what are these?

[ronj]

i have some kind of very small organisms running around on my rocks. the best way to describe them is that they look just like a clear tadploe w/ legs and are very fast. what r they

 

[Krish]

I'd say maybe copepods

 

[ronj]

whoops,i meant tadpole...anyone have a pic if copeods?

 

[Krish]

I don't, but they look like little clear bugs to me. I usually only see mine when the lights are off and I surprise them by turning on a flashlight or something. You may have to google it if no-one has a photo

 

[ronj]

they weren't visible during the day when i had fish in the tank. now they are out all the time, even w/ the lights on

 

[wrightme43]

Hey RonJ. Google the statement just under your name on here.

 

[Krish]

Yeah, I may spot one or two with the lights on, but tons at night. If I want to see any at any time, I can just look behind my cleaning magnet. I have about 15 of them living in there. I wonder what they are thinking when I am cleaning the glass??

 

[matts125]

Hey Ron check out this link you may find them here, most likely they are copepods or amphipods or possibly mysid shrimp..

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_2/cav2i1/Pods/pods.htm

Matt

 

[MarineTeng]

http://www.oceanpods.com/i/comparisonofsizes.jpg
this has a bunch of small creatures including copepods

 

[Wink]

Tadpoles would probably be mysis shrimp. Copepods are more like fleas. Amphipods would be super-sized "C" shaped fleas.

 

[ronj]

yep, their definately copepods...they must have multiplied exponentially since i took all of the fish out. they are everywhere

 

[MarineTeng]

don't complain... lol free food for most fish, if you have enough you can get a mandrin, though be careful about other fish too