Oct 8, 2019 #1 M Moondawg Active Member View Badges Joined Sep 24, 2019 Messages 116 Reaction score 103 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Been trying to catch this guy for a week. From what I've read, this appears to be the bad kind of isopod.
Been trying to catch this guy for a week. From what I've read, this appears to be the bad kind of isopod.
Oct 8, 2019 #2 VKP01 Well-Known Member View Badges Photo of the Month My Tank Thread Joined Jan 6, 2017 Messages 505 Reaction score 800 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I don’t know much about them, but it does look like a cirolanid isopod, which are parasitic to fish
Oct 9, 2019 #3 leahfiish Valuable Member View Badges Excellence Award My Tank Thread Joined May 19, 2016 Messages 2,434 Reaction score 2,543 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yes that is a bad one, I had a few that attached to my fish. I manually removed them. They were a pain to deal with.
Yes that is a bad one, I had a few that attached to my fish. I manually removed them. They were a pain to deal with.
Oct 9, 2019 #4 Dierks Valuable Member View Badges Hospitality Award My Tank Thread Joined May 3, 2018 Messages 1,715 Reaction score 3,506 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 You sir are correct!! That is one evil looking Pod, not those cute round eyes we like to see!
Oct 9, 2019 #5 Hemmdog 10K Club member View Badges Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus Hospitality Award SF Bay Reefer My Tank Thread Joined Dec 9, 2018 Messages 11,681 Reaction score 44,780 Location Silicon Valley, CA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Wow yea. I think that’s an Aegid(spelling?) isopod, not good if it is.
Oct 9, 2019 #6 reef lover It's a reef thing.... View Badges Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Hudson Valley Reef Keepers Hospitality Award 518 Reefers My Tank Thread Joined Jan 1, 2013 Messages 14,296 Reaction score 44,612 Location new york Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yup hes a bad guy! Good catch!
Oct 9, 2019 #7 OP OP M Moondawg Active Member View Badges Joined Sep 24, 2019 Messages 116 Reaction score 103 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Hopefully there's not anymore, I'll be making a trap. Thanks for the help.