Small Shrimp looking animals reef nano tank

[CHOrtiz]

Hi All

Today I noticed a couple of shrimps in my 24g reef tank crawling around my live rock I'm not sure if these are good or bad could any one please help me I'm a rookie in the hobby !!

Thanks

 

[saltcrazy]

Hi! can you take a picture of them for us? Most likely they are Pods but a picture would help. -Thanks Kevin

 

[stingythingy45]

They're most likely amphipods.
I have lots of them that crawl over the rocks at night.
They also molt like shrimp.

*** they're a good guy to have in the tank

 

[saltcrazy]

https://www.google.com/search?q=amp...sc.gov%2Fmarine%2Fsertc%2Fgallery.htm;600;500

look anything like this?

 

[Overlook reef]

More than likely they are amphipods.