white mites

[addam4208283]

today after turning on the lights to my tank i was looking around and noticed a bunch of these little white mite looking things all over the glass. what are they, and should i be worried about them?
thanks
ADAM

[Dirt4dinner]

Could be pods which are good. Or could be flat worms which are bad. "mites" would make me think pods though. Can you get a picture?

[lReef lKeeper]

yeah they kinda look likelittle white dots everywhere ?? if so i have them too ... i think they are pods, because i don't have flat worms.

[Randy-L]

Hi,
If they are like what I saw/see on my glass they are way too small to get a picture of them.

[addam4208283]

i will try to get a pic this afternoon when i get home from class.
ADAM

[addam4208283]

well i tried to get a pic and couldn't. i think you guys are right i think they are pods. although i have never seen them either.lol they almost look like little pieces of sand that move around on the glass.
ADAM

[Dirt4dinner]

Sounds like pods dude, thats a good thing. Shows that your tank is doing good and maturing. Your fish will be stoked too...I hear from my clown fish that those pods are GOOD eatin'!

[addam4208283]

here is a pic of what i was talking about.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ADDAM4208283/salt%20water%20fish%20tank/DSC02693.jpg

here are a couple more things i found last night.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ADDAM4208283/salt%20water%20fish%20tank/DSC02696.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ADDAM4208283/salt%20water%20fish%20tank/DSC02697.jpg

ADAM

[Randy-L]

Dude!
Nice pictures! You must have a nice camara!

[dakar]

Agreed nice pics! And yes your mites are in fact pods...tastey treats for many fish and other critters.

Shows your tank is beginning to mature...

[lReef lKeeper]

my Manderin says the same thing as Tylers clowns ... "GOOD EATIN'" !!!

[Whoyah]

In the middle picture that is a bristle worm. They are scavergers which in my opinion are a good thing when they are small and few but can turn in a big problem if they get big (over 1.5") and there is a lot of them.

[addam4208283]

thanks for the replies. the camera is a sony 717. its an oldy but goody, i was thinking about getting one of the new SLR dig but decided not to for now.
about the worm, next time i see it should i pull it out? i need to find a nice pair of hemos(sp) for stuff like this.
thanks again
ADAM

[dakar]

The bristle worms are actually good for your tank, eating detritus and stirring the upper layers of your sandbed and such. However they can get rather large.... Once they reach about 12" long they can get a little intimidating for some people..... My opinion... the bigger they are the more crud they'll consume... to a point anyhows.

Not sure just how big they *can* get... rumor has it someone grew one in captiveity to well over 4'... after pulling some 18" ones out of a 2 year old tank... I'd guess it's entirely possible. They do make a rather scary noise going through a Mag7 pump at 8" long and 3/8" around... made a mell of a hess.

[lReef lKeeper]

i had a 12" one in one of my tanks, he was a pain to get out. i had to wait until i could see his head and butt to pull him out. guess what ?? he got me pretty good, i used DUCT tape to remove the bristles. it worked like a charm. that DUCT tape thing was just for future referance. happy hunting Adam !!