What are these?

[Airphotog]

So what are these? Thaey are everywhere..

 

[07FocusST]

Some type of pod. Most likely they will benifit your tank and feed some of your livestock too. I catch them all over m rock work at night. They're almost like cockroaches. When the light hits them they scatter.

 

[Airphotog]

These things are all over the glass with the lights on. Hundreds from little to full grown.

 

[NC2WA]

Airphotog,

Here you go, read this:

Those Little White Bugs In Your Saltwater Aquarium Profiled - Classification Information and Facts About Copepods and Amphipods

 

[Airphotog]

Thanks NC2WA. I thought they might be pods but wanted to make sure. Sounds like the nano must be doing alright

Airphotog,

Here you go, read this:

Those Little White Bugs In Your Saltwater Aquarium Profiled - Classification Information and Facts About Copepods and Amphipods

 

[mcoomer]

Ever see that movie "Alien"? That's it in it's larval stage. Next time you get heartburn I'd be worried!

 

[Airphotog]

I don't think I will sleep tonight

 

[DTECH07]

Hey here is a Very good reference also UM. If you feel somethiing running across your forehead cover your nose, ears and mouth RUN:bolt:

 

[Airphotog]

Darryl, funny you should mention that. Last year during one of those really hot nights I was sleeping without a blanket and felt something rather large run across my back. The next morning there was a huge wolf spider right above me on the ceiling.

 

[Boomer]

If you looked at NCW2A link you should have found this


Amphiopod;

Link

Yours

 

[DTECH07]

Not to take this to much off subject but Wolf Spiders are NO FUN brings back BAD memorys of North Carolina. On the UM link above are PICTURES of the different POD'S out there and how you can tell them apart.

 

[07FocusST]

I couldn't remember the other pods name... All I could recall was Copepod at the time I wrote that first post. Air... I left you a note on your WTB: Mandarin post in the classifieds.

 

[Boomer]

On the UM link above are PICTURES of the different POD'S out there and how you can tell them apart.

Like anything else structure. However, exact ID can usually only be done with a microscope. An example

There is no similarity between a Copepods and a Amiphopods.


Copepods

Amphiopods

 

[Airphotog]

Boomer, Looks like the same thing to me..

If you looked at NCW2A link you should have found this


Amphiopod;

Link

Yours

 

[Airphotog]

NC2WA, when I was reading the article last night it was talking about them being on the fish and the fish acting strangely I now know why my domino keeps shuttering and acting like it has buds

Airphotog,

Here you go, read this:

Those Little White Bugs In Your Saltwater Aquarium Profiled - Classification Information and Facts About Copepods and Amphipods