ISOPODS?????

Aug 28, 2019

SimplyVibing

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Hi! I had an isopod scare a while back but it turned out to just be a snail. Now I’m worried I actually have them.
Started with copepods, when the pods vanished a second colony + bigger “things” popped up. Then I found a 3/4inch, bright purple flat critter.
Caught this video purely on accident. My LFS thinks it’s an isopod. Thoughts?

Aug 29, 2019

KJ

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Pic too blurry for ID.

Aug 29, 2019

Unthinkable

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Looks like an amphipod to me, here's a good explanation from algaebarn.com:
Amphipods and/or Copepods?

WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once
Votes: 12 31.6%
Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping
Votes: 5 13.2%
Buying the wrong equipment the first time
Votes: 7 18.4%
Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy
Votes: 12 31.6%
Chasing numbers or making too many changes
Votes: 3 7.9%
Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates
Votes: 5 13.2%
Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions
Votes: 4 10.5%
Failing to research an animal’s needs
Votes: 1 2.6%
Trusting bad advice
Votes: 4 10.5%
Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed
Votes: 5 13.2%
Something else—tell us below
Votes: 4 10.5%
I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!
Votes: 4 10.5%

ISOPODS?????

Isopod?

Yes

No

Maybe?????

SimplyVibing

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KJ

Lone Wolf

Unthinkable

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WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once

Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping

Buying the wrong equipment the first time

Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy

Chasing numbers or making too many changes

Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates

Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions

Failing to research an animal’s needs

Trusting bad advice

Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed

Something else—tell us below

I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!

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