No Freaking Idea What These Are!!!

[Carebearsss.x]

Please help!!!

My boyfriend and I have just spotted these tiny tiny white spots in our tank! They kinda look like worms?
THEY. ARE. EVERYWHERE.
Can anybody try and identify these things??

*the picture isn’t the best quality, i apologize for that *

Also, excuse the algae! *any tips on controlling that, would help too!*

 

[PSU4ME]

Are they copepods?

 

[Carebearsss.x]

Are they copepods?

That's what I thought at first
But but havent put any pods in there & recently did a water change, so we don't think it could be them

 

[KrisReef]

Or pineapple sponges?

Are they moving around or stuck in one spot"

Are they flat, likely flatworms if they are.

 

[PSU4ME]

They can multiply from the smallest thing. I you transferred in a coral or live rock then thanks where they came frim

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Hard to tell but most likely copapods. Do they scurry around like little bugs?

 

[Carebearsss.x]

Or pineapple sponges?

Are they moving around or stuck in one spot"

Are they flat, likely flatworms if they are.

They're moving around, and they are kinda “fat” lol

 

[Redfoxtang]

Isopods/copepods good start of microfauna. Those are good guys no worries!!

 

[Katrina71]

Can you get a close pic of just one?

 

[Carebearsss.x]

Can you get a close pic of just one?

Ill try my absolute best!

 

[Carebearsss.x]

Can you get a close pic of just one?

Excuse the algae
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[Katrina71]

Those look like pods on the video. No need to apologise for a little algae!

 

[Carebearsss.x]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Carebearsss.x]

Are these just really big pods?

 

[Carebearsss.x]

I know it's a horrible picture, sorry I don't think I can get better

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Hard to tell... planaria flatworms would be my guess

 

[KrisReef]

Ill try my absolute best!

It might help to scoop some of these creatures out of the tank and put them in a shallow dish for a better phone photo? Also might help with contrast to use different color backgrounds (blue, white or?) whatever shows up the best.

 

[Carebearsss.x]

It might help to scoop some of these creatures out of the tank and put them in a shallow dish for a better phone photo? Also might help with contrast to use different color backgrounds (blue, white or?) whatever shows up the best.

Thank you! I'll see what I can do

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Better yet. Search examples of suggestions and compare for yourself.

 

[shred5]

Are these just really big pods?

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You can see antenna in this pics. Some type of pod. Hard to tell but it looks like a harmless isopod.

Good Isopod | Melev's Reef

"Pods are good" or "your tank needs pods." So what are they? They are tiny little bugs running around on your rockwork, on the glass and in micro / macro algae. Usually people see amphipods in their system, which are small and look a little like tiny shrimp. Even smaller are the above, which...

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