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06/05/2011, 09:22 PM
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what is this
its not a great pic ill try to get a better one
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06/05/2011, 09:26 PM
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hopefully they r not bad because there is about 10 to 15 of them running around a rock
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06/05/2011, 09:29 PM
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Looks like some sort of pod, not bad as far as I know.
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06/05/2011, 09:32 PM
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i cant get a good pic but it almost looks like a shrimp you know how the tail-end curls but i really dont know
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06/05/2011, 09:35 PM
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kinda looks like a flea to
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06/05/2011, 09:40 PM
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amphipod. harmless.
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06/05/2011, 09:51 PM
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sweet you da man T-dub damn things ron one rock and there is alot more then i thought at first
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06/05/2011, 09:53 PM
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its a pod.... nice size one.... what kind of fishes you got in your tank..
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06/05/2011, 10:09 PM
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yeah there r a few that r pretty big just got two false clowns
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06/06/2011, 07:32 AM
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cats and large squashes
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Amphipod - beneficial algae, scavenger and detritus eating animal. You can add animals to your tank that will wipe out their populations or let them flourish and act as a clean up crew.
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Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums |
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06/06/2011, 07:47 AM
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they hide in the light so if they want to chill in my tank they are good for now
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06/06/2011, 07:51 AM
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My post must have been ambiguous. They are doing you a favor by being there. If you keep them you are doing yourself a favor. They contribute to the maturity of your tank.
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Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums |
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06/06/2011, 07:51 AM
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My manderin is a pod hunter. Eats all day long, and i still see thousands of these pods every night.
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06/06/2011, 07:57 AM
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A 125 with a decent amount of rock should easily support a mandarin. Mandarins are mostly going after copepods, not amphipods. If you get one too early, even a mandarin can wipe out the copepods, I'm not suggesting mandarins are bad for the tank, as pods are maintained in numbers big enough that there is a continuous supply. Other more aggressive eaters like some wrasses will wipe out these beneficial animals.
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Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums |
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06/06/2011, 07:58 AM
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More about amphipods and other "pods".
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/index.php http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rs/index.php
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06/06/2011, 08:17 AM
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angel*fish thanks i knew what you meant by me saying they r good for now is that im not going to get a fish to wipe them out
deepseabeauti manderin are cool but i only have a 20 gallon tank so i wouldnt have enuff room for him sugar magnolia thanks for the links |
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