what is in my tank?!?

[uncleant]

i have this centipede looking thing in my tank hidding behind the suction cups of my power heads. its like 1/4 of a inch long, brown and looks like it has little legs down its stomach area. i cant take a pic of it bcause my camera is very bad and not very clear sry. anyone ever heard or seen this before>????
thanks

[Paintbug]

take a look here. anything look like it?
http://home2.pacific.net.ph/%7Esweet...itchworms.html

[BreefMe]

Probably a baby bristle worm. You may want to get rid of it; when they get larger they can sting. But, if you have one in the tank chances are good you have more.

Don't be alarmed, there are lots of pros on this site who have large bristle worms in their tanks.

[uncleant]

they dont look like like any of those. there dark brown, looks like they have two anttennas on there head. and they look like they role up. how did i get them? how do i get rid of them? there is more then one.

[LeslieH]

2 antennae and about 6 pairs of legs? Those would be isopods. Common hitchhikers on rocks. What they prefer to eat really depends on the species. If you can get a pic I might be able to tell what kind it is and what it eats.

[funlap]

My guess would be a eunicid since you said it resembles a centipede.

[uncleant]

[uncleant]

i didnt take this photo i found it online and it looks similar

[LockeOak]

That's an amphipod. Perfectly harmless, they help clean up a bit and serve as food for fish. They'll breed in your aquarium. Be happy you have them, I'm trying to build up the population in my tank.

[SoldierFish3]

Thats an amphipod. They are generally a good thing! A healthy population of these guys will help scavenge un-eaten bits of food and further brake them down.... helping to promote a good biological filtration process in your tank. Also, they serve as a major source of food for many reef inhabitants such as mandarin gobies. This is a good thing.... leave him be.

[aaron L]

That is definitly a pod

[Boca Kris]

so if thats an amphipod, what does a copepod look like?

[dazed]

Originally posted by Boca Kris
so if thats an amphipod, what does a copepod look like?

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/pods.html

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/copepod2.html

[Paintbug]

here is Chuck's entire ID site. look under zooplankton there's lots of pods there
http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyu...tchhikers.html