Red Copepods?

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

I have tisbe and apocalypse pods that I dosed into my tank that I know I have for sure.

Now, I am seeing them everywhere, but I see red ones too, i thought at first it was the dreaded red bugs, but i see there are evidently different colored pods.

Now, i tried looking for what color these 2 species of pods are, but not having luck.

Any idea what the red pods may be? Got a few hundered wrecking this algae wafer. Hars to see in phone photo, but I can kind of make them out.

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

 

[WheatToast]

Are you referring to the copepods on the glass?

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

Are you referring to the copepods on the glass?

There are some, but its not showing up in the photo, that algae wafer has tons of red orange and white what i assume are pods. I am guessing maybe its something they ate, i have some orange slime in the sump I assume isn't in the display because they are eating it.

I think I am having a pod bloom

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I can't tell anything from the pics but Tigger pods (Tigriopus californicus) are red.

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

Probably just the egg sack coloration that makes it seem red ish. Tig copepods are clear but become red with carotenoids from feeding on certain phytoplanktons. Once they hit most reef systems they lose color fast and go back to translucent color .

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

I think this turbo snail cleaned up the algae wafer, now his foot looks strange.

Any copepod like things that might have chewed it up?

Disregard, lol its fine