creepy crawlers at night?

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  1. trapstar991

    trapstar991 Feather Duster

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    so not many people get a chance see there tank after it being dark but i turned on a bright room light and saw some weird things including i think pyramid snails? some really fast bug looking creature but is there any website specificlly to id night reef critters?
     
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  2. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    well i had one experince, when that happend i saw a little 1-2mm looking shrimp ish looking critter, found out to be amphipods, they were on sand beds, and there were like 10 of them at front, and they rushed into the rock works, but took them awhile lol.

    Found out they were good kinds, but sorry i dont know much about this stuff, so cant really help you
     
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  3. PetMother

    PetMother Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Sounds like some sort of pod to me. They are a good thing to have especially if your get a fish picks at them for food.
     
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  5. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    OK, so my browser's still acting up...duplicate post! LOL
     
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