Unknown Tank Inhabitants

elo729 · 09/11/2012, 09:07 PM

I am relatively new to the hobby and very new to reef central. I am slowly learning about everything, but there is so much I am still just coming across. I have a 75 gallon (with 55 gallon sump) aggressive fish only tank. It houses a dwarf volitan lion fish, a dog face puffer and a clown trigger. I wasn't sure if I should post this in the Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks forum or the Fish Disease Treatment forum, so I posted it in both. I hope I don't make anyone mad by doing this but I'm sorry if I do (still learning!). I started the tank up in May and the fish have been in there since May/June. I recently added some Cheato I got from a LFS. Other than that everything else is the same. About two weeks ago, I started noticing these small micro white round creatures with with a bunch of legs. I think they have a pinkish/red tint. They seem to be repopulating fast because I seem to be noticing more and more. There are smaller ones that don't look as well developed and don't have as many legs. I am not sure if they are pests or not because I can't seem to figure out what they are.

I have posted some pictures in hopes someone will know what these creatures are.

Any help or info is greatly appreciated!

09/11/2012, 09:07 PM	#1
elo729 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 6	Unknown Tank Inhabitants I am relatively new to the hobby and very new to reef central. I am slowly learning about everything, but there is so much I am still just coming across. I have a 75 gallon (with 55 gallon sump) aggressive fish only tank. It houses a dwarf volitan lion fish, a dog face puffer and a clown trigger. I wasn't sure if I should post this in the Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks forum or the Fish Disease Treatment forum, so I posted it in both. I hope I don't make anyone mad by doing this but I'm sorry if I do (still learning!). I started the tank up in May and the fish have been in there since May/June. I recently added some Cheato I got from a LFS. Other than that everything else is the same. About two weeks ago, I started noticing these small micro white round creatures with with a bunch of legs. I think they have a pinkish/red tint. They seem to be repopulating fast because I seem to be noticing more and more. There are smaller ones that don't look as well developed and don't have as many legs. I am not sure if they are pests or not because I can't seem to figure out what they are. I have posted some pictures in hopes someone will know what these creatures are. Any help or info is greatly appreciated!