Insects in sump...

bangtran · Apr 11, 2020

Second time I have found these little buggers on or in my sock. I don't believe they are sort of reef related bug but still unsettling.

GaryE · Apr 11, 2020

Look kind of like tics

bangtran · Apr 11, 2020

Ya that was my first thought too. Never seen them in the house, let alone in my sump until a couple weeks ago when I first saw it. I just took it as a one off until tonight.

Baby Ray · Apr 11, 2020

The one on your finger looks like a coiled up amphipod which are a great addition to a fish tank. They will re-produce inside your tank, act as a tiny clean up crew, and provide food for your fish and corals.

dbowman5 · Apr 11, 2020

maybe stink bugs? they fly in and fall in

Baby Ray · Apr 11, 2020

Baby Ray said:
The one on your finger looks like a coiled up amphipod which are a great addition to a fish tank. They will re-produce inside your tank, act as a tiny clean up crew, and provide food for your fish and corals.

I may be looking at the photo wrong though. Does it look like a coiled up bug or is it round?

bangtran · Apr 11, 2020

Roundish like a lady bug. has a hard shell on top, many little legs on the bottom.

Double monti 61 · Apr 11, 2020

Hi I have had to remove stink bugs from my tank probably like the light.

PoorReefer · Apr 11, 2020

I was just thinking drab colored lady bug

bangtran · Apr 11, 2020

A close up

MTBake · Apr 11, 2020

Amphipods. Harmless scavengers.

tnc112105 · Apr 11, 2020

Looks like a beetle to me

bangtran · Apr 11, 2020

It's NOT an amphipod. it's an insect. it has a hard shell and shape of a lady bug. I know the difference between a pod an insect, this is why I posted.