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08/24/2009, 10:58 PM
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Location: Yuma AZ
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Bug question
My 180's been up for a year. I've been noticing a huge population of very slender, maybe 3-4mm long, very fast critters scurrying about the rocks and bb at night. A pinpoint on their heads reflects light from my flashlight. They're not amphipods, I don't think. Does this sound like copepods?
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08/24/2009, 11:13 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: San Francisco
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properly copepods, do you have pics?
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08/24/2009, 11:20 PM
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No, I don't have the skills or equipment to adequately photograph them.
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08/24/2009, 11:35 PM
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Moved On
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If the look like the one in the link they are amphipods
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...i-way-off.html |
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08/24/2009, 11:46 PM
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If they look anything like the following pictures they are "pods" and nothing to worry about.
 Close up,  Or, 
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