Tiny white creatures?

[nilestr]

Today I noticed that the back glass of my aquarium was covered with super small little white bugs. The largest were maybe the size of a grain of salt but most were nothing but little specks. I took a picture but they don't show up at all. I am talking really really small, barely visible even.

Some of them walk but most jump to move. Very strange since they are on a vertical surface.

I am guessing they came with the 50 lbs of fiji liverock I just got on monday. Any ideas what they are?

 

[investigator1]

I just noticed the same thing on my 4 week old nano reef. I was wondering what they are too. I have 6 pounds of live fiji rock and 20 pounds of Aragonite Plus Live sand. I also have tons of pink algea growing everywhere. Cool stuff to see happen. :wink:

 

[Cabreradavid]

Without more of a description, I would suggest that these are copepods or amphipods. There are many different kinds...someone who is able to ID them more specifically will probably chime in.

DMC

 

[wade1]

These are copepods that you are describing, found in nature from these tiny specs to large 1cm buggers in oligotrophic waters. Its a good sign of a healthy tank and are common in newly started tanks (many fish gobble them up as a food source, as will corals).

Wade

 

[nilestr]

I guess they aren't affected by ammonia cause I am curing my LR now and the test kit said it was 6ppm, not .6, but 6. They seem to be multiplying all the time so no biggy. I also have a bunch of small feather dusters and (unfortunatly) a few aptasia doing fine too. I think the worst of the curing is over cause the ammonia last week was 7ppm!

Thanks for the identification tooa