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Do you guys care when the pod population increases and if so, do you have a way to control their numbers? I know they are pretty harmless, but I don't like seeing so many in the aquarium.

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Do you have any footage or photos? I know they are TINY but thought I'd ask. I never seem to have many in my tanks? I have a handful that bob around in the light at the surface of my tank but they all disappear for ages then come back?


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They really are tiny. So hard to shoot without a fast macro lens.


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Do you they look like this? Like Odin said, they go away. The population varies and I currently have very little at the moment.

Does anybody know what they eat?


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In my fresh water planted tanks I would just put a couple of fish in to chomp them up, but I didn't see any brackish fish that wouldn't also eat our preciousessssssss.

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One way to get rid of it is to shine a bright flashlight on top since they are attracted to light and use gravity/straw method to suck them up.

This is how mine behave before they all disappear,



Not sure how to get rid of them though

Just a thought. Since boiling water will match the aquarium temperature pretty quickly, what are you thoughts of sucking up boiling water with gravity & a straw and release right where they hang out and making sure no Opae Ula are nearby? to heat them to death

Feels... Risky

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