Found on glass looking for identification for these red bugs

[edelia99]

Found these little red bugs in my glass recently they are active and move around. If you zoom in they appear to have antennas. Just looking to see what they are and what the best route to treat them if they are bad. Thank you for the help.



Tank is a 125 long mixed reef. I do have a Melanurus wrasse in the tank with a few tangs, gobies and anthias. Cc consists of turbo snails, Nassarius snails, and hermits and peppermint shrimp

 

[edelia99]

 

[edelia99]

Found these little red bugs in my glass recently they are active and move around. If you zoom in they appear to have antennas. Just looking to see what they are and what the best route to treat them if they are bad. Thank you for the help.



Tank is a 125 long mixed reef. I do have a Melanurus wrasse in the tank with a few tangs, gobies and anthias. Cc consists of turbo snails, Nassarius snails, and hermits and peppermint shrimp

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[Tahoe61]

They definitely look and move like a type of copepod, which in my opinion is better than seeing flatworms.
Are any of your corals looking stressed?
You might consider adding a variety of pods to out compete your resident pods.
I am surprised your fish are not making a meal of the copepods.

 

[SpartaReef]

They definitely look and move like a type of copepod, which in my opinion is better than seeing flatworms.
Are any of your corals looking stressed?
You might consider adding a variety of pods to out compete your resident pods.
I am surprised your fish are not making a meal of the copepods.

I agree, a type of pod. Unless they are causing a problem, should be good guys.