Pest Identification Help

[Reefing102begal]

Hey I’ve noticed these bug like critters in my tank for a while now and I just took a piece of live rock out to clean and about 20 of them came off. I’m not sure what it is but is there any fish that will eat these guys?

 

[Jared Bryant]

Pods. They are good to have. They will balance their own population nothing needed to assist them.

 

[bushdoc]

Reefers, including myself are paying money to get those critters ( amphipods), you got for free.
Most omnivorous fish with mouth large enough will eat them.

 

[Reefing102begal]

Pods. They are good to have. They will balance their own population nothing needed to assist them.

Awesome!! I didn’t know the pods got that big thank you for the help man

 

[stoney7713]

Awesome!! I didn’t know the pods got that big thank you for the help man

They are all different sizes, copepods, amphipods like those and isopods tend to be larger but some are undesirable. The ones you have are good.

 

[sfin52]

Ampipods get bigger and will eat copepods
Copepods stay really small.
Both are referred to as pods.

 

[Reefing102begal]

Reefers, including myself are paying money to get those critters ( amphipods), you got for free.
Most omnivorous fish with mouth large enough will eat them.

They are all different sizes, copepods, amphipods like those and isopods tend to be larger but some are undesirable. The ones you have are good.

awesome!! Now I know to stop screwing with these guys

 

[Reefing102begal]

They are all different sizes, copepods, amphipods like those and isopods tend to be larger but some are undesirable. The ones you have are good.

 

[Reefing102begal]

Thank you I learn something new everyday