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drywall_guy87
06/05/2011, 09:22 PM
its not a great pic ill try to get a better one

drywall_guy87
06/05/2011, 09:26 PM
hopefully they r not bad because there is about 10 to 15 of them running around a rock

Crawdawg
06/05/2011, 09:29 PM
Looks like some sort of pod, not bad as far as I know.

drywall_guy87
06/05/2011, 09:32 PM
i cant get a good pic but it almost looks like a shrimp you know how the tail-end curls but i really dont know

drywall_guy87
06/05/2011, 09:35 PM
kinda looks like a flea to

T-dub
06/05/2011, 09:40 PM
amphipod. harmless.

drywall_guy87
06/05/2011, 09:51 PM
sweet you da man T-dub damn things ron one rock and there is alot more then i thought at first

joker295
06/05/2011, 09:53 PM
its a pod.... nice size one.... what kind of fishes you got in your tank..

drywall_guy87
06/05/2011, 10:09 PM
yeah there r a few that r pretty big just got two false clowns

Angel*Fish
06/06/2011, 07:32 AM
Amphipod - beneficial algae, scavenger and detritus eating animal. You can add animals to your tank that will wipe out their populations or let them flourish and act as a clean up crew.

drywall_guy87
06/06/2011, 07:47 AM
they hide in the light so if they want to chill in my tank they are good for now

Angel*Fish
06/06/2011, 07:51 AM
My post must have been ambiguous. They are doing you a favor by being there. If you keep them you are doing yourself a favor. They contribute to the maturity of your tank.

DeepSeaBeauti
06/06/2011, 07:51 AM
My manderin is a pod hunter. Eats all day long, and i still see thousands of these pods every night.

Angel*Fish
06/06/2011, 07:57 AM
A 125 with a decent amount of rock should easily support a mandarin. Mandarins are mostly going after copepods, not amphipods. If you get one too early, even a mandarin can wipe out the copepods, I'm not suggesting mandarins are bad for the tank, as pods are maintained in numbers big enough that there is a continuous supply. Other more aggressive eaters like some wrasses will wipe out these beneficial animals.

Sugar Magnolia
06/06/2011, 07:58 AM
More about amphipods and other "pods".

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

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rs/index.php

drywall_guy87
06/06/2011, 08:17 AM
angel*fish thanks i knew what you meant by me saying they r good for now is that im not going to get a fish to wipe them out

deepseabeauti manderin are cool but i only have a 20 gallon tank so i wouldnt have enuff room for him

sugar magnolia thanks for the links