Little white bugs

[KDB]

Hi there,
As mentioned in my previous post, I’m currently running my tank without fish due to a covid wipeout. I was given some rock from my local aquarium guy, from a tank he was dismantling. Now I have all this little white guys, and they seem to be multiplying quickly. Is this good, bad? I currently have nothing in my tank but rocks.

 

[Goaway]

it's good. Sadly there's so many types of pods, I can't recall which these are. Tiny fish will gobble those up. many Wrasse will pick them up for food.

 

[Yates273]

Definitely a good thing. Pods are free food for certain fish. They multiply fast

 

[Sharkbait19]

Sounds like you are describing copepods. Beneficial to have and act as food for larger organisms. You likely also have their main predator in aquariums, amphipods, hidden in your rocks.

 

[olonmv]

Dragonette food.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Dragonette food.

+1
If your tank is large enough this is a good option.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Free food for fish and coral. If overpopulated, small wrasses such as coris wrasse and 6 line wrasse will eat then as will scooter blenny and mandarin goby

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Free food for fish and coral. If overpopulated, small wrasses such as coris wrasse and 6 line wrasse will eat then as will scooter blenny and mandarin goby

My blue spot goby even picks some of them off the glass on occasion.

 

[Sharkbait19]

My clowns do the same at night. Can’t wait to see what future fish will do with them!