Is this a sphaeromatid isopod?

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I looked at other pictures, this has a weird pattern on its back, just wondering if it is beneficial detritus eater or predatory. I discarded it as a precaution, but I ran into another one a long time ago as well during a frag dip.
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I looked at other pictures, this has a weird pattern on its back, just wondering if it is beneficial detritus eater or predatory. I discarded it as a precaution, but I ran into another one a long time ago as well during a frag dip.
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Did it curl up into a ball when threatened?
 
Also the bad ones have darker eyes closer together while the good ones have small dark pin dot eyes further apart (besides being able to roll into a ball). Got some bad ones that clung onto my fishes temporarily from my purchased of TBliverocks. Disappeared after a couple of weeks.

Bad ones below. Came off with quick fw Dip too.
 

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