Only time I see pods, they’re dead

[hllb]

I assume I must have pods in my tank as every now and again, I see a dead one floating around. Even at night, I don’t really see them alive. Is that odd?

 

[hllb]

Tonight’s victim was an amphipod.

 

[VKP01]

I assume I must have pods in my tank as every now and again, I see a dead one floating around. Even at night, I don’t really see them alive. Is that odd?

Often times they’ll just hide down in the rocks or sand and just come out for food. But I’ve usually been able to spot at least a few

 

[Reefermadness89]

Those must be schrodinger’s pods. They are
Both alive AND dead until you look at them,
And then they are just dead.
I’ll see myself out>>>>>;Joyful

 

[dwest]

You probably are seeing their shedded exoskeleton floating around. They look eerily like the live version.

 

[hllb]

You probably are seeing their shedded exoskeleton floating around. They look eerily like the live version.

For the copepods, that’s possible. The amphipod was pretty beefy when I fished him out

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

Buy a red flashlight and shine it around the sand/rocks after lights out. You'll see amphipods. Copepods are usually too small to see, unless they are on the glass.

 

[homer1475]

You probably are seeing their shedded exoskeleton floating around. They look eerily like the live version.

Was just going to post this exact same thing (we really need a "thumbs up" emoji). I see them all the time floating around my tank.