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    Posted: April 27 2011 at 10:37pm
I wake up way early in the morning for work.  I recently shined a small flash light into my tank before leaving.  I was surprised to see many copepods in my display.  I never see them in the display during the day, like I do in my sump when the light is on.  I was curious, are the copepods in the display all day and just hidden, or do they leave the sump at night to work in the display?
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They are there all day... being eaten... and hiding.  Cool huh?  They learn to stay out in the sump as they find it safe from predators.

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Are you speaking of Copepods or Amphipods? They are very different in size, shape, and movement. I suspect you are noticing the Amphipods.
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