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rx7racer210
Sat, 13th Feb 2010, 09:38 PM
i have them all over my tank glass can anyone tell me wut they are or how to get rid of them
txav8r
Sat, 13th Feb 2010, 09:43 PM
Could be pods, flatworms... the list goes on and on.
Best thing to do is post a pic but that doesn't always help. How small are they?
Europhyllia
Sat, 13th Feb 2010, 10:01 PM
just copedpods. very abundant in new tanks like yours
rx7racer210
Sat, 13th Feb 2010, 10:15 PM
then thats a good thing cause my old tank i had to add them to even get any ill try to get a pic they just look ugly
Europhyllia
Sat, 13th Feb 2010, 10:17 PM
okay the little white copepods that tend to bloom right after a tank is done cycling are very very small. You probably couldn't tell that they're ugly unless you look at them under a microscope.
If they re big enough to look ugly they might be something else.
rx7racer210
Sat, 13th Feb 2010, 10:50 PM
lmao no i just dont like them on my tank it makes it look dirty its kewl though means my tank s doing well now just need a fuge
rx7racer210
Sat, 13th Feb 2010, 11:04 PM
see they are ugly
Still Learning
Sun, 14th Feb 2010, 09:42 AM
This is a flatworm (one of many). It is recommended to just leave these guys alone or find a fish that will eat them. I can't really tell from your pick, but some seemed to have this shape.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/WormPIX/FlatwormPIX/AmphiscolopsFlatWmMikeG.jpg
rx7racer210
Sun, 14th Feb 2010, 10:30 AM
im sorry ill try to take a better pic i just dont think i have a cam that good
Still Learning
Wed, 17th Feb 2010, 11:42 AM
any updates?
rx7racer210
Thu, 18th Feb 2010, 09:05 PM
they are gone its weird or i just cant see them anymore. is green coraline common
HoppyBunny
Thu, 18th Feb 2010, 11:01 PM
is green coraline common

I am not sure if it is common, but it does exist. Some of the first coraline I ever noticed in my tank when I set it up was lime green.
jpond83
Fri, 19th Feb 2010, 12:28 AM
look at the glass when you first turn your light on thats when i see the pods on the glass
Jordan N.
Fri, 19th Feb 2010, 12:41 AM
they are gone its weird or i just cant see them anymore. is green coraline common


look at the glass when you first turn your light on thats when i see the pods on the glass

New tanks also tend to go through boom and bust population growth. Most likely you had an excess of some food for them (Diatoms, something dieing in the LR, etc) after the pods consume the excess 'food' the populations die back to the level your tank can actually support.

It's all just part of the new tank cycle, don't worry too much about it. :)

-Jordan N.