Small White Things !

[David Burton]

All,

I have just tonight noticed lots, quite possibly hundreds of very small
white organisms on the glass of the tank. I am struggling to describe them
but to say they move about and seem to jump like very small flees? It also
looks as though some of the fish, namely a Blue Damsel is eating some of
them!

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
David

[CheezWiz]

I am sure they are just some sort of small crustaceans that eat algae on the
glass...
There are so many variations that it would probably take a microscope to get
an accurate ID on them..

CW
"David Burton" > wrote in message
.uk...
> All,
>
> I have just tonight noticed lots, quite possibly hundreds of very small
> white organisms on the glass of the tank. I am struggling to describe them
> but to say they move about and seem to jump like very small flees? It also
> looks as though some of the fish, namely a Blue Damsel is eating some of
> them!
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>

[Billy]

"David Burton" > wrote in message
.uk...
| All,
|
| I have just tonight noticed lots, quite possibly hundreds of very
small
| white organisms on the glass of the tank. I am struggling to
describe them
| but to say they move about and seem to jump like very small flees?
It also
| looks as though some of the fish, namely a Blue Damsel is eating
some of
| them!
|
| Does anyone have any ideas?
|

Copepods. They're a good thing. Many people breed them as food for
their livestock.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/rs/

billy


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