red bugs or pods?

[frags75]

I have recently noticed little tiny redish brown bugs?? on one piece of rock. I am not sure if they are the true red bugs so should I be worried? I have not seen them on any sps frag or colony and have not noticed any rtn. Could they be red pods? They do not have the yellow spot. They seem to stay on this one rock cruisin around minding their own business. Sorry no pics, they did not come out that good and you can barely tell their even there. (almost microscopic)

[Kip]

RBs usually hang out on acros

harpactoid copepods are that small, but generally a white/clear color (on the glass.... maybe brownish on the rock)

harp copes are harmless and in fact beneficial to obligate pod eating fish.

[NanoReefWanabe]

red bugs are usually yellow with red heads...aswell and like mentioned tend to hang on the acros...

i recently posted about a similar pod question...if you search for it in the invertabrate section..likely on page two...Leslie posted a link to pics of about 15 different pods...you can compare there..

[NanoReefWanabe]

here is a link to the ones i had...similiar i would say to yours...super tiny...and reddish brown..the two pics are under about 25X magnification...
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1275038