snowpunk Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I was looking last night with a flashlight to see what type of Shrimp I have hiding in my rocks. I think it is a pistol shrimp but I'm still not sure. That isn't even what I am trying to figure out though. As I was looking last night I started looking all over my tank in the little holes in the rocks. I have little groups of bugs swimming around in many of the holes. Maybe 100+ in each spot I looked. It seemed like there were copepods in every hole I looked at but I couldn't tell if they were there eating them or maybe they were raising them. Anyone have this in there tank? I hope it is just my pods breeding but I'm up in the air on this one.(scratch) As for the Shrimp I found I'll post up more on that one in another thread.DOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Those are food for you fish, and will not hurt anything. It is good to have them in your system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 So it is pods or just some other type of natural food. That is what I was figuring but I needed some reassurance. Thanks Lowman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 correct. I like how their eyes shine in the flashlight, almost red. Kinda spooky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 They look like a batch of fruit flies in there, I just want to get the fly strip out.(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 This is what I love about reef tanks; some many things grow. If the pods are swimming fast then they are probably mysids. If they are tiny, they are copepods. If they are bigger and curled slightly, they are amphipods. If they are flat like, they are isopods. If you do searches you can see pictures of all these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 This is what I love about reef tanks; some many things grow. If the pods are swimming fast then they are probably mysids. If they are tiny, they are copepods. If they are bigger and curled slightly, they are amphipods. If they are flat like, they are isopods. If you do searches you can see pictures of all these. Gonna have to note that one down, that was a lot of info. How was the drive, any "bumps" along the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Gonna have to note that one down' date=' that was a lot of info. How was the drive, any "bumps" along the way?[/quote'] Just a speeding ticket before I got out of Oregon. I can't drive 65! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 sorry to hear that Mad. Snowpunk: (worthless)(drinking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Just messing with you. I imagine that would be one tough pic to take. But it would help to ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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