Tiny creatures

[FreDre]

As some of you know...I'm a beginner at the nano reef. I was just looking at the live rock in the tank, and I noticed many TINY creatures crawling all over the rocks. They are so small, that to see them, you literally need to stick your face right up to the glass. They are fun to watch...as I have no fish in there yet. What role do they play in the ecosystem of my tank?

 

[myfrostymember]

they are pods many kinds of pods and mysid shrimp maybe
check this site out he has some great pictures and some info you can research off the names he has for the different kinds of pods

and remember not all pods are good so check them out

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

 

[Paintbug]

heres another nice site with many examples of what you may find in the tank
http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyummy42/hitchhikers.html

 

[afelder]

They are most likely copepods and amphipods. They are detritus and algea eaters. They are a good sign that your tank is maturing.

 

[drummereef]

Yeah, most likely pods. Nothing to worry about.