I can’t believe it’s come to this

[litsoh]

As I’m staring at my tank and admiring the sudden boom in the population of copepods I had a sudden realization. If I were to tell my friends that the thing I was most excited about in my tank was not how well the fish were doing but about these tiny, tiny “bugs” that would basically be invisible to anyone else they would start calling me a nerd before I even finish my sentence. I never would have thought that it would get to this point either

 

[vetteguy53081]

As I’m staring at my tank and admiring the sudden boom in the population of copepods I had a sudden realization. If I were to tell my friends that the thing I was most excited about in my tank was not how well the fish were doing but about these tiny, tiny “bugs” that would basically be invisible to anyone else they would start calling me a nerd before I even finish my sentence. I never would have thought that it would get to this point either

They hide in crevices and multiply. Consider small wrasses such as yellow coris and other fish like springieri damsels that eat pods

 

[VintageReefer]

Don’t just talk about it. Show them. My friends and family think the entire tank is amazing. Maybe they will want help starting their own tank after seeing yours.

Sometimes there is something in my tank I think nothing of. And that’s the thing someone sees and is like woah look at that! Like a baby starfish or a weird snail lol

 

[LadyMac]

Them: Oh that’s a cool fish!”
You: “OK but have you seen these guys!”
Them:

 

[Subsea]

When my grandkids were young, we would lay on our stomachs with flashlight and magnifying glass and peer into refugium. Now at 25 years mature, I host sponges (ornamental & cryptic), flame scallops and feathers of many other filter feeders.

 

[litsoh]

They hide in crevices and multiply. Consider small wrasses such as yellow coris and other fish like springieri damsels that eat pods

Yeah I’m building up a population right now for an eventual mandarin. I was surprised at how suddenly they started showing themselves in the last couple of days though, they’re pretty much all over the glass now

 

[Stang67]

Mine seem to come in waves.

 

[litsoh]

Don’t just talk about it. Show them. My friends and family think the entire tank is amazing. Maybe they will want help starting their own tank after seeing yours.

Sometimes there is something in my tank I think nothing of. And that’s the thing someone sees and is like woah look at that! Like a baby starfish or a weird snail lol

Oh yeah this was in no way meant to be a negative post, they’re all fascinated by the tank. I just found it funny that I caught myself nerding out

 

[litsoh]

Mine seem to come in waves.

I’m expecting that to happen to me to some extent, I just hope that the low periods will still be enough to sustain the mandarin

 

[Subsea]

Oh yeah this was in no way meant to be a negative post, they’re all fascinated by the tank. I just found it funny that I caught myself nerding out

When my daughters teenage friends would visit, I heard her tell one friend, ”Don’t ask Dad about the janitors in the tank, he will never stop talking”. My version of “nerd out”.

If your addicted; embrace it!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yeah I’m building up a population right now for an eventual mandarin. I was surprised at how suddenly they started showing themselves in the last couple of days though, they’re pretty much all over the glass now

After lights go out, shine a flashlight at rocks and you’ll really see the population

 

[VintageReefer]

Get a pod condo and hide behind your rocks or in your sump

 

[exnisstech]

Get a pod condo and hide behind your rocks or in your sump

Tough to beat a container full of rock rubble IME.

 

[kevgib67]

NERD!!!!!!!! Ha , just kidding. Back in the 90’s after purchasing a new coral on a small piece of live rock, I could sit for an hour with a flashlight after lights out and watch all the new critters that came in with it.

 

[Subsea]

As I’m staring at my tank and admiring the sudden boom in the population of copepods I had a sudden realization. If I were to tell my friends that the thing I was most excited about in my tank was not how well the fish were doing but about these tiny, tiny “bugs” that would basically be invisible to anyone else they would start calling me a nerd before I even finish my sentence. I never would have thought that it would get to this point either

Remember the scene in Men in Black, a mailbox opens up and a view of another world comes into view. I call these workers in my display the “little people”

 

[Subsea]

NERD!!!!!!!! Ha , just kidding. Back in the 90’s after purchasing a new coral on a small piece of live rock, I could sit for an hour with a flashlight after lights out and watch all the new critters that came in with it.

The first time I ordered detrivore diversity from IndoPacificSeaFarm in Hawaii, while I was observing new arrivals, it was necessary from me to view critters in the dark. When wife walked into dark closet, she witnessed me peering into bags of water. Praise God for agape love: in spite of my behavior, she loves me.

 

[litsoh]

After lights go out, shine a flashlight at rocks and you’ll really see the population

I've been doing that the past couple days haha. I need to stop though since it seems to wake up my threadfin and make it go a little crazy. They're pretty much all over the glasswork even during the daytime though so I can only imagine how many will show up at night in a few days.

Get a pod condo and hide behind your rocks or in your sump

Tough to beat a container full of rock rubble IME.

I'm thinking of putting in a hob fuge, but I'm probably going to get another box of frag rocks and make a couple of rock piles for them to shelter in

NERD!!!!!!!! Ha , just kidding. Back in the 90’s after purchasing a new coral on a small piece of live rock, I could sit for an hour with a flashlight after lights out and watch all the new critters that came in with it.

The first time I ordered detrivore diversity from IndoPacificSeaFarm in Hawaii, while I was observing new arrivals, it was necessary from me to view critters in the dark. When wife walked into dark closet, she witnessed me peering into bags of water. Praise God for agape love: in spite of my behavior, she loves me.

At any one moment someone would walk downstairs and find me staring at different parts of the tank LOL.
"I'm checking on each fish to make sure everyone is healthy I swear!"

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

They hide in crevices and multiply. Consider small wrasses such as yellow coris and other fish like springieri damsels that eat pods

He wasn't looking for a way to get rid of them, lol!!

 

[litsoh]

I do have a couple wrasse on the way so I'm bracing myself for a bit of a population dip lol