Wierd Stuff Swimming At Night

[ChiTownRomeo]

Can anyone tell what those are swimming in my tank. Got up to grab a glass of water and shined the light from my phone in the tank and saw ALOT of these things swimming and darting around. I know they are not copepods. I just added 55 pounds of Real Reef Rock and this is what came from it...

 

[mr_X]

Copepods. What makes you think they aren't?

 

[dragonfisher33]

I wouldn't worry about it. It's actually good for your tank

 

[nelix10]

Could they be baby fish? What do you have in your tank?

 

[Big Tex]

You have Pods!

 

[Ingy]

Man, I'd kill to have a pod population like that.

 

[ChiTownRomeo]

Copepods. What makes you think they aren't?

Didn't know pods had tails and could swim like that all eratic. They look like little shrimp.

 

[Doddy]

Shrimps !!!

 

[Brookster123]

Whatever they are... Way cool!!! It's like a self sustaining buffett...

 

[mrvincent]

Look like plankton or mini shrimps. I think it's beneficial for cleaning the tank.

 

[ezy33]

I have them too! I wish they were Fire Shrimp larva from my pair!

 

[mr_X]

Mysis shrimp maybe. Hard to make out.

Here is a copepod-

 

[treemanone2003]

I agree it's difficult to really see. Quite fast in the tank and very camera unfriendly. I'd try to catch one in a fine silk net. Possibly your best chance for a good ID.

 

[ezy33]

IPhone 5s this is the best I could do with my $600.00 flash light!

 

[mr_X]

Looks like mysis.

 

[ChiTownRomeo]

No idea how they got in my tank unless they came from the real reef rock. Thanks everyone...

 

[ezy33]

Keep your eye out for tiny starfish, feather dusters and worms. I once bought a sponge attached to a rock and found a Serpent Starfish and a Red Banded Snapping Shrimp cohabitating inside. Took me a month to get a good look at the shrimp to ID it. Good luck hunting!