8 MB
Are these critters on my urchins hat pods??!! I hope! The other stuff floating around is some mysis I just fed.
Dec 1, 2022 #2 WheatToast 2500 Club Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jul 18, 2021 Messages 3,885 Reaction score 4,665 Location Bay Area Rating - 0% 0 0 0 OneMerissa said: Are these critters on my urchins hat pods??!! I hope! The other stuff floating around is some mysis I just fed. Click to expand... It's hard to tell from the video, but the curved backs are characteristic of amphipods. These "pods" grow larger than the more common copepods and are beneficial scavengers/live food for your fish.
OneMerissa said: Are these critters on my urchins hat pods??!! I hope! The other stuff floating around is some mysis I just fed. Click to expand... It's hard to tell from the video, but the curved backs are characteristic of amphipods. These "pods" grow larger than the more common copepods and are beneficial scavengers/live food for your fish.