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My tank is stocked with all kinds of pods but this guy looks different. Any idea? Almost looks like a tiny mantis shrimp to me.

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My tank is stocked with all kinds of pods but this guy looks different. Any idea? Almost looks like a tiny mantis shrimp to me.

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I have these things as well and they do not seem to be harming anything. They might be idoteid isopods, but my guess is as good as yours.
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Yeah, an isopod of some kind would be my first guess (an amphipod of some kind would be my second guess) - I'm not sure what kind though (I've done a couple of deep-dives into reading up on isopods and amphipods, but I haven't read up enough to remember most of the taxonomy/what each kind looks like yet).

Regardless, it's most likely harmless/beneficial.
 

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