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[TnFishwater98]

Good girl or bad guy….?

 

[Doctorgori]

looks like a mysid or mysis …

 

[vetteguy53081]

Its an amphipod which is larger than a copepod but related.

 

[Sean Clark]

Silly question... Are there bad amphipods or copepods?

 

[TnFishwater98]

Thought it looked bigger and possibly amphipod….Good bad? I know I got other Amphipods in one of my tanks. I need to get a pic of them also.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Silly question... Are there bad amphipods or copepods?

Yes, Amphipods. Not sure on bad copepods but imagine there is.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Silly question... Are there bad amphipods or copepods?

Isopods yes, amphi not really but can harass coral in search of food and have been known to eat the smaller copepods

 

[TnFishwater98]

Look at this nasty Amphipod!

;Walkingdead

 

[WheatToast]

Silly question... Are there bad amphipods or copepods?

Yes, Amphipods. Not sure on bad copepods but imagine there is.

Isopods yes, amphi not really but can harass coral in search of food and have been known to eat the smaller copepods

Red and Black bugs are both pest copepods:
https://reefs.com/magazine/aquarium...measures-and-a-review-of-treatment-protocols/

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I wouldn't want one of the giant isopods lol!
D

 

[Karen00]

What about the one that eats a fish's tongue and becomes part of the fish. That is an isopod right? The stuff of nightmares! It's so comforting to know that terrifying bugs aren't confined to land. ;-)

 

[Sean Clark]

Red and Black bugs are both pest copepods:
https://reefs.com/magazine/aquarium...measures-and-a-review-of-treatment-protocols/

See, I knew it was silly. Good to know.