I noticed these little creatures running around on my zoos and in the tank. thy look like little shrimp. They are crescent shaped with brownish bands on their back. I can't get a pic of them bc they are too small. Anyone have any ideas? Are they good or bad? Thanks!!
What Is It??
- Thread starter gcfd191
- Start date
Grizzlyreef
Experienced Reefer
- Location
- Westchester New York
Amphipods i think
- Location
- Throggs Neck, BX
Sounds like amphipods. They are good guys.
- Location
- Deer Park, NY
Ya know I was all on borad with the amphipod thing until I just noticed something very similar in my fuge crawling in the cheato. Looks like a cross between a shrimp and a bed bug (lol) with the same stripes on its back. Thing is, its a LOT bigger than any other pod I've ever seen... almost as big as an asterena star that was right next to it.
- Location
- Throggs Neck, BX
Sounds like you need a bottle of bleach Mikey
- Location
- Deer Park, NY
they are too small to get pics with the camera I have. They are crescent shaped like Gcfd said, with the stripes on their back. I also noticed that they have antennae. I would say they are a little bigger than an 1/8th of an inch long... maybe 3/16ths or so. I still think its too big to be a pod... perhaps some sort of shrimp?
- Location
- Deer Park, NY
ok sounds good to me. I just never realized pods grow that size... like frozen mysis shrimp size. But if you've seen them and thats what they are, then I feel much better. Thanks 
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