White flea things on my glass!

[Cardiak21]

Ok so the diatom is completely gone and I noticed today that there were 100's of tiny little white flea like things on my glass. They are really quick, white, semi-transparent, look to have attennae (sp) and move super fast. They are tiny about the size of this apostrophy '. My water levels are all normal. Is this good or bad? Thanks.

 

[thewackyreefer]

sounds like you've got a case of the water flea for sure :wink:

 

[m'akoyPINOY]

those white flea are called copepods or amphipods~!here's a good read about 'em!
Ocean Pods: FAQ

 

[Cardiak21]

So from what I'm reading, it's a good thing right?

 

[condor]

yes, its good

 

[sprinklerdudes]

there will be all kind of neat things as you tank matures, and all kinds of little outbreaks, I know I have seen at least 6-7 different kind of algea outbreaks in one of my tanks in the last couple of years, and at least four differnt kind of snails that have appeared, and dissapearded as well, I still find all kinds of different feather duster worms in the tank that randomly pop up, and then dissappear

 

[tate1]

LOL...well, the 1st time I saw my fleas I ran to the LFS (because I had never heard of r2r or any other reef sites) in a panic thinking something was taking over my tank. Sounds like you have a healthy tank.

 

[Rale2001]

Dragonets love em

 

[kajunreefer]

You have a problem that other people would love to have. Mandarin gobys love them too!:smile:

 

[GreekReefer]

They are a good thing, it shows a sign of a healthy tank