Some little crustacean? Is he safe to keep?

loneboat · Jan 1, 2020

Found this little guy while breaking up a coral into frags. Looks like he's smiling in the first pic.

Last pic has a finger in it for scale - he's just tiny.

stanleo · Jan 1, 2020

Amphapod. You want them. Free fish food and detritus eaters

Gernader · Jan 1, 2020

Yep, they are amphipods. Completely safe to keep and helps your tank too!

loneboat · Jan 1, 2020

stanleo said:
Amphapod. You want them. Free fish food and detritus eaters

Gernader said:
Yep, they are amphipods. Completely safe to keep and helps your tank too!

Awesome, thanks folks!

Tahoe61 · Jan 1, 2020

Seriously!!

Who provides those type of images.

Well done.

loneboat · Jan 9, 2020

stanleo said:
Amphapod. You want them. Free fish food and detritus eaters

Gernader said:
Yep, they are amphipods. Completely safe to keep and helps your tank too!

Tahoe61 said:
Seriously!! ... Well done.

Just a little update: Found this exoskeleton floating in my tank today. Had to act quick with the coral-feeding-bulb to catch it before it got lost in the currents. Either this guy just shed, or he has friends!

Double monti 61 · Jan 9, 2020

Little life is pretty cool

H3rm1tCr@b · Jan 9, 2020

Amphipod! They're great

Victoria M · Jan 9, 2020

Love watching new hobbyist fall in love with their aquariums. Great photos!

Dom · Jan 9, 2020

loneboat said:
Just a little update: Found this exoskeleton floating in my tank today. Had to act quick with the coral-feeding-bulb to catch it before it got lost in the currents. Either this guy just shed, or he has friends!

I'd say he has friends. Not likely you have just one Amphapod in your tank.

stanleo · Jan 9, 2020

loneboat said:
Just a little update: Found this exoskeleton floating in my tank today. Had to act quick with the coral-feeding-bulb to catch it before it got lost in the currents. Either this guy just shed, or he has friends!

That's a good pic. I'm sure he has lots of friends.