Found in my filter sock

[zimmer]

What is this? There were several of them.
thanks

 

[Sharkbait19]

Amphipod
Good scavengers and act as fish food.

 

[jshep13]

Amphipod - fish food in my tank​

 

[RabidDragon]

I bought these to add to my tank: grammarus amphipod

 

[zimmer]

Cool! Must have come in as hitchhikers. I’m guessing there are many in my tank if I’m finding them in the socks. I haven’t seen them- are they nocturnal or just hard to see because they are small?

 

[Sharkbait19]

They are mostly nocturnal and bury themselves in the sand. They are common hitchhikers on coral, live sand, and live rock. And yes, there are definitely a lot of them.

 

[zimmer]

Sounds like a good thing! It’s fun to watch my tank come alive. Only 3 months & lots of critters

 

[alxrosco]

Amphipods, I spend some time saving as many as I can when I change the filter sock

 

[zimmer]

You return them to the tank, I guess?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Amphipods, I spend some time saving as many as I can when I change the filter sock

I do the same lol

You return them to the tank, I guess?

Yes