Isopods?

[OrthoVet05]

Hey I just noticed these guys swimming around on my glass. I’m assuming they are isopods but still a nube just want to verify. Low Q iPhone pic.

 

[Jacobscorals]

Yep isopod!good guys my dragonface pipefish hunts them day and night

 

[cloak]

That looks more like a Copepod IMO, but I may be wrong.

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[JonB]

If interested, I can put them under the microscope and I will post pictures for members to take a look at and possibly give you a better idea of what it is. Let me know if you are interested!

 

[OrthoVet05]

Ah I actually can look at them under a microscope! I didn’t think of that. What would be the best way to catch them?

 

[OrthoVet05]

Ah I actually can look at them under a microscope! I didn’t think of that. What would be the best way to catch them?

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Ah I actually can look at them under a microscope! I didn’t think of that. What would be the best way to catch them?

Turkey baster. Suck them up.

 

[JonB]

Ah I actually can look at them under a microscope! I didn’t think of that. What would be the best way to catch them?

How abundant are they?

 

[OrthoVet05]

There are moderate amounts. Probably 3-5 in a 2.5 cm sq in certain areas.

 

[yankeeboy]

Yep isopod!good guys my dragonface pipefish hunts them day and night

I thought they were Copepods as well, but I’m a newbie. I just found the exact same thing in my tank - thousands of them.