These appear to be little white bugs that look and behave like gnats out of water but are in the water. They swarm on the glass if here is a light nearby. What are they? Do the copepods do this?
Bugs swarming on glass that look like gnats
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yes them are probably copods.
Fragtastic Reef
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Most likely they are pods and nothing to worry about.
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If I have so many pods that they swarm like this maybe it's time to get a manderine or a scooter? There are sooooooo many!
mcarroll
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Pics would help! 
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From the description I'd say almost certainly copepods. In some tanks with no fish (mine) I've seen amphipods behave this way, but it's not common at all IME.
-Matt
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From the description I'd say almost certainly copepods. In some tanks with no fish (mine) I've seen amphipods behave this way, but it's not common at all IME.
-Matt
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I tried to get pics but my camera couldn't capture them in the low light. When I turned on the light the vanished. I do know I have copepods and amphipods in my system because I put them there but I had never seen them swarm. Is there a point where you could have too many? They look like little white specks with a tail and twitch a lot.
OP
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Okay. I was worried. LOL, you never know if you've got something bad going on in there Thanks, I guess a manderine will soon be finding a home in my tank.
Thanks, I guess a manderine will soon be finding a home in my tank.
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