help me figure out what these are

[hiphophippo8]

I just found some of these things in my tank. I have a in tank hydrometer the kind that suction cup on the side. There are a bunch of little white things that look like baby sea monkeys. They swim around inside the hydrometer. You can just make out a ovalish body with a tail, you can see them other places on the glass to. Sorry I cant really tell more about these but if you have any questions feel free to ask.

 

[Cassy]

they are most likely just copepods nothing to worry about just a food source for fish image search it on google to make sure

 

[hiphophippo8]

ok thank you very much Ive been wanting copeopods

 

[cindyp]

do they look like this?

 

[cbrownfish]

I agree with Cassy. Google copepods and you will likely find your critters.

 

[cindyp]

:LOL: of course their copepods look above

 

[hiphophippo8]

No they don't look like the picture above I have seen a bigger copiopod that I think might be eating them but these are extremely small I have to get right up to the glass just to see them

 

[cindyp]

No they don't look like the picture above I have seen a bigger copiopod that I think might be eating them but these are extremely small I have to get right up to the glass just to see them

that picture is highly magnified. they are difficult to see with the naked eye

 

[Reefmack]

See if you can find it in here:

Melev's Reef - Visual Identification

 

[cbrownfish]

:LOL: of course their copepods look above

Cindy - the picture that you provided is of Amphipods, not Copepods.

 

[cbrownfish]

This is a copepod --

 

[Reefmack]

Actually, I think her picture was isopods:

Melevsreef.com - Isopod

 

[cbrownfish]

Terry, IMHO, that is a pretty vague image and they look just like juvenile amphipods, but you could be right. In either case, they are not copepods.