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Posted: November 30 2011 at 6:26pm |
I found these under my frag plugs. I haven't seen them on the acros themselves but would like to know if they are pests or fish food. Thanks in advance. Im hoping they are not red bugs and don't think they are based on the pictures I have seen online.
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 6:28pm |
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 6:41pm |
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 6:42pm |
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The shrimp looking one looks like a copepod they are safe and they are also fish food
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 6:47pm |
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I hope they are copepods, they look different than any other that I have seen in my tank. I figured it couldn't be a harmful bug considering they are not on the coral itself. Thanks guys.
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 7:08pm |
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Pretty sure they are copepods the usually come out at night or in the morning when the lights are off, try using a flashlight in the morning to look for them they are usually crawling around the sand bed by the glass or near a pump or if you some algae you will find some there to
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 7:34pm |
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as long as there are no red on them your safe. if it's a white bug w, a red dot on it, get a pipe fish immediately!
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 7:52pm |
Red bugs are still quite a bit smaller then those guys. I don't know why this website won't let me copy links to pictures and post them in here.....
You can see how small they are in this picture though
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What?! You pooped in the refrigerator, and ate the entire wheel of cheese?! I'm not even mad.... That's actually amazing!
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 8:03pm |
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I have some lil dudes like that, and a few years ago they freaked me out too. I've never had a problem with them. Red bugs don't look anything like your photo.
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 8:55pm |
If you want some more pics to compare to you can read about red bugs at Melevsreef.com/redbugs.html
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What?! You pooped in the refrigerator, and ate the entire wheel of cheese?! I'm not even mad.... That's actually amazing!
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Posted: November 30 2011 at 9:04pm |
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Great, thanks a lot for the information guys!!! I feel better now. By the way if you haven't voted yet vote E for POTM.
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 6:14pm |
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Hey... have you found out anymore on these little guys??
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 7:44pm |
I mean the first pictures look like Copepods for sure but I have never seen them hanging out on a coral like that?
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Posted: December 03 2011 at 12:21am |
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100% pods. They crawl all over my plugs too and my mandarin loves em!
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Posted: December 03 2011 at 12:23am |
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Yep I have a ton too:-) they hang out on the bottom of things, when I move a frag my wrasse follows me around the tank picking them off.
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Posted: December 03 2011 at 2:05pm |
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Travis, I've been finding them all over and am happy I am. I've been transforming some of them to my other tank to get the population up there too.
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 9:19am |
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right on!! pods are very good to have!!
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Posted: December 05 2011 at 9:22am |
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OIC, I'm sorry, that last picture was of red bugs... I though it was another picture of yours!!! lol, my bad!! yeah your pictures of pods for sure!!
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 4:44pm |
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Not to steal a thread. How can i promote the growth of corepods ? I want to get a mandarin but dont have many cores.
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Posted: January 15 2012 at 6:47pm |
In at least a 50 gal tank, grow a good crop of Macroalgae and have a
good sized area of large particle sand or LR rubble. That is how a
Mandarin stays happiest, though a rare few can accept frozen meaty foods
on their own or with some training using a delivery tube and back
worms. Copepods are almost microscopic  Young Amphipods look a lot like the things on that coral plug and adult Amphipods, about 1/4" - 3/8", look like this: 
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