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The_wolfeman
Tue, 2nd Oct 2012, 05:27 PM
Can anyone tell me what this is? I picked up a zoa colony today and began to frag it. All of a sudden these things started coming out!!! Are they bad? They look kind of like a shrimp of some sort. Should I leave them out of my main tank?
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn209/o_squad89/CFF6003C-57C4-4D09-AB1A-2720FC569E36-811-000000B52D6AE84E.jpg
Sherita
Tue, 2nd Oct 2012, 05:31 PM
Chill dude :wink_smile: They are copepods. Good guys, your fish will eat them and they help keep the tank clean of detritus.
Mike
Tue, 2nd Oct 2012, 05:55 PM
Ditto... Various sizes and kinds... They are a good thing.
The_wolfeman
Tue, 2nd Oct 2012, 06:07 PM
Oh wow! Thanks. I've never seen them that big. I can rest assured now that I know they are just huge pods. I appreciate your help!
rrasco
Tue, 2nd Oct 2012, 06:50 PM
I have heard of super pods that eat zoas. Although I have some pretty big ones in my tanks. Come to think of it...most of my zoas are not doing that great. Hmmm....
The_wolfeman
Wed, 3rd Oct 2012, 01:47 AM
That's actually exactly where these guys were hiding! Crazy! I think I'll put them in my QT for now. I'd hate to lose some of my nicer zoas