spider lookin things

[Salt Freak]

I have these spider looking things crawling all over my rock and glass and pumps and thingsthey just crawl around like a spider they are transparent and are about the size of a pen head I think they are hurting my corals. are they bristle would a six line help. They are to small to take a picture of.

 

[RamJet]

Sounds like young mysis shrimp or some kind of pod. I wouldnt worry too much about them. A Six Line would help keep them in check.

 

[Salt Freak]

It seems like they are hurting my corals as some of my polyps are turning white and one of my mushrooms stem has tightened up and tark blakish.

 

[Navarre]

probably pods or mysis although it could be baby white brittlestars. all of them aare safe and wont harm your corals. without a picture its hard to make a more accurate ID. are you sure that the corals are not declining through some other reason?

 

[Salt Freak]

I will try to take a picture of them. they are only 2mm in length the biggest ones. let me see if I can id them on the internet.

 

[Salt Freak]

this is what they look like.

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[Salt Freak]

they also look like a amphipod

 

[Navarre]

Good food source

 

[Salt Freak]

ya but my firefish doesn't seem interested I will probaly go and get a six line today to eat them up and when i get my sump going in the next week then they will brobaly be growing in there and going into the main tank.