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Oh thank the lords. I put some pods in my tank a couple weeks ago because I have a mandarin, but they were so tiny compared to this guy and a couple of his other friends i saw swimming while the lights were off. The tank seems more alive when its dark and you whip out a flashlight. I guess this is a good sign. My tank used to be littered with ugly long algae but I haven't had to go in and scrape it off in awhile. It hasn't come back for a couple weeks.Hey, this little guy is an amphipod or "pods" as most of ppl call them. There are many kinds of them.
They are very good for the tank.
They eat mainly leftovers, alges and sometimes they will grab a food pellet and drag to their holes.
They often sneak in tanks attached to frags, live rocks or even in the shells of crabs. Or you can buy them too. Having a bunch of them is even better.
Pods will reproduce and you probably will have more of them in some months.
They are particularly good in the beginning of a tank like in your case - because of the very white sand - your ugly phase will be probably reduced because there will be somebody there to eat the diatoms.
I would say that in most of times, seeing new things does not mean something necessarily bad.Oh thank the lords. I put some pods in my tank a couple weeks ago because I have a mandarin, but they were so tiny compared to this guy and a couple of his other friends i saw swimming while the lights were off. The tank seems more alive when its dark and you whip out a flashlight. I guess this is a good sign. My tank used to be littered with ugly long algae but I haven't had to go in and scrape it off in awhile. It hasn't come back for a couple weeks.
This tank was supposed to be a good hobby for me to relax and enjoy creating something but I feel like I'm always going to have a panic attack when I see something new. Thank you for your time.
Copepods are small ( it’s what you put in) and amphipods are larger, probably hitchhicked it’s way in. Both great for the tank as well as nutritional food for your fish. Like you, I’m drawn to my tank with a flashlight when the lights are off.Oh thank the lords. I put some pods in my tank a couple weeks ago because I have a mandarin, but they were so tiny compared to this guy and a couple of his other friends i saw swimming while the lights were off. The tank seems more alive when its dark and you whip out a flashlight. I guess this is a good sign. My tank used to be littered with ugly long algae but I haven't had to go in and scrape it off in awhile. It hasn't come back for a couple weeks.
This tank was supposed to be a good hobby for me to relax and enjoy creating something but I feel like I'm always going to have a panic attack when I see something new. Thank you for your time.