alien4fish Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 well my tank has been up and running for 1 1/2 weeks now and theres all these tiny white things crawling all over the glass inside my tank,what is the name of these lil guys? are they good or bad?? Link to comment
timbudtwo Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 If they are crawling, and you see them after youve had your lights off, then they could be microstars. They are great! Link to comment
alien4fish Posted November 1, 2003 Author Share Posted November 1, 2003 naw .. lights are on but its a cheapy 50/50 18 watt bulb on a 29 gal Link to comment
alien4fish Posted November 1, 2003 Author Share Posted November 1, 2003 micro stars ??? what are they and what do they do?? Link to comment
mattie Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 do they look like mini starfish. i doubt it most likely the are the copepods the look like little white fleas they came with the LR don't worry they are good things that will bring benefits in the long run Link to comment
alien4fish Posted November 1, 2003 Author Share Posted November 1, 2003 YES !! they look like lil fleas so they are good huh? right on so i guess im doin something right!!!!!!!! Link to comment
mattie Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 you are off to a good start after about 3 months they will be multipling and bring a natural food source for fish and corals Link to comment
caja Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Pods, yes, copepods. Good stuff. http://www.nano-reef.com/identification/index.php Scroll down and click. No pics yet, those are forthcoming. Link to comment
rayd8s Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Originally posted by mattie you are off to a good start after about 3 months they will be multipling and bring a natural food source for fish and corals Yep, my short tenacle plate just caught a pod yesterday and gobbled it up. I have tons of them crawling through rock work and sand. These are definately good guys as they are detrivores and help stir up the sandbed. Link to comment
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