These are pods (harmless) right..?

[therealraf02]

Good evening,
Just want a confirmation that these critters in my zoa frag are indeed pods and the harmless kind.
I’ve only seen them out at night and they seem to scurry off and hide when the flash is on for too long.

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

In all seriousness - can't see what you are describing.

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

Also - never heard of any copepods or amphipods that were unsafe. I would be more concerned if I saw some type of flatworm than copepods.

 

[therealraf02]

In all seriousness - can't see what you are describing.

Here’s a screen recording with a slow-mo. Hopefully it’s more visible, apologies for the poor quality

 

[JonoH]

Looks like amphipods - good guys

 

[therealraf02]

Looks like amphipods - good guys

Good to know, i’ll be doing the coral/inverts only approach for the upcoming future until i basically get all the coral i want then go fallow from then before adding fish, so I hope to get a healthy population of these up. Thanks!

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

Yep definitely amphipods.