very tiny creatures

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rakoda

Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Hi,
currently the only alive things in my aquarium are some pistol shrimps
these days I see very tiny creatures walking on my tank's walls
since any picture will show them as tiny white dots, I am including this video instead
YouTube - Odd tiny creatures in my aquarium

some clues:
before their appearances I have made two things:
1. added some brine shrimp eggs (could those things came with it?)
2. 8 months ago I found a coral one the shore (somebody threw it maybe)
and left it to die under the sun, anyway I took it home left it to rot in some slatwater for about 7 months until the smell is gone and then I added it to my tank
 
They are "pods"...amphipods or copepods. They probably came in on a piece of live rock or live sand. They are harmless.
 
Thanks for your quick answer
I made a lot of google search for both Copepods and amphipods
Well, it seems to be Copepods :) .
thanks once again that was very fast & helpful
 
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