what are these? :)~

FOBMcGyver · #1 12/28/2007, 08:59 PM

Are these some sort of pods?
Are they good or bad? Is there a fish that'll eat them?
Thanks in advance.

zotzer · #2 12/28/2007, 09:05 PM

Pods....good....most carnivorous and omnivorous fish will eat them.

Tracy

Dval · #3 12/28/2007, 09:06 PM

Sweet. That was going to be my next question in this forum! I've got TONS of these little suckers all over. Was getting kind of worried. Now, I just need to get something to eat them!

FOBMcGyver · #4 12/29/2007, 01:46 AM

thanks guys...is there a reef safe fish that'll eat them? They bug me. No pun intended. hahah

bertoni · #5 12/29/2007, 02:06 AM

I think those are isopods. Just about any fish should pick at them. What's in the tank?

FOBMcGyver · #6 12/29/2007, 02:32 AM

two cinammon clown fish hosting a rbt and a yellow tang..

scram2 · #7 12/29/2007, 02:49 AM

if you get a wrasse they will eat them and most anytype of pods and flatworms most of the time and it depends on the type of wrasse... but i know you normally cant go wrong with a sixline wrasse they are pretty agressive but with your fish it would be fine.

bertoni · #8 12/29/2007, 05:34 AM

I'm surprised the tangs or clown won't go after them. They're on the glass during the day?

Paintbug · #9 12/29/2007, 11:45 AM

that is a munnid isopod to be specific. they are harmless algae grazers.

FOBMcGyver · #10 12/29/2007, 12:09 PM

ya, on the glass and rocks. you wont notice it till you look closely, but ya, i have tons of them. there are some that are a lot larger in size. They look like little shrimps or something.. I couldn't get a good picture of one..

bertoni · #11 12/29/2007, 07:54 PM

They might go away on their own. I'm always hesitant to add an animal to get rid of a problem like this, since that's one less fish I can add, but it might be needed in this case.

kzickovich · #12 12/29/2007, 08:11 PM

get a mandarian great fish to have if you have there food. That's all they eat and there great fish

Amyandlars · #13 12/29/2007, 10:21 PM

Mandarin is not a good addition if he doesn't have a fuge set up.

Norward · #14 12/30/2007, 09:24 AM

Great pod pic BTW! Caution to adding a fish just for managing your pod population. A mandarin would do this but when your pod population cleared then what? Consider a fish that you like that eats pods as well as frozen and/or flake if you decide to add one. Many wrasses (among others) are reef safe and like pods. Sixlines can be territorial and aggressive but there are many to choose from. I love my pygmy possum wrasse!

tanked3333 · #15 12/30/2007, 09:53 AM

Yea..I wouldn't put a mandarin in...6 Lines are awesome fish..Much more active and visible in the tank and just as cheap.