Originally Posted by spanko
Look like this?
Cirolanid isopod if so. Bummer, don't see them much in peoples tanks but definitely a predator.
I believe this is another of those "leave the tank fallow (fishless)" for like 2 to 4 months so they die with nothing to feed on. Don't hold me to that...
Yeah can you believe that?? I thought it was just a large pod, but nope hooked to my fire angle when I woke up. And then when I got home he was gone but his fin is noticeably "eaten away". He looked exactly like the picture in the "helpful thread / hitchhickers" He has the dark eyes and all.
So...
So the fire angle was all about my cleaner shrimp and my fire shrimp in the morning. Obviously nature taking over saying hey!!! get this guy off of me.
So I just got home and the ISOPOD is no where to be seen..?? Would one of the shrimps killed it and ate it or just flicked it off of him and the...
So last night about 1am I am watching my tank and I see a little pod swimming around. I went to grab my camera and when I came back I couldnt find it. Thought it was just another POD.
So I woke up and I see my Fire angle swimming around really fast while trying to "shake". So sure enough this...
Originally Posted by MissNano
Sounds like a gorilla crab, which can be bad depending on what all you have in your tank.
Yeah I gotta keep an eye on him... I dont think his claws are that big but again I didnt get a great pic.. he never comes out.
Its funny you asked about that yesterday.
I went home and sure enough he molted and there was a claw broke off in front of the cave and sure enough it had black on the tips.
Originally Posted by IbanEz
Did it have black tips on the claws?
I will have to watch for it again and let you know. I did grab a pic of it so I will post it up. But that thin slimey looking thing I could barly see it so I def could not get a clear pic.
It didnt look anything like a bristle worm, it was very smooth on all of its sides.
It kinda looks like a teddy bear crab but its claws are a little smaller and not hairy. I think it is some way related to a Emerald crab.
So it just came back out and it is shaped like a bandaid. It is only like 2 inches long and is VERY thin. I thought it was part of something bigger, bit that was its whole body. It just slithered around the side of the rock.
Florida rock.
So about 2 weeks ago I see an area under a rock has been cleared a little of sand, kinda like a small cave. So one day I see something move. It is a hairy crab, kinda looks like a green algae crab (forgot the name) but i cant tell if it green, but it does have very hairy legs.
So...