What's swimming around in my tank

[Kevany]

New to the saltwater aquarium hobby, have had tank set up for about 1 1/2 - 2 months now. When the light where off last night i looked into my aquarium and saw hundreds of little critters swimming around. They are transparent and not bigger that 1 or 2 mm

[Aquattro]

copepods. Good things to have.

[daplatapus]

+1
Check some of these out for ID's:
http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchpods.html
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

[Kevany]

Thanks for the likes looks like they are Copepods. Should I get something to control them?

[gregzz4]

Ya .... fish
Seriously, they are a wanted food source. You should be happy to have lots

[subman]

yes fish lol

Great natural food.

Consider yourself lucky!

(great minds think alike Greg!! I'm just a slow typer!!

[Kevany]

What fish do you recommend? I have 2 clown's currently in a 20 gal with 25 lbs of LR and just hob filter

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by subman

yes fish lol

Great natural food.

Consider yourself lucky!

(great minds think alike Greg!! I'm just a slow typer!!

Nah, I type fast

[gregzz4]

Since your tank is only a couple months old I'd say just let it ride for now. Down the road you could look into something you'd really like to add such as a blenny, but your tank is not mature enough for that yet, IMHO.
Don't worry about them being in there, unless they bother you.

[Nano]

+1 Greg.
Sometimes pod counts dwindle for a while after the food source is consumed. I would wait another month or 2 and look into a scooter blenny (dragonet) they are technically like a mandarin goby, but will eat frozen foods much easier. I have one he is my favorite fish