What is this?

[Laurennnnn]

I was moving some frag plugs around and saw this little thing on one of then. I was able to isolated it under the microscope and get a picture of it.

 

[Peach02]

Looks like a chiton to me, nothing to worry about

 

[Laurennnnn]

Looks like a chiton to me, nothing to worry about

Thank you!

That’s what I was thinking but I couldn’t find any pictures that looked exactly like the one I found

 

[SandJ]

It looks like a parasitic isopod to me.

ETA: it may not be parasitic, I think there is something about if it rolls up or not you can tel if it is parasitic. Some attach to fish and others are harmless.

Edited again: Found the link!

How to tell the difference between "good" and "bad" Isopods (CIROLANID VERSES SPHAEROMATID ISOPODS)

CIROLANID VERSES SPHAEROMATID ISOPODS. When you know what your looking for, telling the difference between a Cirolanid (bad) versus a Sphaeromatid (good) becomes a lot easier. It's all in the eyes..... The eyes of the Cirolanid are generally closer together and towards the front of the head...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Laurennnnn]

It looks like a parasitic isopod to me.

Parasitic to what? Coral or fish?

 

[KJ]

Isopod Serolid algea grazer.

 

[Laurennnnn]

 

[KJ]

Isopod Serolid nothing to worry about.

 

[SandJ]

Parasitic to what? Coral or fish?

Others have corrected my info already...sorry! Did not mean to alarm you. The article tells how to differentiate between parasitic and harmless. This one is harmless.

 

[KJ]

Others have corrected my info already...sorry! Did not mean to alarm you. The article tells how to differentiate between parasitic and harmless. This one is harmless.

Nobody is perfect my friend. I make mistakes on ID to.This is the fun of the hobby, a challenge every day