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[deaniscool]

I haven't a clue. Came out of a small frag of trumpet coral.

here's the link for closer inspection: http://imgur.com/nzRmLFw

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Looks to be an amphipod to me. But I'd wait in others to chime in to confirm.

 

[deaniscool]

Looks to be an amphipod to me. But I'd wait in others to chime in to confirm.

I found this post and it looks very similar...

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/284723-huge-amphipods-killing-my-zoas/

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

I have a plethora of amphipods and cooepods in my tank as well. They have never bothered anything and are considered free food to those fish that do eat them. I wouldn't put too much stock in them eating zoas. I've seen them devour a dying polyp though. Only after it was on the way out they would clean up the bunch. But personally never seen them go after healthy coral.

 

[deaniscool]

I have a plethora of amphipods and cooepods in my tank as well. They have never bothered anything and are considered free food to those fish that do eat them. I wouldn't put too much stock in them eating zoas. I've seen them devour a dying polyp though. Only after it was on the way out they would clean up the bunch. But personally never seen them go after healthy coral.

Cool, thank you I don't think I'll be putting him back in, but I will have to keep an eye on my frags.