Little white "bugs" on glass??

[Hurgoth]

I just was cleaning my glass and I noticed tons and tons of what looks like little white bugs. They are very small, like flecks of dust, but if I look close I can see them crawling around.

Are these bad? Any idea of what they are? I would take a picture but there is no way I could capture it.

 

[dirtyreefer]

If they're what I think they are, those bugs should be pods. Beneficial for your tank and also means that you've got "life" growing inside your tank.

 

[ERICinFL]

If you can get a pic, it'll help. Sounds like copepods to me. Mandarin Gobies will eat the heck out of them!

 

[rdmpe]

Just make sure they aren't flatworms...

 

[Anemonebuff]

I have some white flatworms that hangout with my pods on the glass. They appear to be harmless. It is the coloured ones that are a problem(from what I have read, never had any but the white ones).

 

[Hurgoth]

At first I thought they were pods, but the only pods I usually see in my tank are at night, and like around 2mm.

These little buggers are like .25 mm. Maybe they are baby pods. I just can't believe that I have never noticed them before and its been like 1.5 yrs.

How would I tell if they are flat worms?

I am gonna snag the camera and a magnifying lense and see what I can do.

 

[Anemonebuff]

Flatworm. Courtesy of Melev.

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

 

[Anemonebuff]

Bad ones:

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/tbs/flatworms.jpg

 

[Anemonebuff]

Pods and more:

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

 

[Hurgoth]

They look like Pod #2 in the last link posted by Anem. Thanks for the link Anem.

 

[Anemonebuff]

No problem. Melev's site is awesome.