Brown bug in my tank

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jstdv8

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Ugg, so I flipped the actinics on and saw some sort of a bug cruising accross my LR and up into a big gnarly rock.
It's was about the size of a huge ladybug and shaped the same way. I only got a brief glimpse of him.
I look in my tank almost every night with red lights and stuff and have never seen one of these before.
It was brown in color with a rounded back and 6-8 legs if i had to guess. Moved very fast.
Any ideas?
 
J

jstdv8

Guest
You are the man. I'd say that is probably exactly what it was.
are they good like other pods? this guy was far too big for any of my fish to eat.
 
speg

speg

Active Member
Originally Posted by Jstdv8
http:///forum/post/3287331
You are the man. I'd say that is probably exactly what it was.
are they good like other pods? this guy was far too big for any of my fish to eat.
It's really hard to say if it's good or bad. Some isopods are parasites on fish but some aren't. I guess all you can do is keep an eye on the tank!
 
J

jstdv8

Guest
more concerned about my corals I guess.
I have a monti cap that isnt doing too good, showing a bit of skeleton, and my two lage kenya trees took to shrivling up like they are angry with me within the last few days. the little kenyas are all happy and fine
 
S

saxman

Guest
if it's brown and C-shaped, it's most likely a Gammarid amphipod.
Gammarid

Munnid isopod (male):

copepod:
 
oceankid

oceankid

Member
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3287624

Oh man the alien movies they could make using a large version of a critter like that...UGLY and scary...
LOL we are thinking the same thing, when I saw the image, it made me think of an alien!
 
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