Little Bugs!!??!?!

[brtbrtlynn04]

SO I JUST NOTICED IN MY TANK THERE ARE LITTLE WHITE CLEAR LOOKING BUGS CRAWLING AROUND ON THE FLOOR OF MY TANK AND A LITTLE ON THE ROCKS..I CALLED MY LOCAL CORAL SHOP WHICH I TRUST COMPLETLY AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COMPLETLY NORMAL AND THE FISH WILL ACTUALLY START TO EAT THEM AND ITS PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM..I JUST WANT TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THESE AS WELL..THANKS!!

 

[AnimaliA]

Is your tank new? It sounds like copepods...they are good "bugs" and are one of the base foods for many fish and LPS corals. Population "blooms" are common during/after the initial cycling process.

There is a ton of info here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/podidfaqs.htm

 

[brtbrtlynn04]

no i have had my tank set up for almost a year and a half! but ya i did some research and i found it all out too..thank you!

 

[AnimaliA]

No worries. Best of luck

 

[coco21]

you have u v light in your tank ?...........

 

[sweetcheeks]

These copapods are good bugs and the Manadarin Fish and Scooter Blennies eat them up! People pay $50 here to get a copapod colony started in their tanks. I would cry if I didn't have them - I love my mandarin fish and they are considered very hard to keep because copepods are all they eat, not every tank accomodates this.