quick question about my cycling nano tank

[JCS11236]

hey guys --i have a quick question
i was wondering if anyone could help me

i was sitting in from of my tank -jus staring at it when i noticed these tiny tiny little white lookin bugs running all around the glass of my tank. there was like 10 of them. what are theses little thing? are they normal or harmful? should i be concerned?

 

[1979camaro]

copepods and amphipods probably...not harmful, in fact they are good because they provide food for your future fish

 

[Grymatta]

hey..I've read about these copepods..but I never see any pics of em. What do they look like? are they bugs?

I was thinking about getting one of those mandarin fish further down the line when my reef tank matured. It mentions that mandarins only eat copepods but I have no idea what copepods are.

 

[S.Reef]

They look like little white insects. Mandarins eat copepods as well as a few kinds of frozen foods...cyclopeez and mysis. Usually not recommended for small tanks because they deplete their food source quite quickly.

 

[JCS11236]

thanks guys for ur help!