Swarms of them

ballardboi

ballardboi

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So i have what believe to be a form of an Isopod...
I have SWARMS of them. Is there anything that can help keep the population under control?

There is a picture of them swarming in a circle...and they are everywhere.
They were ID earlier when the tank was first set up an Isopod. But, i didn't expect to have swarms of them everywhere in the tank.
 
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saxman

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If they're swarming in the water column, they're most likely copepods, similar to Pseudocyclops sp. which is a swarming pod. Isopods are generally benthic/demersal.
Take a look at this pictorial hitchhiker guide...there are photos of several different types of pods:
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml
It looks like your tank is fairly young...don't worry, the pod population will wane as the food supply dwindles, or they're eaten by other larger types of pods such as Gammarids. Of course, as mentioned, they're about one of the best fish foods there is.
 
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