What are these little bugs??

[Mel13anie]

Hi all............just have a quick question regarding tiny little bugs crawling on my LR. Haven't noticed them before but now there seem to be several of them. Is this a bad thing and if so how do I get rid of them?

[ChrisPrusha]

Welcome aboard, Mel13anie!! w000000000000000000000000000000t!!!

It's most likely a pod of some sort, and they are good!! They will scavenge for food or perhaps become food for your fish.

[VWD]

Welcome to TRT!!!


Can you post a picture, more then likely very harmless and normal, if the tank is new You will be seeing alot of things in the future. But can say without a picture or more details about the way they look

[Fly Guy]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rs/index.php

here is some good reading on the many "pods" we have in our tanks

[Mel13anie]

The tank is very new.......about 3months old. I am at work right now so I am not able to post a pic but I can tell you that they are very very tiny and kind of clear and oval shaped. Does that help?

[VWD]

They sound harmless!!

[Mel13anie]

Thanks for the help...........

[TheReefer12]

Have to agree with pods. Are they red though? Then it is a different story.

[Mel13anie]

No.........they're clear or kind of whitish.

[Fly Guy]

What are they if they are red??

There are actually many red or reddish pods, the tiny red bugs that eveybody talks and worries about irritating their acros are a parasitic amphipod, there is alos a larger verison of these that are common on peoples glass and rocks that are perfectly harmless as well as much more common than the little bothersome ones

[TheReefer12]

What are they if they are red??

They are "Red Bugs", they will eat coral.

[Tynan Rasmus]

sounds like pods to me too. I have lots of them crawling around my rock.