11th Day of Cycle: I See Critters

[RDuhb]

Here are the specs:
75 gallon Tank
70lbs of dry rock, seeded with about 10lbs of live rock
SSB with live sand
Sump with skimmer running
Three cocktail shrimp in DT

I noticed tiny tiny tiny white things moving around my sump. Haven't seen any in the DT yet. Anybody know what they could be? Good, bad...??? BTW, I have a some LR/DR rubble in the fuge.

[Mr_N1ce]

I think you have to be a little bit more specific then "tiny tiny tiny white things" or provide some pictures to get a correct ID ;)

but congrats to your first (visible) life in the tank. Thats when it gets exciting!

[whiteshark]

Taking a total guess I would be inclined to say they are amphipods, but this is nothing but a shot in the dark given the description and lack of pics. Here is a pic of an amphipod for what it's worth:

http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/tuckaboo1/amphipod.jpg

If they are amphipods, they are very good things to have in your tank. A good food source for your inhabitants.

[RDuhb]

I think you have to be a little bit more specific then "tiny tiny tiny white things" or provide some pictures to get a correct ID ;)

but congrats to your first (visible) life in the tank. Thats when it gets exciting!


I tried to take a pic, but unfortunately my camera isn't capable of focusing in on something this size. That's why I tried to stress "tiny". :)
Just wondering if anyone else may have experienced tiny white critters crawling around their sump or DT shortly after their cycle started.

Thanks!

[BAGGERZ13]

Try and go search YouTube for them to see if you have something like that...so many informative videos regarding saltwater aquariums.

[TankednTN]

I have tiny tiny white things on the walls of my 55 Gal DT. My tanks is just a month old. I've noticed my 2 clowns picking them off the walls as them swim up and down the tank.

[JustinFromAL]

@TankednTN, if they're stuck to the walls they might be Hydroid Jellyfish. My clowns will pick at them as well, they generally don't eat them, just pick them off and spit them out.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/Cnidarians/Hydrozoans/Hydropolyps/70677hydroid.jpg

[cloak]

I tried to take a pic, but unfortunately my camera isn't capable of focusing in on something this size. That's why I tried to stress "tiny". :)
Just wondering if anyone else may have experienced tiny white critters crawling around their sump or DT shortly after their cycle started.

Thanks!

Check this out.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

[RDuhb]

Check this out.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

Great info!! Thanks!!