Hitch hiker trouble

[fkdenton]

I might have a problem, I am not sure. Last night I noticed some little bugs that I had not seen before. I just put a brighter light on my tank the day before. They were little bugs crawling on the live rock. I currently do not have any fish/inverts in the tank. It is a 46 gallon bowfront with 55lbs fiji live rock 60lbs agra-alive sand. These bugs were about a quarter of an inch long and an eighth of a inch wide. They did not swim or float. They mainly just walked around on the rock. With what reserch I have done I think that they may be Sphaeromatids. If anyone has any pictures of those or knows anything about them please let me know. Are they dangerous?


Thank You

 

[rustybucket145]

do a google image search for amiphods. if that is what they are you are in luck. Very good to have in your tank!

 

[Paintbug]

check out www.melevsreef.com/id and look under pods.

 

[jeffbrig]

Did they look like these?

These are some cirolanid isopods that were removed from my tank. Some are harmless scavenger others are fish predators.

 

[fkdenton]

THey dont look like the pictures jeffbrig posted

 

[jeffbrig]

Good! One less thing to worry about....

 

[fkdenton]

Is there anyway I can know for sure. I have one of them trapped in a plastic cup? I just want to know if they would hurt fish. The ones that hurt fish usualy swim dont they? These just seem to crawl. They kind of are the size of a lady bug

 

[Anemonebuff]

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/kritter2.html

Check out this page.

 

[fkdenton]

They do not look exacly like that. They dont have the eyes that are noticable. they are kind of white in color with little legs

 

[whiteshark]

I would guess they are some kind of pod. I say that because my mom explains them the same way "little bugs all over the rock". Can't be sure what kind of pod without some pics. I wouldn't worry about them too much, pods are good to have.

 

[fkdenton]

I hope there harmless