Help! I have critters in my tank!

glb · Jun 27, 2013

I just saw two little bugs crawling on my acans. They were 1/8" to 1/4" in length and a clear tan color. I couldn't get a pic because they don't stay still. Does anyone know what these could be??

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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

kchristensen8064 · Jun 27, 2013

Without a picture it's hard to say. But my default guess would be pods of some sort.

glb · Jun 27, 2013

Is that a problem?

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Moxxyk · Jun 27, 2013

Not at all! Google copepods and arthropods. They're extremely beneficial

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glb · Jun 27, 2013

Where did they come from?

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12g Nanoreef. Zooanthids, Ricordia, Star Polyps, Acans and two clownfish. CF Lighting, 75% actinic blue, 25% 10,000k white.

Trex · Jun 27, 2013

Do they look like the following at all?

glb · Jun 27, 2013

Sort of yes. They're not as brown.

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kchristensen8064 · Jun 27, 2013

They are very good! You want as many as possible! Do they kinda look like tiny white ants?

kchristensen8064 · Jun 28, 2013

Like this?

glb · Jun 28, 2013

I think so. It's hard to tell.

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kchristensen8064 · Jun 28, 2013

If they are like the picture their Isopods, they are good to have but there are some that are not. Just keep an eye on them if they,congregate on your corals and seem to be disturbing them then they might not be the good ones. Keep an eye on your fish too, some of them will feed on them. Chances are you have the good ones though. I have thousands of Isopods in my tank and they leave everything alone. When I discovered them I watched them for awhile and they behaved themselves, so I let them stay.