Micro Organism that looks like a Copepod

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  1. Foreverfishy

    Foreverfishy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Evening folks,
    I just noticed in my tank that I have probably hundreds of these little creatures in my tank. These creatures are probably the size of the dot on the letter "i".
    They are visible to the eye (meaning that you can see something moving in the tank {they hang on the glass}) but the only way to tell what the creature looks like was through a 10x loupe.

    They do look like copepods LionfishLair.com - Library but the body is more of a figure eight shape or an any (see uber drawing :) )

    any other ideas? Just want to know if they are something that I need to be concerned about or be happy they are there.
    ty
     

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  2. SushiGirl

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  3. Renee@LionfishLair

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    I guess this is a picture I need to work on....

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  4. Foreverfishy

    Foreverfishy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    yeah my dont look like that, my looks more like the picture I attached. They are milky/clear in color, I really hope you are right though.
     

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  5. lynnmw1208

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    The second picture looks like you caught them in the act :wreck:
     
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  6. SushiGirl

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    Yeah, that's what it looks like to me too.
    Much better pic than mine, Incognito!
     
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  7. Foreverfishy

    Foreverfishy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    lol then I must have interrupted a nudest colony lol.
     
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  8. SushiGirl

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    Nah, if it was a nudist colony they'd all be molting LOL.
     
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