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Old 01-02-2006, 11:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just got some LR and there seems to be very small red things swimming around inside the container. There small like those white copepods or a little smaller

any1 got a clue as to what they are and if they are safe for a FOWLR setup


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Might be red bugs. Do you have any sps corals?


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Old 01-06-2006, 06:21 PM   #3 (permalink)
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no sps

it came on my LR
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hmm i have a few of those 2...do they look sorta like little anthropods?


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hmm i have a few of those 2...do they look sorta like little anthropods?
no they dont

they look more like smaller versions of copepods but red
they swim similar to copepods too
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could be red copepods? Here in New england the deep water copepods tend to be red


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How are you seeing them if they are smaller than a copepod?
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u can still see them
there not way smaller than copepods but it helps to see them better with a magnify glass
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do they sorta look like a little oval with a tail?
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yes they do

its hard to see the tail without a magnifying glass though
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