Ever wonder what the copepods in your tank look like?

[cbrennan4]

It's a little slow at work and since I have the use of a really high powered microscope, I took some pictures of some copepods and amphipods from the work tank. It's so cool when you can see these organisms at high magnifications bc they just look like grains of sand to the naked eye.

Copepod

Amphipod

I'll try and take more if I find different stuff

 

[zeroinverse]

Very cool!
I don't think there are enough videos/photos of these creatures on the reef forum. I always seem to have trouble finding ID info on them.

 

[cbrennan4]

I really wish I could do a video, I'll see if the camera connected to my scope has those capabilities. But I just found a flatworm in the work tank and it is moving so fast. Hopefully I can get a picture.

 

[cbrennan4]

Here's a pineapple sponge

 

[cbrennan4]

Found a flatworm in the work tank

 

[northbay-reefer]

Very nice photos. Those flat worms looks like a baby molusc eating flatworm but it's only a guess.

 

[Grant W]

Great stuff Colin thx for posting them.

 

[latte hiatus]

Amazing shots - kudos! The microscopic world is absolutely fascinating.

 

[coral_dog]

Great work!

 

[cbrennan4]

So the Cerith snails laid eggs. Here some cool pics

 

[northbay-reefer]

Wow that is amazing.

 

[Grant W]

Very cool Colin, nice fringe benefit from your work.

 

[cbrennan4]

Def a nice benefit and nice to bring the hobby to work haha

 

[SushiGirl]

Amphipod

Isopod.

These are extremely cool. The pineapple sponge is awesome!

 

[lokii_37]

those are some great shots. i cant wait to see what else you find to take pictures of.

 

[Grant W]

It would be really cool to see some shots of the Cerith eggs as they mature, if they last that long.

 

[cbrennan4]

I was hoping to get more shots of the eggs too but when I got into work this morning they were gone.

 

[Grant W]

Yah I figured as much. Lots of things like the free food.

 

[Justin W Haley]

this is seriously so cool! can you post more pictures of stuff really zoomed in like that. maybe bristle worms or even corals ?

 

[GreshamH]

Your cyclopoids are harpacticoid copepods