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09/19/2017, 07:35 AM | #1 |
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millions of itsy bitsy bugs
Last night about 15 minutes after the lighting switched to moonlight, I noticed millions of almost microscopic bugs being blown around. The fish were going crazy eating them. This has never happened before. (that we have noticed) I turned off all of the pumps in order to get a better look. These things were darting around like pods. I haven't put pods in my 'fuge. Is it possible to have a population "explosion"? By explosion I mean from not seeing any to **!!BOOM!!** MILLIONS IN MY DISPLAY! Next Question : Should I be concerned about any effects on corals?
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09/19/2017, 07:39 AM | #2 |
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Sounds like it could be copepods. Do you ever notice them on the glass?
I never purposely added any pods to my tank, but I would guess that I have them by the millions. I wouldn't be concerned about them hurting your corals, as many corals would love to eat them.
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09/19/2017, 08:20 AM | #3 |
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No worries, enjoy Sign of a well established tank.
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09/19/2017, 08:24 AM | #4 |
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its fine if you have fish that eats them. its not if you don't.
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09/19/2017, 08:56 AM | #5 |
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I would see that when one of my Skunk shrimp would spawn.
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09/19/2017, 11:58 AM | #7 |
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09/19/2017, 12:37 PM | #9 |
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Mine have spawned a few times and it is usually when the lights have been off for a hour or two. Must be some sort of key to make them spawn when the light goes off. I've never had any survive. I did have one that got about 1/4" long and that I thought it was going to make it but...
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09/19/2017, 02:14 PM | #10 |
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All fish will eat small pods. The risk is if they die quickly and cause a flatworm explosion.
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