WMAS Discussion Forum : little crawly things http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:21:00 +0000 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:36:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1466 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[little crawly things : Mark, I saw one of those in my...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12429&title=little-crawly-things#12429 Author: Marcus
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 1:36pm

Mark, I saw one of those in my tank until he tried to plug his guitar into his amp. Didn't work out so well with the salt water and all.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:36:17 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12429&title=little-crawly-things#12429 <![CDATA[little crawly things : Thanks Nate for those excellent...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12413&title=little-crawly-things#12413 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 11:31am

Thanks Nate for those excellent pics of Grammeras, part of the Amphipod group of organisms. They can be found as long as 3/8 inch. They are very useful in eating algae before we can see it and eating small pieces of detritus. The soft brown algae that covers my rock each day in the sunlight is consumed at night by these great little critters.

The much smaller, fraction of a milimeter, white, fast moving bugs on the glass are most likely copepods. Here are some pics that are color adjusted to make them look interesting:



This is not a copepod but does look interesting



Edited by Mark Peterson]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:31:35 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12413&title=little-crawly-things#12413 <![CDATA[little crawly things : Has anyone ever seen very very...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12398&title=little-crawly-things#12398 Author: djangoboots
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 10:06am

Has anyone ever seen very very small white flea looking things on
the inside of the glass? When i got up the other morning they were
all over the glass. Very strange loking things, you can actually watch
them "running" around.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:06:14 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12398&title=little-crawly-things#12398 <![CDATA[little crawly things : I love having all this stuff in...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12388&title=little-crawly-things#12388 Author: Crazy Tarzan
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 8:09am

I love having all this stuff in my tank, I just like to know what it is.  Don't know why for sure, but I do.  I will try and bring bits and pieces of things to the jan meeting--since I have more stuff I want to identify, and seeing it in person usually helps.  My fish eat a few, but there are only two, and the tank had almost 5 months with no predators in it...  does wonders for your bug population.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:09:43 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12388&title=little-crawly-things#12388 <![CDATA[little crawly things : I have a six-line wrasse who&#039;s...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12387&title=little-crawly-things#12387 Author: jfinch
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 8:00am

I have a six-line wrasse who's belly is always full (even if I don't feed for a few days).  I've never, even at night, witnessed any largish copepods in my tank.  They're in the sump so obviously they're in the tank too, but that wrasse makes short work of them.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:00:22 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12387&title=little-crawly-things#12387 <![CDATA[little crawly things : They are Copepods. They are a...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12384&title=little-crawly-things#12384 Author: SSpargur
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 7:55am

They are Copepods.  They are a good thing to have.  These are the diet of a lot of fish including Manderin Dragonettes.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:55:01 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12384&title=little-crawly-things#12384 <![CDATA[little crawly things : FYI, if you use a filter with...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12381&title=little-crawly-things#12381 Author: Carl
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 7:36am

FYI, if you use a filter with carbon pack covered in the filter stuff (wow, I cannot think this morning) you will generally find them there. Especially on an eclipse style setup.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:36:22 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12381&title=little-crawly-things#12381 <![CDATA[little crawly things : Yeh, I have seen them in my tank...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12379&title=little-crawly-things#12379 Author: rstruhs
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 6:59am

Yeh, I have seen them in my tank too!  Pretty ugly little critters are they not?  Even my yellow tang likes to get rid of as many as he/she can find!  Not necessarily eat, just bite a few times and swim off.

]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2003 06:59:06 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12379&title=little-crawly-things#12379 <![CDATA[little crawly things : I am always wondering what I have...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1466&PID=12377&title=little-crawly-things#12377 Author: Crazy Tarzan
Subject: 1466
Posted: December 11 2003 at 6:45am

I am always wondering what I have crawling around my tank, so the other day I asked Mark what a certain little thing was, and he told me it was a gammarus shrimp.  I then had to go find pictures, and sure enough it was.  Here are a few of the pics I found, just so you can all see what is crawling around in your tank.

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