What's swimming around in my tank

[Kevany]

New to the saltwater aquarium hobby, have had tank set up for about 1 1/2 - 2 months now. When the light where off last night i looked into my aquarium and saw hundreds of little critters swimming around. They are transparent and not bigger that 1 or 2 mm

[Aquattro]

copepods. Good things to have.

[daplatapus]

+1
Check some of these out for ID's:
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchpods.html
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

[Kevany]

Thanks for the likes looks like they are Copepods.:biggrin: Should I get something to control them?

[gregzz4]

Ya .... fish :mrgreen:
Seriously, they are a wanted food source. You should be happy to have lots

[subman]

yes fish lol

Great natural food.

Consider yourself lucky!

(great minds think alike Greg!! I'm just a slow typer!!

[Kevany]

What fish do you recommend? I have 2 clown's currently in a 20 gal with 25 lbs of LR and just hob filter

[gregzz4]

yes fish lol

Great natural food.

Consider yourself lucky!

(great minds think alike Greg!! I'm just a slow typer!!
Nah, I type fast :smile:

[gregzz4]

Since your tank is only a couple months old I'd say just let it ride for now. Down the road you could look into something you'd really like to add such as a blenny, but your tank is not mature enough for that yet, IMHO.
Don't worry about them being in there, unless they bother you.

[Nano]

+1 Greg.
Sometimes pod counts dwindle for a while after the food source is consumed. I would wait another month or 2 and look into a scooter blenny (dragonet) they are technically like a mandarin goby, but will eat frozen foods much easier. I have one he is my favorite fish :)

[Madreefer]

Guys tank is 2 months old. So in two more months you guys suggest that he get a difficult hard to keep fish that needs an established tank to survive? You do know that it is a dificult fish to keep due to it's eating habits right? So lets say that it does'nt take to frozen food as alot do not. It'll clean those pods out in no time. Than what? Maybe I dont understand what an established tank is. But i'm pretty sure that it's longer than 4 months.

[gregzz4]

Guys tank is 2 months old. So in two more months you guys suggest that he get a difficult hard to keep fish that needs an established tank to survive? You do know that it is a dificult fish to keep due to it's eating habits right? So lets say that it does'nt take to frozen food as alot do not. It'll clean those pods out in no time. Than what? Maybe I dont understand what an established tank is. But i'm pretty sure that it's longer than 4 months.
I agree, but didn't want to be the first one to bash Nano :lol:
In my defence, I said 'Down the road' and 'but your tank is not mature enough for that yet, IMHO'

[Madreefer]

Oh i'm not bashing anybody just trying to stop somebody from making a mistake due to a little bit of newbie advice.

[gregzz4]

Oh i'm not bashing anybody just trying to stop somebody from making a mistake due to a little bit of newbie advice.
I know you weren't. When I said bash, I only meant first one to point out a bad suggestion. Sorry if you took it literally :wink:
But I'll bash Kenny :twised:
Bad Nano ... bad bad bad :mrgreen: Just 'cause you got away with a scooter in a new tank, doesn't mean everyone will

Kevany, seriously, I meant it when I said you need a mature tank for a blenny. Your tank is way too new for that leap. Plus you'll want to do lots of reading on such fish before considering putting one in.
As I said before, just let your tank ride for now. You'll be much happier down the road if you don't rush things.

[Kevany]

Thanks alot for the information :biggrin:, I will let the tank ride for now. I wll be setting up a new tank in the next few months, looking at something between 90 - 120 gallon.