SuncrestReef Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I like to use a flashlight to see what critters are crawling around on the rocks at night. I just found this small (approx 3mm long) amphipod amongst some macro algae.  Another good use for my macro lens. 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Yeah, hard to get a good look at some of these critters without the magnification of a good lens. Â I have a nice collection of those in my refugium as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Very nice shot! I love the individual segments of the macro. Is that chaeto? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 42 minutes ago, youcallmenny said: Very nice shot! I love the individual segments of the macro. Is that chaeto? It's not chaeto, but similar.  I've been referring to it as green wire algae.  It grows firmly attached to my rocks, it's very wiry and stiff, has very high tensile strength, and is noticeably thicker than chaeto.  It's really difficult to pull it from the rocks.  I'm hoping that once my kole tang graduates from QT it will graze on this algae. Here's a comparison photo: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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