Bugs on my zoas

[onionbagle]

Hi,

I recently noticed some white/clear bugs on my zoas. I am hoping someone can tell me what they are and if I should be worried about them.

Additional details:
- I only see them in the morning before the lights come on.
- They don't look like the brownish pods that came in the chaeto algae (live aquaria)
- They are quick and stay on the rock/zoa
- They seem to agitate the zoas when they crawl on the heads.

 

[tdyrkacz]

are those eagle eye? I just had something similar on my eagle eye, but it is hard to tell from the pictures you posted. Anyways my zoas did not fair too well, but it may not be related to the bug.

 

[onionbagle]

They are watermelon zoas. The pictures were taken before the lights came on, so it's just natural light coming in through the window. I've had the zoas for a few weeks now and seem happy during the day. Full extension and no bugs when the lights are on.

 

[Oscaror]

the pics are a bit low resolution

 

[onionbagle]

the pics are a bit low resolution

Doing the best I can with an iphone. I don't have a DSLR camera.

 

[ca2or]

Get a Melenarus wrasse

 

[Oscaror]

Doing the best I can with an iphone. I don't have a DSLR camera.

Sometimes you can tap what you want to focus on and it'll work.

 

[Tahoe61]

Isopods, harmless.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

 

[onionbagle]

Isopods, harmless.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

Thanks so much! That link is great. They are definitely Isopods.