What are pods? .

flower

flower

Well-Known Member
Hi,
 
Copepods and isopods are little critters that live in and around the rocks and sand bed. Fish eat them, I think that they eat fish poo after it breaks down a bit for lack of a better way of putting it. Good critters to have plenty of.
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

Active Member
In tanks that have a lot of pods, you can see them all over the rock and glass at night. They look like little tiny white bugs.
 
Realize that copepod is pronounced with a long "O" and long "E." Sort of like Copeypod.
 
J

jstdv8

Guest
I always said Cope-Pod
My LFS guy calls them coco pods, drives me crazy lol
 
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saxman

Guest
Quote:
Originally Posted by lol http:///forum/thread/379642/what-are-pods#post_3301266
I love me some cocopuffs.
 
copepods and Amphipods, not isopods. Isopods are bad for fish, they are parasites. Link to picture below:
 
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04etta/background/isopods/media/parasitic_isopod.html
 
 
 
Not all isopods are parasitic. The majority of isopods in captive systems are Munnid isopods, which are herbivores, and not a problem at all, and are great food for fish.
 
Munnid isopod:
 

 
 
Copepod:
 

 
 
Gammarid amphipod:
 
 
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