Water Ants??

[mattyg18]

I just noticed these guys crawling all over the glass and have no idea what they are. Theres gotta be 20 or 30 of them. They look kinda whitish clear and have lots of legs. My tank is about 3 months old now. I've added several corals all which are doing great. I'm in the process of getting ready for fish and just looking around. 60 gal cube, 15 gal sump, GFO and Carbon reactors, Protein Skimmer. I have lots of purple coraline growing all over and the tank looks great.

My parameters are:

Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 0
Phosphate - 0
Calcium - 470
Alk - 8.3
Salinity - 1.024
PH - 8

I just have no clue what they are, and if they are good or bad.

If anyone has any idea please let me know

Thanks

 

[C.Eymann]

Just little amphipods. Good guys

 

[mattyg18]

Ok thx. Good to know.

 

[Animagus]

Those look more like Munnid Isopods to me, but either way they're nothing to worry about.

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[mcgyvr]

Yep.. isopods = good

 

[mattyg18]

They are definitely munnid isopods. thanks everyone. Just want to make sure theres nothing to worry about. I guess they must have traveled in with some LR??

Is there a particular fish that eats them? Seems that there are a bunch crawling around on the tank. I have snails in there now but no fish yet. I hope to get something in the QT this coming week and i'm open for suggestions

 

[Animagus]

Wrasses have been known to scour the rocks sometimes, but these "pods" are just a part of your CUC though. Pay them no mind. GL.