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?
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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?
Last edited by The_wolfeman; Tue, 2nd Oct 2012 at 05:38 PM.
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Chill dudeThey are copepods. Good guys, your fish will eat them and they help keep the tank clean of detritus.
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Ditto... Various sizes and kinds... They are a good thing.
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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!
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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....
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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
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