critters

Can anyone ID this thing? I was FaceTiming my husband and propped the camera up and realized it picks up such the tiniest little critters compared to what I can see! Thousands of copepods, amphipods, bristle worms, ect in my Refugium. I’m so mesmerized haha!!! Pic of Refugium for reference of size.

Not sure what exactly these are.

I have a few critters to ID and I hope none of them are bad. I have supplied a slew of pictures, with no clear meaning or direction. 1. I have a few clear/gray blob things around my tank that are just popping up and I’m not sure what they are. 2. I have a few root-like structures around the...

Hey everyone! I set up this 3 gallon pico 2 months ago and I just beat some dinos with a uv filter. Now I am noticing these little critters on my glass, they have a little circular body with some very tiny short hairs coming out of it. Any idea what they are? Good or bad?

I have a tank that is filled with micro brittle stars in the sandbed and I am thinking of taking some to introduce to my other tank so that they can populate the sand bed there. Is there a method to trap as many as possible so its easier to transport them to the other tank instead of sucking...

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/please-help-me-out-any-info-appreciated-very-much.895597/#post-9951997 Worst experience I’ve had in my 13/14 years of reef keeping. This has gone on for almost a full year. I recently set up a Red Sea reefer xl system and I am taking this old system down and...

So I noticed some closed up polyps over the last few nights and I saw these little spots that thought could be sand from me stirring to clean the glass but upon inspection we’re moving. Not sure what they are if they’re bad or how to remove them any help is much appreciated

Hey everyone, I noticed on my glass within my aquarium there seems to be tiny little white specs and they move, seems like I got a good amount. Are they copepods? Or something else I should be concerned about? I’ve attached a picture and they are very small, I hope the picture is clear enough...

I have a swarm of free swimming little white bugs in my tank and it’s tripping me out. They look like little white shrimp but hang upside down like mosquito larvae. Are they some type of pod? Or do I have a problem?

what is this, just showed up in a day

Hello, I’m hoping someone can help me identify any critters on my Zoas. I suffer from poor vision due to Diabetic Retinopothy and am unable to see anything on them. Other Zoa colonies in same area are fine. However, I have had some nearby starting to close as well as disappear. Any help would be...

Mods, my original post was started: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/long-skinny-white-fuzzy-looking-please-help-id.795471/post-8468563 Please delete as I am better educated and informed..... but still need help identifying. hey all, SPS/Acro dominated 150g reef -trigger sump, curve 5...

Hello, Yesterday I noticed these things, marked up in the image, in my tank. I tried poking them and they close up and retreat to the hole in the live rock. Can someone identify them? and tell me whether I need to do something about them? N.B. I always dip my corals in Seachum dip, and I don't...

I noticed some white roots on my toadstool a while back and after some research, determined these were sponges. Over the next few months, they’ve attached to more and more coral. Where I’m able, I remove them as a precaution and benefit of coral trying to extend. Is this normal? Will this...

Hello everybody, So I have a question. I have been dealing with a aiptasia problem. After a couple weeks I am finally getting it under control. Just keeps coming back because I am probably missing some under a rock. I have been killing it with AiptasiaX. But my question is in the future when...

Don't get me wrong, I know the benifits of having lots of pods in your tank but for the past couple of weeks I have been seeing 1000s of pods in my tank. I am not talking about the small pods that appear frequently in new tanks and can be seen usually on the glass at night, I am talking big...

What are thosr "hands"? Are they harmless? How to contain them?

Any advice would be appreciated? I can't seem to find any info about these guys online... Loads of them hiding in the rocks, purple-ish tentacles everywhere. And found this 7-legged critter also! They don't seem to be a problem?

Hi all! First 6 month cleaning of the sump. I have a ton of the attached ‘things’ growing in my sump. I’d like to clean and make it look pretty again. Should I clean them all out? Are they good/bad? Leave them. Advice please and thank you in advance!!