View Full Version : Help little white......... Bugs????
TKByrnes
08/17/2006, 09:41 PM
I have these little white bug things all over my glass and some moving around in the water flow... they almost look like lice. they are too small to get a pic of them. i used my mag float and cleaned them off the glass but they just come right back. my tank has been cloudy for a couple of days but is returning to normal now. all params check out to be normal. anyone have any ideas??????
puffer21
08/17/2006, 09:47 PM
pods, melves site has some good pictures
Avast Marine
08/17/2006, 10:26 PM
They are pods. They are good.
TKByrnes
08/17/2006, 10:32 PM
ok well thats good but they are taking over!!!!! i would say about 4-5 per square inch of the glass. and dont most pods stick to the rock?
Avast Marine
08/17/2006, 10:37 PM
What fish do you have?
TKByrnes
08/17/2006, 10:40 PM
snowflake eel and a chalk bass... lol i know it isnt much but i lost a couple from.... well im not really sure what. I thought it was ich but everyone has never seen it kill 4 fish within 5 hours. (yellow tang, blue chin trigger, solar wrasse, and lawnmower blenny) 5pm i noticed white spots on them and by 10pm they were all dead. the chalkbass and eel are fine, never showed any signs of ich. and this was about 18 days ago.
Avast Marine
08/17/2006, 10:51 PM
So your probably seeing a pod explosion as the preditors have been missing in the food chain. Let them grow and when you are ready to restock the new fish will be happy and fat. I had a ugly ich outbreak 2 years ago and my snowflake seemed unfazed and is the only thing that made it. I waited 3 months before adding more fish and all has been well since.
TKByrnes
08/17/2006, 10:54 PM
well its kinda sad then because that tank is going to be broke down in about a week. upgrading to a 180. my lr is going to be moved to the 180 along with another 125 lbs that come with the tank. maybe most of them will make it through the transfer. but i have been thinking about doing a coral dip on all of my lr that i have now to prevent the possible ich from getting into the new tank. the 180 already has about 6 fish in it. not really sure what to do..
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