ID Bug - Pic attached

[Kanutrustme]

Lately I've been noticing a lot of tiny clear bugs (almost ant looking) crawling around my rocks. I know I have some amphipods in there as I found a big one running around in the sand. But these don't look like they have a round back area. They look like ants.
I checked out this site but I'm hoping that I don't have isopods. Just wanted someone to have a 2nd look at it.

http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

what do you think?

[Kanutrustme]

awww come on, no one has a clue?

[icebear]

little shrimplet things are amphipods i think and the oval ones with all the leggs are copepods.

they are a good thing.

[Kanutrustme]

Originally Posted by icebear

little shrimplet things are amphipods i think and the oval ones with all the leggs are copepods.

they are a good thing.

I got kinda freaked out because I saw a few that were green in color (most were clear). Do they feed off algae?

[crvz]

look like amphipods to me, harmless.

[Loverotties]

Me too Crvz

[three90s&125sump]

They are omnivorous. Good food for your fish.


Great pic BTW. You must either have a great camera or your quite skilled... Maybe both.

[Hop]

Beneficial self-propagating, self-propelled fish food

[Kanutrustme]

Originally Posted by three90s&125sump

They are omnivorous. Good food for your fish.


Great pic BTW. You must either have a great camera or your quite skilled... Maybe both.

I have a canon rebel but no macro lense, so I had to use a magnifying glass to get that close. I'm surprised it worked out so well! Luckily my star polyps hadn't opened up yet when I saw them scurrying around. I decided to check out the tank last night after all the lights went out and there's a huge population in there. It's crazy! Thanks for your opinions.