Black and white copepod?

[BubblesandSqueak]

Had a deceased emerald this morning and when I pulled it out found this lil guy feast on it. Black and white copepod? Good or bad?

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

after looking more, I think its an amphipod of some type?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

after looking more, I think its an amphipod of some type?

Yeah, that's an amphipod - I can't give a more specific ID than that at this point, but it's most likely harmless/good.