Tiny white bug looking things

[kalooz]

My tank has just gone through the cycling process (2 1/2 weeks since I set it up). I have noticed some very small white bug like cretures crawling on my glass. I thought they were tiny air bubbles at first but when I looked really close they were moving.Does anyone know what these are? How do I get rid of them or do I need to? I only have 3 damsels an about 60 lbs. of live rock in the tank. Thanks

[Pike]

They are copepods. They are a good thing :)

Enter "white bugs" into the search feature & read up on them...

[mhurley]

Could be either just good "bugs" (i.e. copepods, amphipods) or worse case, it could be ick. I've seen ick trophants crawling on glass before. How are your 3 damsels doing?

[kalooz]

I started with 6....I now have 3 which seem to be doing fine. They all eat good and are active. How can you tell the difference between ick and pods?

[mhurley]

Go to www.images.google.com type in copepod and then amphipod. Do they look like either of those?

[kalooz]

Its hard to tell without some sort of magnification....I am going to get a magnifying glass