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10-10-2009, 08:02 AM
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Physical/Reef therapist
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Fruitflies in the sand???
When the lights turn on in my tank for the first 20 minutes or so in a corner of the tank there looks like a small cloud of dust that is stirred just above the sand bed. When I looked closer I realized that it was not detritus but little bugs that were moving around in several small clusters. Anyone know what these are???
I will mention that there is a good colony of amphipods in my tank and I am slowly making gains with the flatworm situation that I have complained about before. P.S. someone had mentioned a freshwater dip for killing flatworms, anyone know how many seconds or minutes this needs to be done for and if it will kill the corraline and softies that are also on the live rock???
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10-10-2009, 09:46 AM
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Kid Reefer
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Could just be another type of pod, get some pictures if you can.
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10-10-2009, 10:17 AM
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There is no way that the pics would turn out. These things are nearly microscopic. Very very tiny, and I only see them when the lights turn on. I know that I need to get a better digital cameral, but I am doubt even a better camera would catch these.
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10-10-2009, 10:20 AM
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10-10-2009, 10:27 AM
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They are way too small to tell which one they are. They are the size of a pin head.
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10-10-2009, 10:32 AM
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Kid Reefer
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I have the same thing, so small i dont know what they are im just hoping they arent bad.
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10-10-2009, 10:35 AM
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I don't know how long they have been in there...I was mainly hoping that they were not flatworm larvae or something of that nature.
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10-10-2009, 10:40 AM
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I dont think they are, mine look like the copepods on that site.
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10-10-2009, 10:49 AM
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There is no way that my 28 y.o. eyes can make out what these things are. If you do have the same thing as I do then an opthamologist somewhere is drooling over you. 
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10-10-2009, 10:57 AM
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hahaha i have to look with my face like right up against the glass and then focus really hard. And im only half your age so would make sense.  |
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10-10-2009, 12:11 PM
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Just another type of pod or small shrimp most likely.
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11-08-2009, 10:18 PM
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squid
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Can they be sand fleas?
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11-08-2009, 10:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lanie
Can they be sand fleas?
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uh... no.
see: http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/zoomorphology/Biology.html
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11-08-2009, 10:59 PM
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Sand fleas are big, some over an inch. They are tidal and live at the waters edge, buried in the sand. If you attempt to keep one in an aquarium it will die from being constantly submerged (speaking from firsthand experience on this).
I have the same mini swarms in the corners of my small algae tank. If I turn off the pump, they spread out and become more noticeable. I do not believe that they are harmful, just a small type of pod or larvae. Making an Id without a good magnifying glass or microscope would be impossible, they are that small.
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11-19-2009, 01:16 PM
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squid
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jschulzpt
There is no way that the pics would turn out. These things are nearly microscopic. Very very tiny, and I only see them when the lights turn on. I know that I need to get a better digital cameral, but I am doubt even a better camera would catch these.
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LOL. You're actually right! Maybe you need a microscope?
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