isopod

  1. YoungReefer00

    Isopod ID - Sphaeromatidae?

    Hi everyone, I was just looking in my tank with a flashlight when I saw a couple of unknown isopods crawling around my Zoanthid coral, these isopods seemed to be eating away at the fragplug. I went to google to see if they were harmful since i’ve never seen them before and I only came across...
  2. Kuhn

    What are these guys?

    Found little isopod-looking guys in my Chaeto as well as on my live rock. They seem to come out at night. They look too big to be copepods... so what are they? Should I be worried?
  3. mattybecks

    SNB + Marine Micro Fauna - Brackish Water - Cirolanid Isopod

    I wasnt sure what heading to use for this question so I just put all the keywords in there. I have done research online but haven't found anything to be a solid enough answer. 3 Questions in short: - Is Saltwater Nitrifying Bacteria (SNB) exactly the same bacteria as found in Brackish water...
  4. N

    Need help to identify what type of critter is this ? Copepods ?

    Hi everyone, need your help on this. What is this ? Is it copepods ? If not, what is it? Good or bad ? Should I be worried
  5. Akielb

    Isopod?

    Hi! Could someone please help me identify what this is? It’s in my sisters tank and I’m stumped! TIA
  6. mattybecks

    Cirolanid Isopod - Just live with them, or introduce more Predators? (Blue Damsel)

    I didn't know I had these until recently. I just got back from a 3-week vacation and now I see these Isos in the early morning whilst the room is still dark, before they unlatch from the fish. (They only latch onto my sailfin tang and two tomato clownfish). They leave my group of 5 blue damsels...
  7. D

    Giant Isopod???

    I've been curious if one could keep a giant isopod. They can be found at depths as shallow as 72 feet, so I don't think pressure would be an issue. They do seem to prefer colder water though, below 68F at least, but that seems pretty easily achievable with a chiller. I'd imagine any sort of...
  8. bcardoro

    Isopods in Indonesian life rock - ID?

    Hi! I bought several kg of indonesian live rock for a new reef tank built. The rock was awesome, it was just two days out of water, it was very clean (suggesting it was collected from relatively deep water) and it looked full of live. Among all the stuff I found (many crabs and worms arrived...
  9. A

    Looks like a pod but any confirmation?

    So I was taking a dinoflagellate ID and I saw this little pod that looks like it was stuck or it was feeding. Can anyone confirm? I attached a video, and to see it you need to be on a laptop or desktop. It doesn’t work from the phone for some reason. #reefsquad
  10. RedFrog211

    Help Identify this Isopod!

    Dipped some zoas and found an alarming number of these guys floating afterwards. Hoping they’re just another harmless inhabitant, but I’m looking forward to any answers/advice - 6 line wrasse is in QT and will be in the display in about 1 week.
  11. reefsaver

    Hitchiker/Pest/Critter/ what the heck IS THIS, Please Help!

    I bought my first ever coral about 4 months ago, a small 2 head Torch and a fungia plate coral, I dipped them both and got a small flatworm off the torch luckily. A few days into owning the torch and watching it get used to the water and extend, I noticed a little section of bristly exoskeleton...
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    • brissle bristle brittle cocoon coral creature critter help hidden hitchhicker hitchhiker idenfitifaction identification illusive invertebrate isopod pest snail strange
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    • Forum: Reef Aquarium Discussion
  12. Lady of Babylon

    Which isopod is this guy?

    I love weird things in my tank. But I do like to know what they are and what they eat before I let them run loose in my tank. Arrived in a package of pods.
  13. Arthropod Parasites of Aquarium Fish - Hemdal

    Arthropod Parasites of Aquarium Fish - Hemdal

    Parasitic Crustaceans (Copepods, Isopods, and Sea Lice) Jay Hemdal c.2020 This is an excerpt from my upcoming fish disease book - a section on arthropod parasites of fish; isopods and copepods. ------------------ Cause This disease problem is caused by a variety of very small crustaceans that...
  14. dtruitt

    Isopod(?) ID

    Found this guy under an acan rotundiflora frag.
  15. N

    Good or Bad?

    I believe its an isopod. Cant tell if its a good thing or bad.
  16. A

    UPDATE - Yellow Tang with Isopod? Now removed

    I have a yellow tang that seems to have an isopod attached to it. What would you recommend for treatment? Is it dangerous? We removed the beast with tweezers. It took some fin with it. Fish seems OK for the ordeal. Here are some pics
  17. SimplyVibing

    Caught this sucker alive: is this an isopod?

    My LFS told me that I had an isopod in my tank based on a video I showed them. I think this is the same critter, can you tell me what this is? *IMPORTANT EDIT* and if it IS, could there be more????? Suspected isopod: Current captive:
  18. TCReef84

    Free Swimming Isopod I.D.

    Hello everyone, I am having trouble with getting a positive identification on what appears to be an Isopod of some sort. This is the second time they have appeared in the water column since I have upgraded aquarium sizes and added live sand. They resemble Cirolanid Isopods, but they are very...
  19. Idoc

    Help with identifying this from my filter sock

    I found this in my filter sock tonight. Its about 3/8-1/2" in length and very active. It curls its back tail up under itself and seems to have front arms/legs held tightly to its body like a pistol shrimp or mantis shrimp. Kind of swims on its side... or maybe that's because I don't have...
  20. J

    Small isopod pillbug thing?? Normal?

    I was just putting random pieces of liverock from my display to my sump and noticed this tiny little guy. Looks like a tiny chiton really. Maybe it is. Also there is a snail thing next to it. Looks like a limpet to me. Keep in mine that these guys are both tiny. Millimeters across. Any ideas?
  21. Sarah Grace

    ID Please

    I just wanted to double check that these are copepods on my glass, and not something that will cause harm.
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