Is this an amphipod?

[BamaCoastPyrat]

I have at least a couple dozen of these little fellas crawling around on the glass of my quarantine tank. They are hitchhikers either from GSP or from zoas. I don't think they are copepods and they don't quite look like the pictures I found of amphipods.

This photo is 7x magnification.

 

[Rtaylor]

Munnid isopod, free fish food

 

[WheatToast]

Munnid isopod, free fish food

+1. These "pods" will also graze on algae.

 

[BamaCoastPyrat]

Munnid isopod, free fish food

@WheatToast @Rtaylor Awesome, thank you! Now how do I get as many as possible into my display tank?

 

[Rtaylor]

Dosing phytoplankton will increase the population

 

[BamaCoastPyrat]

Dosing phytoplankton will increase the population

Is there a way to catch them so I can move them from quarantine to my main tank? I don't think I have any of these in my main tank yet

 

[TokenReefer]

I think these things are a big help w algae once they get established imo. Maybe put some Macroalgae in with them for a few days. Let em get into it and then move that over. Or just siphon the bottom and transfer water...

 

[WheatToast]

Dosing phytoplankton will increase the population

Not sure about phytoplankton, since these guys are said to be grazers rather than filter-feeders. I have personally seen them dine on algae wafers, in addition to film algae.

Is there a way to catch them so I can move them from quarantine to my main tank? I don't think I have any of these in my main tank yet

A turkey baster would probably work well.

 

[TokenReefer]

You won't see any signs of them in your dt when the lights are on with fish in there. I see em in mine only at night w a red light flashlight. All over the fuge however