Isopods!

[AquatiCreations]

Today after re-scaping my tank i found a little white bug, i researched it and i think it to be an isopod.Im not sure if all of them or parasitic or not so i am at a standstill as to whether to remove it or not. when he was free swimming my clownfish were more interested in it than it was them.But my concern is that my clowns sleep on the sandbed and could be prone to an isopod attack .

Any suggestions?

 

[Reefscape]

Re-edited....sorry, i miss read.... (thanks CPD)...Yes ISOpods are parasitic....

 

[Catpicklesdog]

If it is definately an Isopod, I'd get rid of it if it were in my tank. I know not all of them are parasitic but alot of them are.

 

[AquatiCreations]

Well i got the little Sucker(yea lets just say sucker:lipssealedsmilieWith my polyp feeder.He was sitting on the filter intake lol.If there is one is there usually more?

 

[Catpicklesdog]

Possible. Only thing you can do is keep an eye on your tank.

Have you binned it yet or can you take a picture and post it so everyone can see what one looks like???

 

[AquatiCreations]

It is awfully small i will try and get one though.

 

[Catpicklesdog]

If you can try and get a "belly" shot as well as a "top" shot, just so that we can see it's legs for I.D.:grinyes:

 

[AquatiCreations]

It is awfully small i will try and get one though.

EDIT:Im not getting a clear photo at all not even on macro sorry.

But he looks similar to this:


lol just joking they look like http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/bp/index.php

 

[Catpicklesdog]

Good grief you just gave me a flipping heart attack. At first I thought it was an excellent close up, then I saw the guys hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BeelzeBob]

thats from that movie