COPEPODS Or not ?

[paul01]

 

[andiesreef]

it appears to be an isopod or perhaps even an amphipod. beneficial critters nontheless. all three of these animals are typically detritvores and a free part of your CUC.

 

[paul01]

Yeah thank you I thought they were good but I never put any in the tank and when I looked last night there was about a thousand of them looked like little fleas running around

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

Amthipods... They acutaly eat Copepods as well so watch their numbers . I'm at the point I don't even try to save them when switching filter socks . They breed like roaches but also do a really good job at cleaning up so I have a love hate relationship for them lol

 

[dhnguyen]

That's an amphipod. Good to have in your tank

 

[dhnguyen]

That's mandarin food right there is what that is

 

[andiesreef]

Yeah thank you I thought they were good but I never put any in the tank and when I looked last night there was about a thousand of them looked like little fleas running around

they often hitchhike on coral frags, snail shells, live rock, and essentially any other wet object put in your tank.