Tiny bugs at the water surface

Samw · #1 12-23-2007, 08:21 AM

A few weeks ago, I turned off my pumps and saw thousands of tiny dots bouncing up and down at the water surface. Don't think they are copepods. They're all eaten now.

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http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...58316&hl=en-CA

teejay · #2 12-23-2007, 08:29 AM

Air Bubbles?

Samw · #3 12-23-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by teejay

Air Bubbles?

No, I turned off the pumps. These things swim around and bounce up and down.

Slipstream · #4 12-23-2007, 01:16 PM

http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/pes...a/aa061200.htm

Have a look at this.. Sound about right?
So possibly Amphipods

Midknight · #5 12-23-2007, 02:57 PM

Could also have bee shrimp larva. I had it happen a couple of time with my camel shrimp. It was a feeding frenzy until they were all gone.

justinl · #6 12-23-2007, 05:37 PM

Ive had medusa jellyfish bud off of hydroids on my rock before. did they look anything like a small jelly (classic bell shape with little tentacles)? i believe i read somewhere that the main reason the jellies would bud from the hydroids is a temperature change.