Got pods bigger than the state fair.

[Sidsreef]

Hello

I am a firefighter and was at work for two days and came home and took a peek at my tank and noticed a masssive pod outbreak. Anyone else have this happen. Didn’t dose pods or nothing. Maybe a frag plug? But man my tank is loaded with them and there pretty big. Like noticeable from about 5 feet away from the tank. Can’t look 5 cm to the left or right without seeing at least a 20 of them

 

[Sidsreef]

Hello

I am a firefighter and was at work for two days and came home and took a peek at my tank and noticed a masssive pod outbreak. Anyone else have this happen. Didn’t dose pods or nothing. Maybe a frag plug? But man my tank is loaded with them and there pretty big. Like noticeable from about 5 feet away from the tank. Can’t look 5 cm to the left or right without seeing at least a 20 of them

Anyone know what type of pods these are?

 

[Lavey29]

Looks like amphipods on the sand and spirorbid worms on back glass.

 

[Sidsreef]

Looks like amphipods on the sand and spirorbid worms on back glass.

Yeah spiro worms I don’t care about. But these pods are big.

 

[Sidsreef]

Looks like amphipods on the sand and spirorbid worms on back glass.

Maybe a mandarin fish? Or a leopard wrasse?

 

[Troylee]

Them are small lol.. I got some huge ones!

 

[Tamberav]

Yeah spiro worms I don’t care about. But these pods are big.

The pods are good cuc. I have some way bigger than that.

Maybe a mandarin fish? Or a leopard wrasse?

Wrasse is a better option but they are jumpers so a lid is a good idea. Mandy’s are actually jumpers too. I say wrasse is better because Mandy’s didn’t really touch my big ones. Plus your rock work looks like a less than great place to continue to breed pods in sufficient numbers for a Mandy but a wrasse can just eat prepared foods.

My Halichoeres seem better pest eaters then the leopards I have.

 

[Sidsreef]

The pods are good cuc. I have some way bigger than that.



Wrasse is a better option but they are jumpers so a lid is a good idea. Mandy’s are actually jumpers too. I say wrasse is better because Mandy’s didn’t really touch my big ones. Plus your rock work looks like a less than great place to continue to breed pods in sufficient numbers for a Mandy but a wrasse can just eat prepared foods.

My Halichoeres seem better pest eaters then the leopards I have.

Yeah my rock work isn’t the best for pods but my sump will have plenty in the fuge

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

A nice halichoeres will keep those pods in check. They seem to do fine over flasher & fairies when it comes to lids. My pods are almost hookable in both sumps and overflows, lol.

 

[Lavey29]

A nice halichoeres will keep those pods in check. They seem to do fine over flasher & fairies when it comes to lids. My pods are almost hookable in both sumps and overflows, lol.

They look like small shrimp huh

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

They look like small shrimp huh

It's insane, as said above they are great detritivores. I have a ton of them living in my filter rollers.

 

[Lavey29]

It's insane, as said above they are great detritivores. I have a ton of them living in my filter rollers.

I have 5 wrasses and a mandarin so I don't really see the big ones in my DT but I have them in my fuge. Just started noticing some all black ones to running around there which I have not seen before.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Them are small lol.. I got some huge ones!

Ahh... amphipods.

The usually come out at night but when there aren't any preditors, they'll show up when ever they want. Hehe

 

[Troylee]

Ahh... amphipods.

The usually come out at night but when there aren't any preditors, they'll show up when ever they want. Hehe

My yellow corris has a feast! I see shells floating all over lol..

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Ahh... amphipods.

The usually come out at night but when there aren't any preditors, they'll show up when ever they want. Hehe

This. Only after the sand sleepers go to bed. My big tank not as much since both the hawkfishes are constantly hopping around after lights out.