What are these little buggers?

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  1. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    I just noticed these in my 30 gal. Very fast, but not fast enough for my big emerald...seen him munching on one this morning.
    never seen them before ..but now looks lke they ae all about.
    I caught this one and some others look more silver?..or clear?
    I did shake up my tank agaiin moveing it over to make room for my 55...everytime I move it,,something else comes out !!
    They kinda look like a shrimp...???:p
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  2. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    the best i can tell they look like some type of pods they look like the ones that crawl around in my gravel.
     
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  3. reefersRus

    reefersRus Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Amphipods. Very good thing. They eat crap and left over food and feed manderins :)
     
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  4. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    Yes...A friend of mine kept telling me he had them and I just shrugged...then he was here last night and he said..LOOK..thats one there...
    Lg
     
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  5. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    good score
     
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    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    BTW if your emerald was munching on him, it might have allready been dead, i have a 10 gallon, and had an emerald for a little while and noticed they where way to fast for him ;D
     
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  7. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    COOL...So would assume its good for my Manderin Goby..Yes?
     
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  8. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    It may have been...because he was reaching and the moving ones were running all about.
     
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    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    pods are all(?) they eat, deffinately good:)

    lol
     
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