Pod ID

[Jmcg89]

Can anyone ID this pod I found them living in my QT tank and haven't seen this kind jn my display.
They were sitting on a clams mantle and kind of tucking themselves back in when disturbed.
It's pretty fast.
I know there are some bad kinds and just wanted some insights.
Thanks!

 

[GaryE]

isopod good guy

 

[Jmcg89]

Sweet! I just hadn't seen this variety in my display and wanted to make sure he wasn't a bad guy.
Thank you!

 

[ying yang]

Ampripod

 

[rmorris_14]

I don’t have any input on what it is...but how to get a picture so clear on something so tiny?!?!?

 

[ying yang]

Amphipoda - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Ampripod

 

[vetteguy53081]

Amphi and can or may eat smaller copepods

 

[Jmcg89]

I don’t have any input on what it is...but how to get a picture so clear on something so tiny?!?!?

Lol I think this is the first time it's been worth paying so much money for a new phone!
Samsung s21 ultra
And hes in a pirex where I can get some good focus!

 

[Jmcg89]

Amphipoda - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Ampripod

Definitely appears to be that.

 

[Jmcg89]

Amphi and can or may eat smaller copepods

I was just reading that! Be interesting to see what happens once they make it into the display which has a good population of smallers isopods or copopods.
I dip all the corals but I have a maxima clam in QT where they are residing and won't be dipping that before it goes in.

 

[rmorris_14]

Lol I think this is the first time it's been worth paying so much money for a new phone!
Samsung s21 ultra
And hes in a pirex where I can get some good focus!

It’s amazing!

 

[ying yang]

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/#:~:text=Commonly%20called%20isopods%2C%20pill%20bugs,to%20other%20reef%20aquarium%20animals.

Few different isopods.

Usually isopods have more flat / straightened bodies and ampripods more curved back like your picture and iso = equal and all legs/ appendages are similar is my understanding or something like this without me looking up and reading it all again.been quite some years since read up on pods but they interesting little bugger and give me more enjoyment at lights out ,more so than my fish and corals lol

 

[dhnguyen]

Definitely an amphipod and not an isopod.

 

[RafaelsReef]

Amphipods, good clean up members

 

[ying yang]

Here an old video of my tank of a large ampripod catching a smaller munnid isopod ^_^

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A video of some kind of isopod/ octopod or however you spell it idk lol
And some kind of spider looking/ acting pod that have no clue what kind is but I got so many different kinds of pods I love it ha ha

 

[Jmcg89]

Here an old video of my tank of a large ampripod catching a smaller munnid isopod ^_^

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A video of some kind of isopod/ octopod or however you spell it idk lol
And some kind of spider looking/ acting pod that have no clue what kind is but I got so many different kinds of pods I love it ha ha

Savage!

 

[GaryE]

isopod good guy

Yeah, sorry, meant amphipod...