what's that?

[aquascaper82]

looks like bugs and i can't put my hands in the tank!!!
some of them are big! ew! what is it??? is it bad for the tank??

 

[nikkibabee]

a bug

 

[aquascaper82]

gross. is it really??

 

[REEF ADDICT]

pods...

 

[FrostyNYC]

I have tons of them. Notice how strange they walk, too? Like they're made for crawling in rock. Soon you'll start finding molted exoskeletons, too, and you'll know that they're growing

 

[aquascaper82]

that's gross!!!!!! what fish eats them??? mandarins right? i always wanted one...

 

[qy7400]

Amphipod, good little bug that make tasty treats for some fish.

 

[REEF ADDICT]

well my wrasse luvs them....mandarins will eat them if they not too big..

 

[jaa1456]

mmmmm pods

 

[Cibo]

good stuff Amphipod are great in your system

 

[dubs]

pods good stuff with those u can have some fish that only eats them

 

[SevTT]

looks like bugs and i can't put my hands in the tank!!!
some of them are big! ew! what is it??? is it bad for the tank??

Amphipods. Totally normal. Very few of them have a taste for human flesh. (That's more of an isopod thing.) A large population of amphipods is -great- for your tank and for any fish that eat them.

 

[SevTT]

that's gross!!!!!! what fish eats them??? mandarins right? i always wanted one...

Mandarins seem to primarily depend on copepods, but they'll also eat baby amphipods, flatworms, and other things that crawl on rocks that they can fit in their little mouths. But if you've got a good amphipod population you've probably got a good copepod population, too.

Wrasses and many other fish eat these things like candy. I've even watched my clowns eat 'em. And, of course, corals eat 'em too.

 

[motortrendz]

amphipods!.. looking good!

 

[aquascaper82]

Mandarins seem to primarily depend on copepods, but they'll also eat baby amphipods, flatworms, and other things that crawl on rocks that they can fit in their little mouths. But if you've got a good amphipod population you've probably got a good copepod population, too.

Wrasses and many other fish eat these things like candy. I've even watched my clowns eat 'em. And, of course, corals eat 'em too.

oh haha i think they look like little bugs... =(
hmm... maybe it's time to get a wrasse then... the last one (sixline) died for some reason...

 

[fcamargo6thave]

just bought myself a six line wrasse it is fat lol when u turn on the lights they probably scatter right

 

[aquascaper82]

yea but the last one i put in there died. and the flame angel that was in there died too... weird... now i'm nervous i don't know if there's something wrong w/ the tank?

 

[SevTT]

oh haha i think they look like little bugs... =(
hmm... maybe it's time to get a wrasse then... the last one (sixline) died for some reason...

Sixlines are great little fish but they're best added as the last fish to the tank, 'cause they have a rep for turning nasty towards new arrivals of just about any type once they settle in.

 

[KathyC]

yea but the last one i put in there died. and the flame angel that was in there died too... weird... now i'm nervous i don't know if there's something wrong w/ the tank?

Yes, it does sound like you have a problem if you've lost 2 fish already

What can you tell us about your tank..
how long has it been set up
what size is it
what are all of your water parmaters (Ca/alk/mg), including temp/ph/sg
How often are you changing your water & what % do you change
Do you have a rodi unit

Anything you can tell us that might help us figure out what is going wrong would be helpful.

 

[Treef]

when i clean out my chaeto the pods will crawl along my hand kinda freaky if you dont expect it, but i just count myself lucky that it isnt a bristleworm :lol2: