Gulf Live Rock Amphipod?
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isopod, some are bad and some are harmless.
Edit, found the thread on them:
How to tell the difference between a "good" and "bad" isopod.
I thought maybe some of these pictures will help tell the difference between the Cirolanid (bad) verses a Sphaeromatid (good). It's all in the eyes..... The eyes of the Cirolanid are generally closer together and towards the front of the head. They always look angry because of the slant of...
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Idk, I was about to say that the body shape looks very similar to the “bad” one. There are no fish in this tank (yet) tho, so if it is a bad one will it starve?
Np! The images and video are bit blurry on my end so you may be right.
I mostly see eyes and thought they kinda looked to the side but maybe not on that last image! There are so many types too.There are some that attach to fish.. little blood suckers... if this happens.. trap the fish and use a tweezer to remove it.
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Ive noticed that YouTube takes a long time to make the video less blurry. It’s shot in 1080p, but you’d think I was using an old potato.Np! The images and video are bit blurry on my end so I can't really make out much lol
I would not lose sleep over it either way. There are some that attach to fish.. little blood suckers... if this happens.. trap the fish and use a tweezer to remove it.
haha! Nice tank btw, very natural and interesting with that live rock
Might be able to bait it out with some fish food and suck it out with a tube then again probably not with the cleaners.
Might be able to bait it out with some fish food and suck it out with a tube
then again probably not with the cleaners.
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Haha it would figure wouldnt it? Lol
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Appreciate the kind words! Hoping the macro algae continues to grow in, but the urchin is making that challenging. She doesn’t eat it, just drags it around everywhere.haha! Nice tank btw, very natural and interesting with that live rock
Might be able to bait it out with some fish food and suck it out with a tube
Joking aside, apparently this might be a mildly harmful form of isopod. Just our luck!
