ID help

rade8em · 05/08/2008, 10:11 PM

Hello All,

Sat down and stared at my live rock for about 2 hrs. tonight.
I saw little (and I mean little) white bug like things down by the sand and swimming around and attached to the glass. Any ideas what these are?

I also attached pictures theres a large grey lump on one of my rocks should I be worried about this it's strange looking.http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...396unknown.jpg

I also have the two white coral like things growing.http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...e_rock5_1_.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...verock3_2_.jpg
I hope someone can help me id these things.
all and all I love my rock.

BeesGoneWild · 05/08/2008, 10:17 PM

The little bug like things you are talking about are probably copepods or amphipods which are beneficial creatures, we refer to those as "pods".

Can you get a better picture of the grey lump? its tougt to make out any features on the pic you have.

The other two pics look like coral skeletons. dead coral.

D to the P · 05/08/2008, 10:22 PM

Little white fast things= pods
gray lump: can't tell. Maybe sponge, maybe tunicate, maybe coral skeleton. what does if feel like?
Other things= coral skeltons. that's what used to live on the rock.

rade8em · 05/08/2008, 10:57 PM

Thank you
Little pods. I am just excited to see something move in the tank.
Here is another pic of the gray lump, not sure what it feels like.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...ay_lump_2_.jpg

05/08/2008, 10:11 PM	#1
rade8em Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 107	ID help Hello All, Sat down and stared at my live rock for about 2 hrs. tonight. I saw little (and I mean little) white bug like things down by the sand and swimming around and attached to the glass. Any ideas what these are? I also attached pictures theres a large grey lump on one of my rocks should I be worried about this it's strange looking.http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...396unknown.jpg I also have the two white coral like things growing.http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...e_rock5_1_.jpg http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...verock3_2_.jpg I hope someone can help me id these things. all and all I love my rock. __________________ it burns!! it burns!! theres salt in my eye..... Current Tank Info: 29gl& 20 fresh water, 29gl salt water

05/08/2008, 10:22 PM	#3
D to the P Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Amishville, USA Posts: 2,047	Little white fast things= pods gray lump: can't tell. Maybe sponge, maybe tunicate, maybe coral skeleton. what does if feel like? Other things= coral skeltons. that's what used to live on the rock. __________________ Nature V.S. Nurture: Nature Always Wins. Current Tank Info: 12 gallon Aquapod reef with LED's, multiple nano's at work.

05/08/2008, 10:57 PM	#4
rade8em Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 107	Thank you Little pods. I am just excited to see something move in the tank. Here is another pic of the gray lump, not sure what it feels like. http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...ay_lump_2_.jpg __________________ it burns!! it burns!! theres salt in my eye..... Current Tank Info: 29gl& 20 fresh water, 29gl salt water

05/08/2008, 10:17 PM	#2
BeesGoneWild Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Eastern Pennsylvannia Posts: 1,064	The little bug like things you are talking about are probably copepods or amphipods which are beneficial creatures, we refer to those as "pods". Can you get a better picture of the grey lump? its tougt to make out any features on the pic you have. The other two pics look like coral skeletons. dead coral.