Little white bugs

[Lmcandrea]

Wanna identify these little white bugs. Not sure if they are amphipods or copepods?

Thanks!

[Lmcandrea]

These were taken 1-2 weeks back. Some of the bugs are a little bigger now but there are small ones as well. Perhaps they are multiplying? I dont know...

[Lmcandrea]

Hi,

These are the updated pictures of the white bugs. Do help me ID if possible. Will be much appreciated!

[oqs]

Looks like copepods to me

[Bulldozer]

That is what I feel too.

BUT ... that seems a lot to me.. rather, BIG to me.

Usually I can only see mine when lights off and I flash light into the tank to catch a glimpse.

TS ... good for you if your tank have copepods in abundance.

Is that in your Sump Tank ?

What fishes do you have in your DT ?

[Lmcandrea]

That is what I feel too.

BUT ... that seems a lot to me.. rather, BIG to me.

Usually I can only see mine when lights off and I flash light into the tank to catch a glimpse.

TS ... good for you if your tank have copepods in abundance.

Is that in your Sump Tank ?

What fishes do you have in your DT ?

Yes there are a lot! They are rather small. I think because I zoomed in they look big. I really don't know if they are really copepods due to the number of them. And what puzzled me is that I had a problem with nitrates for a while yet, they kept multiplying. I tried feeding them marine algae/seaweed that I usually feed my tang and they seem to love it.

Thats not my stump tank. It's actually quite a big container with holes where I isolate my reef lobster. I bought him on a whim and he really does look very cool but he doesn't come out from below the rocks so I decided to catch him out. MY DT has two maroon clowns, a fairy wrasse and a blue tang.

[Angel Keeper]

You can start keeping difficult fishes if you can maintain your copepods population...

[oqs]

they are probably feeding on the algae on the wall. shouldn't be a problem having them in high nutrients/nitrates tank. your corals might suffer though.

[Lmcandrea]

they are probably feeding on the algae on the wall. shouldn't be a problem having them in high nutrients/nitrates tank. your corals might suffer though.

If I lower the nitrate level through a water change, will the copepods die out because the algae will decrease? Because I have corals in my tank and the current nitrate level is 40-80

[oqs]

you can feed them the marine algae if the brown diatom ever runs out. but i would take care of water quality first to keep the corals happy. at that kind of levels I might start worrying for the fish too actually. the copepods are thriving in there because you have essentially created a refugium. i wouldn't worry about their survival. they seem to thrive wherever they are isolated from predators (fish).

[Planted]

Take care of corals first ^^ u can suck out some pods and build a "farm" in another tank.

[james72]

Its an indicator your tank us stable

Cheers,

James

[Snoopyhamburger]

Copepods for sure m8