almost shrimp?

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  1. shecter

    shecter Fire Shrimp

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    i tried to take pics of them but i cant get a clean photo with my camera. they are about 1/4" long and like to run all over a piece of LR i have in my tank. they are brownish with little anteni and a bunch of tiny legs. they dont seem to be doing anything but my tank is sitting through cycling so who knows what they would do to livestock so i wanted to know
     
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  2. bluetang08

    bluetang08 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    sounds like copepods they are good if so
     
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  3. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    probably amphipods
     
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  4. shecter

    shecter Fire Shrimp

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    how do i know and what do i do with them? i have no fish or cuc just rock and sand right now. will they keep multiplying with no interaction?
     
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  5. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Yesssiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
     
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    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    you can google "ampipod" or "copepod". this will bring up a picture. if they are one of these, you don't need to do anything. they are good.
     
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  7. shecter

    shecter Fire Shrimp

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    ok they are amphipods. do i need to suply food or will they just live on whatever it is they started living on so far lol
     
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  8. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Phyto maybe? Am I wrong peeps?
     
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    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    i wouldn't do anything. just let them live off the leftovers.
     
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  10. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    I never thought about that. thanks for the knowledge.
     
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