Pods?

[kennyishio]

My tank is about a month old and the animals are too small to picture. I didn't notice them before....but I had a old packet of unhatched brine shrimp lying around and dumped it into my SW tank and about 2 hours later I noticed tiny white worms with black lines and little bug like things on the glass. I highly doubt its the brine shrimp...... I also had algae on the glass and bought a magnet cleaner today......I love it. Are these pods? what are the worms?

 

[mr_X]

the tiny bugs on the glass are a type of isopod. they seem to be in new tanks for a short time and then disappear never to be seen again. i don't know what the white worms are. you might want to check here-
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html

 

[kennyishio]

Dude thanks for the reply. Suk they will be gone. The worms....snail babies? Tape worm? The link you gave is down on my end but thanks

 

[mr_X]

yeah..mine to..save it to favorites though..it's a good reference point. don't worry, there will be all sorts of crazy stuff popping up here and there for the life of your tank!

 

[kennyishio]

Yea? My live rock didn't seem to give off anything living. Thinking about getting some uncured o.o

 

[mr_X]

but then you risk an ammonia spike. how do you know there's nothing in it? how long have you had it in the tank?

 

[kennyishio]

Ibrather have thevapike sooner than later. Live rock for 1month+ I always look and don't see anything. the one at PETCO...haha...I can visually see life and movement.