playing with supermacro, worms, pods and more

[psychofishy]

Just took some shots.

I'm pretty sure they're isopods, a tiny bristleworm in the end, some of those tiny jellyfish, and flatworms right?

Those flatworms, are they harmful? All i have are some softcorals.

 

[psychofishy]

 

[reefscape15]

very cool shots! Thats pretty amazing!

 

[Bluephish13]

what kind of camera? Super macro sounds like a canon, great pics:thumbsup:

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

nice pix- now how'd you get 'em? :bigeyes:

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

I hope people realize just how macro those photos are! Even those harmless Acoels are very small; they aren't the norm amphipod size creatures.

 

[tent boy]

Looks like they are being viewed through a microscope. Are those flatworms ok? I have some of the same in my sump.

 

[Namyar]

Re: playing with supermacro, worms, pods and more

sure look like flat worms. how did you get those

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

Those are a harmless little flatworm, and so small most people have/had them and don't/didn't even know it.

Here's what Ron says about them:
Hi,
They are acoel (pronounced A-seal) worms, also called acoelomorphs. They are a flattened worm of sorts, but are harmless. If one looks hard enough every tank will have some. They are most commonly seen in tanks that are a few months old, a period when they seem to "bloom." Unlike some acoels (the so-called "red planarian" is another type of acoel), this particular brand- with the bi-forked tail - is harmless. There are several species that have a similar morphology, it appears, but they all appear to eat small crustaceans or similar things. In other words, they are a small bit of harmless biodiversity. Enjoy 'em, and don't worry about them.

They will probably fade away on their own over the next month or two.

 

[psychofishy]

Thank you for the flatworm education, it's good to know I wasn't too worried, I don't really have anything that could be harmed too much by them, even if they were harmful!..

The pictures are taken with a canon powershot S5 IS.. I've had the camera for over a year and am very happy with the quality of the pictures it takes.

 

[superkat]

those are amazing photos.

 

[superkat]

those are amazing photos.