bugs in sump

[dbuesking]

My tank has bin up and running for about 10 weeks and the other day I noticed that in my refugium and sump area there are hundreds of little creatures that look like rice attached to the walls. Can anybody tell me what these are.

[SaltyDr]

Need a picture. Do they move? If so, they are pods. Are they fixed? I have hundreds if not thousands of spirobid worms in my sump and fuge. If you look really close you can see the coil. Harmless but annoying. Now I am getting a ton of large fan worms in my sump. Even more annoying.

[albatross666]

Hi

These are probably copods. A picture will help produce an ID. If they are copods, they are good to have.

Hope this help

[Piscator]

Lots of possibilities here, but could be some form of amphibod or copepod, harmless crusctaceans that are usually herbivores and detrivores and serve as a food source for some fish.

Do a Google image search on the above names and see if they look like any of the pictures.

Best wishes,

[jamiep]

Most likley pods. Free food in other words!

[dbuesking]

free food sounds good to me. thanks for the help. one of these days i will figure out how to put pictures in.

[papagimp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11095691#post11095691 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dbuesking
one of these days i will figure out how to put pictures in.

Please read here for that information: [photopost]

[dbuesking]

thanks for the help on photos. now i have a chance

[christyum22]

my guess are pods... very good