something very small darting near water surface

[joebeagle]

I'm new to this hobby. I have something(s) flitting near the surface of my 55 gal tank. They appear to swim well-up, down and all around. They are very quick. They are almost to small to see and I doubt any of my cameras could actually capture a picture. Any ideas?

[loyalrogue]

There are a ton of micro organisms that live in seawater.
Could be any kind of little shrimps, pods, plankton, etc.
We'd need a good photo to give you a proper ID.

[joebeagle]

Sorry, but as I said above, they are barely visible to the eye and I don't have any cameras that will photo that small. Just looking for ideas!

[jonbry123]

Joe,

What do they look like, what color are they. As Loyal mentioned there are thousands over tiny animals that inhabit the ocean and without seeing them or without a description we can't possibly tell you what they could be. My RT has so many different tiny animals in it, some I recognize most I don't but small inverts in the tank is a good sign that your water paramiters are good as many would not survive in poor conditions.

Scott