mari.harutunian January 19, 2017 Share January 19, 2017 Not exactly pleased with what I found... Hydroid? Flatworm :( Unknown worm?? Another unknown worm Pod? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii January 19, 2017 Share January 19, 2017 Thats what you get for looking too close. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 19, 2017 Author Share January 19, 2017 https://vimeo.com/200239612 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii January 19, 2017 Share January 19, 2017 (edited) https://vimeo.com/200239612 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Broken. edit: not anymore. Weird Edited January 19, 2017 by Bruleyii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 19, 2017 Author Share January 19, 2017 Idk. I can play it but it's super blurry for some reason... it's just a pod swimming around Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM January 19, 2017 Share January 19, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 19, 2017 Author Share January 19, 2017 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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandJ January 20, 2017 Share January 20, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 January 20, 2017 Share January 20, 2017 I see those flatworms all the time at a LFS grazing on algae. Harmless but I'm surprised your 6 line isn't eating them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 January 20, 2017 Share January 20, 2017 The picture and video looks like mysid shrimp. Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 20, 2017 Author Share January 20, 2017 The picture and video looks like mysid shrimp. LuckyReally? Idk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 21, 2017 Author Share January 21, 2017 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 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 21, 2017 Author Share January 21, 2017 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 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah the quality is pretty awful... idk how to make it clear like it is on my phone... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 21, 2017 Author Share January 21, 2017 What are these???!????? I saw it grab something! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 January 22, 2017 Share January 22, 2017 http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/9/breeder Mysidopsis species are omnivorous and cannibalistic, feeding on diatoms and small crustaceans such as copepods Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 22, 2017 Author Share January 22, 2017 http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/9/breeder Mysidopsis species are omnivorous and cannibalistic, feeding on diatoms and small crustaceans such as copepods Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Interesting. Haven't seen any big ones anywhere though... maybe I should use a flash light at night.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 January 22, 2017 Share January 22, 2017 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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM January 22, 2017 Share January 22, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 22, 2017 Author Share January 22, 2017 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 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM January 22, 2017 Share January 22, 2017 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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 January 22, 2017 Share January 22, 2017 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 25, 2017 Author Share January 25, 2017 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 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM January 25, 2017 Share January 25, 2017 They literally are jellyfish, I'm pretty sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari.harutunian January 25, 2017 Author Share January 25, 2017 They literally are jellyfish, I'm pretty sure. Oh that makes sense lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandJ February 12, 2017 Share February 12, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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