little white dots all over!

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  1. skiergd011013

    skiergd011013 Peppermint Shrimp

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    i have hundreds maybe even thousand little tiny white dots that stick to my glass. they are a little white dot with a few little "legs" that attach to the glass....overflow etc. i use my mag float to clear the front but an hour later it is back. i have copepods and the only thing i can think is copepod eggs?
     
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  3. jakeh24

    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    sounds like hydroids they are a harmless form of jellyfish i believe
     
  4. Jm'sRSM

    Jm'sRSM Fire Shrimp

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    copepods would be my guess, i have never seen thousands of hydroids before
     
  5. skiergd011013

    skiergd011013 Peppermint Shrimp

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    ok i looked up images on google it is hydroids. man they really pokedot up my glass i scrape em and they come right back. i think my snails eat em off the glass but it doesnt seem anything to worry about