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Found a bunch of these on my glass today. Not sure what they are hopefully pods. Thanks for any help.
 
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Yes, those are copepods and a small worm of some sort. Good to have.
That's kinda crazy for me, I dosed in like 10k or so pods but I assumed they all died due to my 120 watt UV. Guess some made it.
 

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Thanks!
Looks like munnid isopods and a dorvilleidae worm. Both are harmless grazers/detritivores and are on the rarer side when it comes to hitchhikers (much rarer than copepods and bristleworms respectively), though I have had them both in my systems.

Munnid isopod:


Dorvilleidae worm:
 
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Definitely seems like isopods and not sure about the worm.
 

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