Copepods or not debate

[Franco1024]

Me and the wife are debating if our 3 month old tank is starting to be taken over by copepods or some other pest. I am almost 100% sure they are but the wife thinks otherwise. Only because we did get clownfish disease in there and are now QT all fish from the tank. Only thing in the tank are a few corals and 3 rock flowers.



TLDR: are these copepods or not?

 

[pochaxoo]

That video doesn't seem to play back, seems to only be a audio recording

 

[Chrisv.]

Videos can be strange on here. Sometimes uploading to YouTube is easier.

 

[Idech]

Video works for me. I’m not experienced enough to answer though. Sorry.

 

[Franco1024]

Video has been updated.

 

[Tamberav]

Me and the wife are debating if our 3 month old tank is starting to be taken over by copepods or some other pest. I am almost 100% sure they are but the wife thinks otherwise. Only because we did get clownfish disease in there and are now QT all fish from the tank. Only thing in the tank are a few corals and 3 rock flowers.



TLDR: are these copepods or not?

Yes copepods. A bloom is normal around this time due to the influx of algae. They eventually die off and numbers stabilize.

 

[Franco1024]

Thank you for letting me know they will die off. I was thinking it was time for a mandarin. I'll wait until later on to see how the decline goes.

 

[Franco1024]

Or could i dose phyto feast to keep the numbers up?

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

Could be a mix of Copepods and amthipods hard to tell by the video .

 

[G Santana]

Normal course for all tanks, enjoy the biodiversity