Red Pods???

[T-J]

After lights out I was looking in the tank with a flashlight and saw hundreds of things in the water. Nothing new, I know I have a lot of pods (I have a mandarin), but these were different.

They’re about the size of larger pods, and they are red in color. When I put my light on the glass they gravitated toward it, like brine shrimp. Very fast movers. Don’t see them in the water column during the day.

Any ideas?

 

[jayala12]

Tiger pods maybe ?

 

[NS Mike D]

Tiger pods maybe ?

They have a red hue and as adults are pretty as far as a reef tank copepods go. In the same culture tank they almost look like a different species compared to the juveniles. Unlike the juveniles, they don't like light and stay buried the rock work during the day.