Tiny Little Bugs

[savetheocean]

What are these small things hiding behind my power head and magfloat?

 

[Maggie321]

Pods!

 

[savetheocean]

Pods!

Good bad?

 

[DeepBlueSomething]

Good guys!

 

[Maggie321]

Good bad?

You should probably have already learned about copepods, since you already have water in your tank. A friendly word of advice, don't add any fish or corals till you have learned some basics about the nitrogen cycle, cleanup crew, hitchhikers, sickness.
In short, pods are good. They are part of your cleanup crew and snacks for your fish. I am assuming since you didn't know what they are the hitchhikers on some live rock you got from your LFS. This is good, but be aware not all hitchhikers are good. I've only been in the salty side of the hobby for less than a year, but I learn more all the time. Read read read! There is an endless wealth of knowledge at your fingertips in these forums and online elsewhere.

 

[savetheocean]

Got them on a coral actually! (Dipped) Are there not multiple types of pods both good and bad?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I belive they are a Munnid isopod.
https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

 

[savetheocean]

I belive they are a Munnid isopod.
https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/

Looked up some pictures, the ones in my tank don’t have that many legs

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Looked up some pictures, the ones in my tank don’t have that many legs

I can't make out that much detail from the pic. It's just a guess. Shrimp?

 

[savetheocean]

I can't make out that much detail from the pic. It's just a guess. Shrimp?

They have two body parts. They vary in size. Little antenna and small legs

 

[jayala12]

Are they in a darker area ? Looks like a type of isopod . I have some too just have to look for them in the darker areas of my tank with less flow

 

[KJ]

Copepod. https://www.google.com/search?q=cop...ubjNAhUXE1IKHSk5BXgQ_AUICCgB&biw=1920&bih=911

 

[savetheocean]

They were hiding behind the power head