Pods in the tank?

[604reefer]

Originally Posted by kengeroo

good pod,,,
not sure about little red bugs though !!!

Yeah, I don't think the red bugs are good, but I don't keep SPS right now so I think i'm safe! Pretty sure the red bug is a parasitic copepod.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by 604reefer

Yeah, I don't think the red bugs are good, but I don't keep SPS right now so I think i'm safe! Pretty sure the red bug is a parasitic copepod.

If you don't have SPS then the "red bugs" aren't the ones associated with Acropora anyway. All the parasitic copepods that I've seen attached to fish are grey/white/cream/clear. Do you have a pic of the red bug?

[604reefer]

Originally Posted by Myka

If you don't have SPS then the "red bugs" aren't the ones associated with Acropora anyway. All the parasitic copepods that I've seen attached to fish are grey/white/cream/clear. Do you have a pic of the red bug?

I don't , only saw it twice on one of the wall hammer rocks at night and it's tiny, I'm not sure I would even pick it up on the camera. It looks kind of like a mite, very small and dark red/burgundy.