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Posted: April 07 2009 at 11:50pm |
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I need help with some stuff I have found in my tank, they are very tiny flea like bugs that are jumping on my rocks. I Need help If you can, thanks
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 12:01am |
They are called "pods" (amphipods or copepods), so don't worry -
REJOICE!!!
They are a good thing to have 
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 8:12am |
They are good to have!
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 5:44pm |
sweet, thanks for the help  . I went ahead and googled it and read up on em. I was worried there for a sec.
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 6:07pm |
Here is the link I found, has some great info on help to identifying hitchhikers.
So far I have feather dusters, spionid worms, amphipods, copepods, bristleworms,
chitons, algae asterina stars, stomatella varia, a few kind of snails, and coralline algae,
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 6:37pm |
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Its always fun finding something new. Plus its even better when you find out that they are good for your tank.
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 7:10pm |
also I believe Ive found some aiptasia , just wanted to make sure this is what I have found. And make sure I should remove it. Thanks again
Its in the center of the pic.
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 7:21pm |
Somehow got a triple post in 
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And, BTW -
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 7:22pm |
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Yep, that's aptasia
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Posted: April 08 2009 at 10:27pm |
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you can get some peppermint shrimp in there I suggest 1 for every 10 gallons to keep small ones from becoming a problem if you have an infestation of aptasia you will need to do something different
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