I just got 10 pounds of live rock in. It's gorgeous, covered in macros and coraline, showing off at least one species of coral if not more, crawling with brittle stars and all sorts of nice stuff, aaaand also crawling with cirolanids. I've pulled half a dozen and keep seeing more skittering around inside the container, though they vanish before I can catch them.
I know some are obligate parasites and will starve in a fallow tank, but this looks like it's been eating something, so I'm thinking scavenger capabilities. Should I just pop all this in a separate tank and run bottle traps for awhile? I really don't want to throw out this rock, and I don't trust hypo/hypersalinity dips to dislodge them (plus it'd kill everything), so I'm trying to work out what to do.
I also got a polyclad flatworm, but I'm actually happy about that- this guy's really cool. He can go in a breeder box or something.
I know some are obligate parasites and will starve in a fallow tank, but this looks like it's been eating something, so I'm thinking scavenger capabilities. Should I just pop all this in a separate tank and run bottle traps for awhile? I really don't want to throw out this rock, and I don't trust hypo/hypersalinity dips to dislodge them (plus it'd kill everything), so I'm trying to work out what to do.
I also got a polyclad flatworm, but I'm actually happy about that- this guy's really cool. He can go in a breeder box or something.