Bad isopods? HELP!!!
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I think they'e fine...https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/h...cirolanid-verses-sphaeromatid-isopods.251779/
Hi Devin, and welcome to Reef2Reef!
Those look like cirolanids to me, so better out than in, as Shrek would put it.
I don't think they're obligate parasites, but if you can catch 'em, why take the chance? (I think that I have a couple in my tank which have not caused any trouble that I've seen - I've only seen them briefly, while trying to trap a blenny. They're greased-lightning quick!)
~Bruce
Those look like cirolanids to me, so better out than in, as Shrek would put it.
I don't think they're obligate parasites, but if you can catch 'em, why take the chance? (I think that I have a couple in my tank which have not caused any trouble that I've seen - I've only seen them briefly, while trying to trap a blenny. They're greased-lightning quick!)
~Bruce
Even with the eyes being in the wrong spot? Also it may be noteworthy that I have tried the whole nighttime shine lights in the tank to find them ordeal and that doesn’t work I can never see any. They come out during the day in the light when my return pumps are off
The large, somewhat "angry" looking eyes and smaller tail section say cirolanid to me. "Cirolanid" is a pretty good-sized family, so there will be differences between species.
I don't know that I'd panic over them and try to pull out all my rock - unless I saw one clinging to a fish, but if I had one in a cup, I'd flush it, rather than putting it back into the display.
~Bruce
I don't know that I'd panic over them and try to pull out all my rock - unless I saw one clinging to a fish, but if I had one in a cup, I'd flush it, rather than putting it back into the display.
~Bruce
Sorry to be late getting back to this, but ... maybe.
It really depends on the wrasse, and the size / habits of the isopods. Wrasses tend to hunt during the day, isopods are more active at night. Fairy or flasher wrasses probably wouldn't try to track these guys down among the rocks, but leopards and Halichoeres wrasses might. A dragon / rockmover wrasse would almost certainly hunt them down ... and knock over most of your corals in the process.
~Bruce
It really depends on the wrasse, and the size / habits of the isopods. Wrasses tend to hunt during the day, isopods are more active at night. Fairy or flasher wrasses probably wouldn't try to track these guys down among the rocks, but leopards and Halichoeres wrasses might. A dragon / rockmover wrasse would almost certainly hunt them down ... and knock over most of your corals in the process.
~Bruce
I’ve tried looking for the isopods and night and have never been able to see them. They come out during the day when the flow is turned down and I am feeding and they run around on the sand. I caught two more sense I made this post and haven’t seen any sense. Hopefully they are dwindling down. Thanks for your help!!!
P.s. for anyone with these it might be worth noting that My tank is about 5 months old. I used Carib Sea Fiji pink live sand, dry reef saver rock, I always make my own water, dip all of my corals, and when putting fish in my tank they go in without the water from the bag. Everyone says these pretty much come in on live rock. That’s not the case with mine. I’m assuming eggs on a frag that the coral dip didn’t kill maybe? I’m not really sure. Maybe just bad luck? This truly is a fascinating, and rewarding hobby though!
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I still think your species is harmless and not worth worrying about...just my 2 cents...
