WHAT IS THIS?!?!?

RobertTheNurse · Feb 20, 2021

What are these little guys I noticed? And more importantly, is this normal hahah

I understand I'm gonna come across things that gross me out; yup, stuff I don't get to choose that crawl -- not a win for me.

Any ideas?

I was actually planning on doing some maintenence on my equipment tomorrow anyway...

2nd question: what do you all use when cleaning equipment?

Mikedawg · Feb 20, 2021

Could well be copepods or amphipods, if so free fish food. As a nurse, assume you see much more "gross" stuff, lol.

Citric acid for safely cleaning equipment.

RobertTheNurse · Feb 20, 2021

Mikedawg said:
Could well be copepods, if so free fish food. As a nurse, assume you see much more "gross" stuff, lol.

Citric acid for safely cleaning equipment.

Blood. Guts. Death. CPR. Trauma. Im your guy. Bugs and stuff nuh uh.

What eats these things you speak of Copepods. Can I buy something that kills them and eats them? Will my many variety of snails eat them? Shall I buy a shrimp? Tell me!!!!! Hahahhw

Mikedawg · Feb 20, 2021

RobertTheNurse said:
Blood. Guts. Death. CPR. Trauma. Im your guy. Bugs and stuff nuh uh.

What eats these things you speak of Copepods. Can I buy something that kills them and eats them? Will my many variety of snails eat them? Shall I buy a shrimp? Tell me!!!!! Hahahhw

Never met a fish that didn't feast on them; also good members of cuc. Many reefers end up buying them for these reasons.