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Live Rock Hitchhiker?


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Looks to be some sort of worm ... maybe an inch long? What is he? Is he bad?

 

(I'm on day 5 or 6 of my cycle, this is on cured Live Rock in a 14g BioCube)

 

Thanks!

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Looks like some type of Pod (Amphipod maybe?) to me. They are good guys, and are a common sign when you are nearing the end of your cycle (doesn't mean you are ready to add fish/coral yet though).

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I found this little guy today ... he is attached to my Live Rock. He responds to motion, when I open the top of the tank, he quickly pulls into a very small (1-2mm) "base" ... then a few minutes later, he slowly comes back out.

 

Any ideas?

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Feather duster worm

 

Good inhabitant :-)

 

Wow, thanks! I'm pretty happy with the little hitchhikers that I've found. I have a little brittle starfish, this little feather duster, and some little pod guy who runs around my rocks at night :)

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Wow, thanks! I'm pretty happy with the little hitchhikers that I've found. I have a little brittle starfish, this little feather duster, and some little pod guy who runs around my rocks at night :)

 

I'm very sure there are a lot more critters in your tank.

 

I've spent hours staring at my tank looking for tiny critters going about their daily business..

 

Always enjoyable!

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Enjoy the show. You will begin to find new things all the time. Noticing and focusing on these small cool things helped me stay patient during the cycle.

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i have lots of copepods in my tank but i havent found any cool hitchhikers in mine yet fingerscrossed

 

I have like, hundreds, if not thousands of these little white things on the back of my tank and glass ... they seem to congregate into large groups. Do these sound like copepods?

 

What do copepods do exactly?

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I have like, hundreds, if not thousands of these little white things on the back of my tank and glass ... they seem to congregate into large groups. Do these sound like copepods?

 

What do copepods do exactly?

sound like it could be. they are very small crustacean-like creatures they are good for the tank.

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