Small white bug with Stubby white Antennae

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I just saw this little guy crawling throw the gravel bed, hes approx a quarter inch long, give or take, milky white, with 2 stubby white antennae that appear like extensions of the carapace. i have normal copepods and he doesn't look like any of them. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I just saw this little guy crawling throw the gravel bed, hes approx a quarter inch long, give or take, milky white, with 2 stubby white antennae that appear like extensions of the carapace. i have normal copepods and he doesn't look like any of them. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Welcome to Reef2Reef!

As mentioned, that's definitely an isopod - I can't tell exactly which kind you have (I'm still learning the isopods), but it's most likely harmless/beneficial. So, it should be good to keep.
 

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