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first is probably a hydroid, but there are a few kinds that are really tiny and often show up in the beginnings of a newish tank and then just disappear.

 

Similarly, if the flatworm is really small, like 1mm long or so, it's probably also a harmless one.  The Acropora Eating flatworms are much larger.  

 

The tubeworm is also harmless and the last one is surely a pod.  It's cool you can see so much with your phone.

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first is probably a hydroid, but there are a few kinds that are really tiny and often show up in the beginnings of a newish tank and then just disappear.

 

Similarly, if the flatworm is really small, like 1mm long or so, it's probably also a harmless one. The Acropora Eating flatworms are much larger.

 

The tubeworm is also harmless and the last one is surely a pod. It's cool you can see so much with your phone.

Awesome :) glad they're harmless. And yeah the lens I taped on is like from a telescope that I can't find anymore.

 

 

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Wry creative way to repurpose lenses! And awesome pictures!

 

After looking at what all lives in a single drop of water under the microscope I think twice about starting a syphon with my mouth now lol

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https://vimeo.com/200511763

 

Idk how well this video will work but I always thought this little swimmers were pods or snail larvae... would love a concrete identity

 

 

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Yeah the quality is pretty awful... idk how to make it clear like it is on my phone...

 

 

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http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/9/breeder

Mysidopsis species are omnivorous and cannibalistic, feeding on diatoms and small crustaceans such as copepods

 

 

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Interesting. Haven't seen any big ones anywhere though... maybe I should use a flash light at night....

 

 

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Mine stayed small. And the bigger ones were smart enough to stay hidden from fish under rock. I could only spot them because I run a bare bottom and could look from underneath. But again, the bigger ones are still small. From what I understand mysis are different than mysid. The mysis are the frozen fresh water packaged ones you buy at the store and mysid are the smaller ones found in our tanks.

 

 

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Yep. sometimes when the tank water is dark and they're swimming around you can see them because their eyes are reflective when you shine in a dim flashlight.

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Yep. sometimes when the tank water is dark and they're swimming around you can see them because their eyes are reflective when you shine in a dim flashlight.

Oh weird.... that's kind of creepy

 

 

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Mine stayed small. And the bigger ones were smart enough to stay hidden from fish under rock. I could only spot them because I run a bare bottom and could look from underneath. But again, the bigger ones are still small. From what I understand mysis are different than mysid. The mysis are the frozen fresh water packaged ones you buy at the store and mysid are the smaller ones found in our tanks.

 

 

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This is a great idea.  I should have figured out a way to have my new bare bottom visible from underneath.  Maybe I'll try cutting out some of the non-structural top of the stand I built.

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This is a great idea. I should have figured out a way to have my new bare bottom visible from underneath. Maybe I'll try cutting out some of the non-structural top of the stand I built.

Just keep in mind any part that has light hit it get covered in coralline. And some dead spots get covered in debris. It was also a very rare occasion when I went underneath to enjoy the tank lol so you should be fine. It was extremely nice getting a visual when I would lose a frag under a rock though!

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first is probably a hydroid, but there are a few kinds that are really tiny and often show up in the beginnings of a newish tank and then just disappear.

 

Similarly, if the flatworm is really small, like 1mm long or so, it's probably also a harmless one. The Acropora Eating flatworms are much larger.

 

The tubeworm is also harmless and the last one is surely a pod. It's cool you can see so much with your phone.

Can hydroids move like jellyfish? If so, there's one trying to swim around when I turned the powerhead off

 

 

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Yep. sometimes when the tank water is dark and they're swimming around you can see them because their eyes are reflective when you shine in a dim flashlight.

Now I am going to have to try this and see if I see any in my tanks.

 

The kids and I take a flash light out in the yard and look for spiders. Their eyes will reflect also.

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