itsy bitsy white things

stapet77 · 03-19-2007, 03:55 PM

Any ideas what these white things are? Sorry the picture sucks. It was the best I could do, even with a macro setting. They are white and about
3/16". They showed up in our tank a few weeks after one of our snails spawned. My husband thinks baby snails, but my 6 year old insists that they are plankton of some kind. There is a much smaller version of them on the front of my tank, but they are just little dots. Should I be concerned? Is this an invasive pest?

blue_eyes53813 · 03-19-2007, 04:03 PM

Hard to tell, Do they have a shell or are they flat?

stapet77 · 03-19-2007, 04:11 PM

They do not have a shell. But they are definately 3 dimesional - not flat. They are kind of elliptical. The ones on the front of the glass are flat and move fast like little bugs. The ones in the overflow do not move theyare stationary on the glass. Perhaps we have two different critters?

lcstorc · 03-19-2007, 05:29 PM

Sound like they could be copepods. I don't have a pic handy but they look like little bugs.

Boomer · 03-23-2007, 02:57 AM

The moving one are copepods the ones that sit on the glasa are Sycon/Scypha sponges, often called Cue-Tip sponges.

Scypah
Scypha - Google Image Search

Copepods
Copepods - Google Image Search

03-19-2007, 04:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
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stapet77 Bryozoan Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 40 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: itsy bitsy white things They do not have a shell. But they are definately 3 dimesional - not flat. They are kind of elliptical. The ones on the front of the glass are flat and move fast like little bugs. The ones in the overflow do not move theyare stationary on the glass. Perhaps we have two different critters? __________________ I love my Sandhopper Blenny! 55 gal plus sump, 100lbs. live rock, 2 maxijet 900, 1 maxijet 400on wave timer, sea clone 100 in sump, Coralife Aqualite compact flourescent with actinic, 4 in sandbed Mag drive 9.5, 2 cooling fans in canopy, yellow tang, 2 clowns, 2 damsels, hawaiian sandhopper blenny, hippo tang, 10 nessarius snails, 2 hermits, 2 emerald crabs

03-19-2007, 05:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,928 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: itsy bitsy white things Sound like they could be copepods. I don't have a pic handy but they look like little bugs. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-23-2007, 02:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,275 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: itsy bitsy white things The moving one are copepods the ones that sit on the glasa are Sycon/Scypha sponges, often called Cue-Tip sponges. Scypah Scypha - Google Image Search Copepods Copepods - Google Image Search __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

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