White creates - 1000 of them.

Something gave birth in my tank overnight. I walk up today and I see white creatures/spots in my tank. Those spots are on the glass, all over. They are moving. Some kind of bugs? I have no idea what this is, but it took over my tank

Size: 1mm
Color: White (They actually resemble Marine Ich in size and color)
Speed: Faster than snails
Location: Mostly glass, but I see white spots in water as well (it could be the same thing) They are all over the tank.

Tank Parameters:
30g
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Calcium: 440
Alk: 9
PH: 8.2
S.G. 1,025

Stock:
Hippo Tangs (3), all 1/2" in size
SailFin Tang (1), 1/2" in size
Turbo Snails 4
Nassarius Snail 1
Hermit Red Crab 1
Trochus Snail 1
PepperMint Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp

Green Bubble Coral
Torch Coral
Live Rock that seemed dead for 3 months

I saw a white bug walking on top of my snail about 3 days ago. It was bigger than what I see now, but very similar. Maybe that's what gave birth to those 1000 bugs I see now.

You guys have any idea what is cooking up in my tank?

 

Copepods and anthropods?

 

Are they in a tendril? 1+ to Pods

 

the big one you described might be isopods, but the smaller ones are probably copeopods. do the smaller ones look like a "U" with a tiny "v" in between the ends of the "U"? if so those could be flatworms i used to have these, all over the glass.

 

They are too small to describe the shape. They are not really in groups, but all over the glass. I just noticed my Tangs eat this. Btw, my tank is only 3 months old. Looks like I need a magnifying glass.

I'm going to Google the pictures of what you listed and see if anything looks like it.

 

Hitch Hiking Copepods, Isopods and Amphipods

 

I had the same thing, turned out to be baby shrimps. My cleaner

 

I'm going with the crowd saying they are most likely pods. They often have a population explosion like that then thin out...

and if you don't already know those tangs will quickly out grow that tank, so be prepared to upgrade to a 150-200 gal tank.

 

wow i cant believe i didnt notice that. 4 tangs in a 30 gallon

 

baby snails maybe? or some kind of pods as said above. I get these little guys as well- I think they are a good sign of a healthy tank...