Back again with another critter

[oool8899]

Ive never seen this before, its almsot got no discernable head and looks almost like a leafhopper insect but its definitely some kind of isopod cause it has tons of clear legs and it rolls up when disturbed, anyone know species?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Mini chiton. Good guy

 

[oool8899]

Mini chiton. Good guy

Im not sure its a chiton, it moves incredibly fast when it needs to and i can see its legs

 

[Ben's Pico Reefing]

Since you can see legs and moves fast could be an isopod. If so you will need to get these out depending on which type

I know it’s an isopod, but...

Just want a positive ID before I do anything drastic. I would like to know if this is the parasitic-kill everything- isopod or if this a scavenger type.

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[kjkszpj9]

that aint no chiton, thats 100% an isopod but not sure if its the cirolanid or spheromatid one.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

that aint no chiton, thats 100% an isopod but not sure if its the cirolanid or spheromatid one.

You're correct, sorry. I have little chiton that have markings on their shell that look a lot like the photo.

If it curls up, I believe it's not the bad kind of isopod

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

it rolls up when disturbed, anyone know species?

I don't know the species (keying them out is really a lab process), but if it rolls into a ball like a terrestrial isopod, then it's a Sphaeromatid Isopod, and it's harmless/beneficial.

 

[oool8899]

I don't know the species (keying them out is really a lab process), but if it rolls into a ball like a terrestrial isopod, then it's a Sphaeromatid Isopod, and it's harmless/beneficial.

Cool, i threw him in my hitchhiker tank just in case and he swam away