Pic of Pods?

ohioreef

ohioreef

Member
Does anyone have a decent pic of a pod? I saw a little white, almost translucent, critter floating around in my tank today and I'm not sure what he is. I tried to take a pic but it didn't turn out too well.
Thanks,
Gary
 
schneidts

schneidts

Active Member
I don't have a pic right on hand, but do a search in the reef tank forum for "pod" and there should be many pics. Good luck
 
yellowtail

yellowtail

Active Member

Originally posted by phipps
Does anyone have a decent pic of a pod? I saw a little white, almost translucent, critter floating around in my tank today and I'm not sure what he is. I tried to take a pic but it didn't turn out too well.
Thanks,
Gary

yes, that is a nolt of a pod and if you arent farmiliar with molt, it means justbthe shedding of their skin.
 
ohioreef

ohioreef

Member
Great pics!! That's exactly what it looked like!! And to think I netted one out the other day and threw it out because I thought it was bad.....DUH!!
Does having the pods mean that my tank is doing well?
 
chris17

chris17

Member
:notsure: If I have alot of pods in a 30 gal that is only about 1 month old is that really good ,....... does it mean I am getting close to the end of the cycleing process.....?????? and which ones in the pictures are good????
 
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thomas712

Guest
The one marked Cirolanid Isopod you do not want to ever see in your tank. Do a search on them on this board if you want to know more.
The rest are all good. The amphipod pics are of an Australian variety.
If you gave a good pod population then this can mean that you will have a healty sandbed, throw some bristle and other worms in there and your set. Pods are a good free source of food for fish.
Thomas
 
mary

mary

Member
Those pictures have made me extremely happy! Have never known quite what I was looking at; only that they were pods. What is wrong with the Australian pod? What harm can they do?
 
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thomas712

Guest
Nothing wrong, I was just stating that those first three were of an Austrailian stlye amphipods, nothing special, just down under pods.
Thomas
 
madysmom

madysmom

Member
i have another question about pods for anyone who knows....
i am getting ready to put more lr in my tank tomorrow, does anyone know how long it will be before i see pods on it?
the lr in my tank now has copepods on it and some are almost 1/2 inch long, lol, but they hide under my rock flower anemones and mandarin is looking skinny. i know there are enough pods in there that he could be eating but i am going to go get mysid shrimp tomorrow morning any other suggestions to buy to see if he will eat more?
 
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thomas712

Guest
Live brine
Cyclopeeze
frozen brine
Mysis shrimp may be to large depending on what you get.
Thomas
 
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thomas712

Guest
I'll just be happy if and I mean IF your mandarin will except frozen or dead food, If only they all would there would not be so many of them dieing.
Good luck to you.
Thomas
 
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