COPEPODS??? Identify help!

[SaltyFan]

Just cleaning my filter sock and found about 20 of these… Are these

pods or something I should be concerned about?

 

[just4plaay]

Those look huge. Can you lay a penny or something next to them for size reference? Pretty sure that those are amphipods which are typically larger than copepods.

 

[Silent]

Look more like the big brother amphipods.

 

[Silent]

Healthy to have them.

 

[SaltyFan]

Those look huge. Can you lay a penny or something next to them for size reference? Pretty sure that those are amphipods which are typically larger than copepods.

I have already tossed them back in the tank and the fish immediately ate them. If they are any type of pod aren’t those good for my tank?

 

[fishface NJ]

amphipods not copepods

 

[vetteguy53081]

They are amphipods and still a food source for fish and coral

 

[SaltyFan]

They are amphipods and still a food source for fish and coral

Awesome. Thank you! Will a mandarin eat these? I have been hesitant on getting a mandarin because I was concerned I didn’t have enough pods… Would this be the type that they need?

 

[just4plaay]

I have already tossed them back in the tank and the fish immediately ate them. If they are any type of pod aren’t those good for my tank?

Yup, fish love them. I was just curious how big they really are because the photos make them look HUGE!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Awesome. Thank you! Will a mandarin eat these? I have been hesitant on getting a mandarin because I was concerned I didn’t have enough pods… Would this be the type that they need?

It should