#amphipods

Hello! About 2 weeks ago, I seeded my 45 gallon tank with micro brittle stars, bristleworms, mama mia worms, and amphipods, and they have all more or less vanished from my tank. I can't find them in the rocks or the sand (saver the occasional worm or amphipod that comes up). I have been...

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Around 4 months ago, one of my Acropora (Acropora gemmifera) that was previously doing incredibly well suddenly lost its shine and spiralled into a decline of health that subsequently led to its death around 2 months ago. The cause, to my shock, was a species of amphipod. I am unsure of the...

Hello all, I've got an amphipod population that I impulsively added to my new tank from my old tank. I was focusing on the biodiversity in the new tank before thinking about the fact I might be transferring a pest. Can anyone help identify what type of amphipod this is? I am concerned...

Hi, I’ve just had another read through the helpful threads on critters and hitchhikers. I think the closest I got to a potential ID is Amphipod. Is this right? I’m hoping he’s a friendly resident as he’s scarpered off since researching! I’ve attached a video too. They seem to work for some...

I am planning a Florida seagrasses tank with all Florida native seagrasses, macro algae, fish and invertebrates. So when sourcing organisms I need to know what specific species I would be buying. Fish, macro algae, seagrasses and copepods usually have genus and species on the vendor websites...

;LurkingWhy are adult pods so hard to find? Trying to find diverse micro flora & fauna for refuge sand bed.

I have seen a few of them in my tank. They look like amphibious maybe? I'm not a pod-ologist so I could not tell.