For Yew, Drew!!

FishDaddy · 11-20-2001, 03:45 PM

Good thing to do a quick FW dip for all new corals and their rock! I found this guy in the bag water with one of my new Gorgonians:

I scooped him out and FishGirl and I have had fun examining him with a magnifying glass. It's about 1/8" long. No other culprits were found.
Seeing one, even a tiny one, gives me shudders after Drew's Isoterror.!

Dick

Drew · 11-20-2001, 05:10 PM

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Dick you are one lucky guy to find that thing before putting it in the tank. If it was a pregnant female (what I think I had) then you really just avoided a catostrophy. Need I remind everybody...

*shudder*

Drew

MontanaRocknReefer · 11-20-2001, 05:20 PM

WOW! Dick that was a very close call!! I guess we all need to be very careful in adding new corals to our tanks. Johnny

beach bum · 11-20-2001, 07:17 PM

Sorry to ask the obvious, but what is it?

FishDaddy · 11-20-2001, 08:01 PM

Beach Bum,
That's a parasitic Isopod. Mine is quite small but they get very large..and can inflict serious damage to your fish. Search for "Isopods" on TRT and you'll find a lengthy thread where Drew and a couple others have had major problems with them.
Dick

Doug1 · 11-20-2001, 10:40 PM

Good save, they can be inconvenient, or so I have heard ;-)

Drew · 11-20-2001, 10:40 PM

Alice · 11-21-2001, 10:04 AM

Ack, those things give me the creeps! Good catch, Dick!

Drew, have you seen any more of those things in your tank?

Drew · 11-21-2001, 05:14 PM

Nope, not is a good while! Still weary, however.

Spanky · 11-21-2001, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Drewman
Nope, not is a good while! Still weary, however.

Once bitten, twice shy!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

OodleyBoodely · 11-21-2001, 09:56 PM

"Sorry to ask the obvious, but what is it?"

They're bloody vampires!