Amphipods???

[platapus]

I have recently notice an explotion of Amphipods in my 4 month old 100g reef tank are these good , bad , is there anything that preys on them?

thanks

[tangirl]

They're a good thing.

And lots of different things prey upon them.

Congrats!

[reefguy]

well, unfortunately i saw a bunch of them for a while..then they all disappeared. not quite sure why.....

[sculpin]

Why would you want to kill off something that most people will pay big bucks to try to culture? These are beneficial creatures that help to clean up your system.

[platapus]

Im not looking to kill them off - I and still kinda new to reeef keeping, and am curoius about them - at night, I see thosands of them every were - my tank is exploding with them, all different sizes!

[MontanaRocknReefer]

Well it is a good sign you have a healthy tank and great food for your inhabitants of the reef! Mine come and go as they get eaten and regenerate! Johnny

[platapus]

What do you have that eats them - I dont believe that I have anything that hunts them at night!

Once in a while one will blow out of the filter during the day, and my clown grubs it!!

[MontanaRocknReefer]

Well they are about the lowest thing on the food chain so I would say about anything that is in your reef will prey upon them. Fish, inverts, etc. Johnny

[tangirl]

Originally posted by reefguy
well, unfortunately i saw a bunch of them for a while..then they all disappeared. not quite sure why.....

Me too. Really weird - they are making a comeback now though.