Small white bug infestation

[needlehandssoftfingers]

Hi im new so I am a little worried, I saw a colony of small moving white bugs on my heater, and now I see them all over my walls too. What are these???

 

[tbrown]

Can't hardly see anything - too much blue light. However, based on your description I'd say probably copepods.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/w...-to-common-new-tank-hitchhikers.443382/unread

 

[LOVEROCK]

Prob pods wouldn’t stress about it

 

[WheatToast]

+1. Copepods are single-eyed crustaceans that serve as live food for larger organisms and feed on phytoplankton, algae, etc. These are often grouped with Amphipods and Isopods as "pods."

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I think there needs to be a pop up before posts that says "Did you read the sticky threads?" LOL!

 

[needlehandssoftfingers]

I think there needs to be a pop up before posts that says "Did you read the sticky threads?" LOL!

I'm new to forums I don't know what sticky threads are tbh haha I should just sit down one evening and explore tho

 

[Mschmidt]

I'm new to forums I don't know what sticky threads are tbh haha I should just sit down one evening and explore tho

Careful digging too deep; you'll fall in ;)

+1 to them being copepods. quite good for the tank.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I'm new to forums I don't know what sticky threads are tbh haha I should just sit down one evening and explore tho

On each forum page are threads "stuck" to the top of the page that have valuable information.

I apologize if I offended; there just seem to be a lot of people who don't bother to use the resources or the search feature and the same questions get asked over and over (and over).

Welcome to the hobby and the forum... Please keep asking questions (especially the ones you can't find answers to after searching R2R ;) )

 

[Syntax1235]

pods, that’s great! I’ve been adding them to my tank and I still cant see them.

 

[Mschmidt]

 

[Mschmidt]

pods, that’s great! I’ve been adding them to my tank and I still cant see them.

they have a pretty high sneak score.

 

[TBriney]

I have some close-up pic's of the tiny white and black guests in my tank. Nothing has been added to the tank in two years and now these guys have shown up. Anyone, no what they are? I tried finding other photos that look the same without much luck.

Thanks

 

[WheatToast]

I have some close-up pic's of the tiny white and black guests in my tank. Nothing has been added to the tank in two years and now these guys have shown up. Anyone, no what they are? I tried finding other photos that look the same without much luck.

Thanks

Hairy ostracod. Ostracods are some of the rarer pods in the marine hobby. These are generally beneficial scavengers/grazers.

 

[xdcbenoitxd]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/w...-to-common-new-tank-hitchhikers.443382/unread

Ostracods would be my guess. Most copepods are too hard to see. Google images and compare. The pic is hard to see.