New animals in my tank. - Aquarium Advice

artoledo · 05-14-2007, 01:02 PM

I just noticed this today, but it seems that i have some little critters crawling in my tank. they look like maggots with legs. any idea on what these things are and how to get rid of them? they are white almost transparent. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.

**roka64** · 05-14-2007, 01:07 PM

Sounds like beneficial pods, but a pic would be needed.
They look anything like the ones on this page:
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

**melosu58** · 05-14-2007, 06:57 PM

Moved to the ID forum.

artoledo · 05-15-2007, 02:23 PM

looks like amphipods. how did they get in my tank? maybe thru the rock? also, how do i get rid of them? and will they harm anything in my tank?

**roka64** · 05-15-2007, 02:28 PM

They came in on your rock. I would leave them, they are a sign of a healthy tank and will hide. I have one in my Phosban Reactor. You want them in the tank...good stuff.

artoledo · 05-15-2007, 02:33 PM

Ok. What are so beneficial about them? And it looks like they are multiplying. Is this common?

**melosu58** · 05-15-2007, 03:43 PM

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/index.php

artoledo · 05-15-2007, 05:29 PM

Thanks!

Hey guys, i just got home and looked at these critters real good and they look like isopods. They are all over the place. And i noticed them on the rocks crawling everywhere. Also, i saw a small feather duster and some polyps. Cant tell what type of polyps but they kinda look like yellow polyps. I have a question, noticed reading the article, that isopods are mainly predatory. Will this affect my goby? This worries me because they are everywhere!

**Devilishturtles** · 05-15-2007, 10:35 PM

Isopods can attach to fish which can be bad, but, to the best of my knowledge they aren't usually found in large numbers like pods are. You can see in the link that melosu provided that pods vary a LOT in shape, size, etc.

Have a look at this page, written by Steven Pro.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

In the middle there are some picture of hydroids, which form a polyp that looks just like yellow polyps. There is also a picture of isopods on a clownfish.

HTH

artoledo · 05-15-2007, 11:35 PM

Could i throw a yellow tang in there to take care of the pests? i was told that Yellow Tangs and Mandarin Gobys do a great job of this but once they are done with the pods, they often starv to death.

05-14-2007, 01:02 PM	#1
artoledo Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 328	New animals in my tank. I just noticed this today, but it seems that i have some little critters crawling in my tank. they look like maggots with legs. any idea on what these things are and how to get rid of them? they are white almost transparent. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance. __________________ If it doesn't work, use a Hammer. -----Armando-----

05-15-2007, 02:23 PM	#4
artoledo Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 328	looks like amphipods. how did they get in my tank? maybe thru the rock? also, how do i get rid of them? and will they harm anything in my tank? __________________ If it doesn't work, use a Hammer. -----Armando-----

05-15-2007, 02:33 PM	#6
artoledo Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 328	Ok. What are so beneficial about them? And it looks like they are multiplying. Is this common? __________________ If it doesn't work, use a Hammer. -----Armando-----

05-15-2007, 05:29 PM	#8
artoledo Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 328	Thanks! Hey guys, i just got home and looked at these critters real good and they look like isopods. They are all over the place. And i noticed them on the rocks crawling everywhere. Also, i saw a small feather duster and some polyps. Cant tell what type of polyps but they kinda look like yellow polyps. I have a question, noticed reading the article, that isopods are mainly predatory. Will this affect my goby? This worries me because they are everywhere! __________________ If it doesn't work, use a Hammer. -----Armando-----

05-15-2007, 11:35 PM	#10
artoledo Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 328	Could i throw a yellow tang in there to take care of the pests? i was told that Yellow Tangs and Mandarin Gobys do a great job of this but once they are done with the pods, they often starv to death. __________________ If it doesn't work, use a Hammer. -----Armando-----

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