Bad pods?

mikersx02 · 08/29/2009, 05:35 PM

Ok- these little guys are getting a little annoying now.

They are a little larger then your tiny round copepod- but they have 5 legs that just flow around in the water. As best as I can tell- these pods dont move. I scrub them off the glass with the magnet and they float around in the water column until bumping into the glass again.

Any idea what these are and how to get rid of them? Do they hurt anything besides my view?

GlassReef · 08/29/2009, 05:41 PM

Baby Asterinas? If so, they're normally not a problem.

noahm · 08/29/2009, 05:42 PM

pics would really help. 5 legs sounds odd. Why are they annoying?

mikersx02 · 08/29/2009, 06:15 PM

just put a picture in my gallery.

Ouch- i had some pictures from way back when I first started!

aquapod_noob · 08/29/2009, 06:32 PM

i have had those also i cannot remember the ame but they will go away after awhile mine did

noahm · 08/29/2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mikersx02
just put a picture in my gallery.

Ouch- i had some pictures from way back when I first started!

Though I would post it for you. Hope you don't mind. I have seen them before here, but can't remember what they are .

mikersx02 · 08/29/2009, 07:01 PM

thanks- how did you do that? I didnt see the window to post the link? lol

mikersx02 · 08/29/2009, 07:02 PM

i was also excited to see bits of coraline starting to grow in the 29BC. Its only been up for about a month.

CLINTOS · 08/29/2009, 07:35 PM

I think they are micro serpent stars

harmless and great scavenger's

smokieroom · 08/29/2009, 07:44 PM

They look like Cladonema jellyfish to me from that pic.
Here is a link about them from melevsreef.
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/jelly.html

mikersx02 · 08/29/2009, 07:48 PM

i hope thats not them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkBkT_lbJsU

I havent seen them swim like that. When i brush them off the glass they just get blown around until they hit the glass again.

mikersx02 · 08/29/2009, 07:50 PM

they dont seem to have a vertical shape up off the glass like they do in this video.

http://www.sfgate.com/mp/truveo/sear...ype=pets&term=

they seem to be flat with the arms coming out of the sides... maybe starfish- but I havent seen a picture yet that looks like these.

smokieroom · 08/29/2009, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mikersx02
i hope thats not them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkBkT_lbJsU

I havent seen them swim like that. When i brush them off the glass they just get blown around until they hit the glass again.

I had them in my 12 gal nano cube when i first set it up 4 years ago and they went away after a few months and I have never seen them again. They also did not swim around like that in my tank except only 1 or 2 out of 20 would seem to move on its own when I scraped them off the glass. Also from my experience with them they never bothered anything and seemed harmless.

smokieroom · 08/29/2009, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mikersx02
they dont seem to have a vertical shape up off the glass like they do in this video.

http://www.sfgate.com/mp/truveo/sear...ype=pets&term=

they seem to be flat with the arms coming out of the sides... maybe starfish- but I havent seen a picture yet that looks like these.

I can't really remember the ones I had in my tank that well but the only ones I remember having a noticeable vertical shape were the ones that got bigger maybe 1 to 2 mm across. Most of the ones I had were very small probably less than 1 mm.

08/29/2009, 05:35 PM	#1
mikersx02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 357	Bad pods? Ok- these little guys are getting a little annoying now. They are a little larger then your tiny round copepod- but they have 5 legs that just flow around in the water. As best as I can tell- these pods dont move. I scrub them off the glass with the magnet and they float around in the water column until bumping into the glass again. Any idea what these are and how to get rid of them? Do they hurt anything besides my view?

08/29/2009, 05:41 PM	#2
GlassReef Got Reef Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 2,501	Baby Asterinas? If so, they're normally not a problem. __________________ Tom No matter how much you try to push the envelope, it remains stationary.

08/29/2009, 06:32 PM	#5
aquapod_noob Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Clearwater,Fl Posts: 724	i have had those also i cannot remember the ame but they will go away after awhile mine did __________________ 28 gal JBJ intermediate LED cube 10 gal DIY AIO Current Tank Info: 28 gal JBJ intermediate LED cube, 10 gal DIY AIO

08/29/2009, 05:42 PM	#3
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	pics would really help. 5 legs sounds odd. Why are they annoying?

08/29/2009, 06:15 PM	#4
mikersx02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 357	just put a picture in my gallery. Ouch- i had some pictures from way back when I first started!

08/29/2009, 07:01 PM	#7
mikersx02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 357	thanks- how did you do that? I didnt see the window to post the link? lol

08/29/2009, 07:02 PM	#8
mikersx02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 357	i was also excited to see bits of coraline starting to grow in the 29BC. Its only been up for about a month.

08/29/2009, 07:35 PM	#9
CLINTOS Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: windsor,ontario Canada Posts: 859	I think they are micro serpent stars harmless and great scavenger's

08/29/2009, 07:44 PM	#10
smokieroom Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: TN Posts: 110	They look like Cladonema jellyfish to me from that pic. Here is a link about them from melevsreef. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/jelly.html

08/29/2009, 07:48 PM	#11
mikersx02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 357	i hope thats not them! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkBkT_lbJsU I havent seen them swim like that. When i brush them off the glass they just get blown around until they hit the glass again.

08/29/2009, 07:50 PM	#12
mikersx02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 357	they dont seem to have a vertical shape up off the glass like they do in this video. http://www.sfgate.com/mp/truveo/sear...ype=pets&term= they seem to be flat with the arms coming out of the sides... maybe starfish- but I havent seen a picture yet that looks like these.