Question About Microfauna

[erwin1979]

Hello ! Please could someone tell me what kind are these micro organisms? Are these good for saltwater tank ?

I’m not sure if these guys are young copepods

Thanks in advance

Erwin

 

[Subsea]

First post: welcome and Merry Christmas.

I could not access your video. Please describe your tank start up, with special emphases on live sand & live rock additions. Also, I highly recommend you record your start up and use the thread as a tank journal, so that others can access information and spreak to specifics. With 53 years of Reefing, I could address your specific circumstances.

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[Subsea]

If you used real live rock: diver collected uncured live rock then you would have an explosion of micro fauna & fauna: yes to copopods & amphipods, isopods, etc, etc, etc

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[exnisstech]

Maybe post the video on YouTube then just paste the link here. That way members can view the video from within this thread without having to download it.

 

[erwin1979]

Hello everybody!

Thanks for answer to my post!

I followed your advises

I uploaded 3 videos on Youtube, My concern is are those microfauna good for my tank ? Or Do I have to eliminate from my tank ?

Thanks

Small Red Larvaes



Worms



Weird Shrimp (I’m not sure if last is an Amphipod)

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Great videos! All of these should be harmless.

I don't have an ID for the first two (I've seen the second before a couple of times, but it pops up so infrequently that I can never remember what its called or what thread I've seen it in), but the shrimp-like critter is a Tanaid (the pincer claws are readily visible in the first few seconds of the video).

Tanaids are generally scavengers eating detritus/algae, but a few eat worms and copepods.

 

[Subsea]

Nice. Your camera skills are excellent.

The little people are very important in making a “circle of life” from microbes to mountains.