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01-13-2007, 10:13 AM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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No Way i dont BELIEVE this!!!!
I was looking in my tank. And i dont believe what i saw. It had a lobster type body and tail but white in color and big black eyes. I did some research and found out that it is a cirolanid isopod. Has one ever had these guys?? how do i get rid of them??
This thing is scarry looking.
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Last edited by DevilBoy; 01-13-2007 at 10:37 AM.
Reason: mispelled a word... duh!
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01-13-2007, 10:32 AM
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is it on a fish, or is it on the LR/sand?
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01-13-2007, 10:35 AM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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i found this photo on a google search... this is what i saw...
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01-13-2007, 10:36 AM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Originally Posted by Geoff
is it on a fish, or is it on the LR/sand?
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Geoff,
My tank is fishless. It was on a piece of live rock then scooted out into open water, like lighting the back into the rock.
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01-13-2007, 01:42 PM
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Little Fishy
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ewwww.. another one of the things that make me wonder why I like this hobby..
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01-13-2007, 02:52 PM
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Hes kind of cool i think. How big is yours?? How about a small species only tank....you could feed him guppies maybe. 
I want to set up a species only tank with a bunch of crazy worms and other invertebrates that we cant keep in our reefs
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01-13-2007, 04:19 PM
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Little Fishy
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it's just one of those.. "big long worm" things.. ya kinda get creeped out by finding out you have such a thing..
I feel about it this way actually.. if I know how to handle it and know what to do so it cannot induce pain on me.. then I am ok with it. but some of that stuff you kinda have to wonder..
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01-13-2007, 04:34 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Originally Posted by Fly Guy
Hes kind of cool i think. How big is yours?? How about a small species only tank....you could feed him guppies maybe.
I want to set up a species only tank with a bunch of crazy worms and other invertebrates that we cant keep in our reefs
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you can have it Geoff... the thing freaked me out. it was maybe a 1/4" - 3/8" long. i only caught a short glimpse of it but it wasnt small. I know it was not a regular amphipod because the hugeness of the eyes and where they were placed and the body shape were different.
is there anyway way to get rid of them?
I am never putting my hand back in that tank.
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01-13-2007, 08:32 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
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You should always have gloves on!
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01-13-2007, 08:43 PM
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I see these all the time when fishing the flats
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01-13-2007, 11:04 PM
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i have been bit by one of those once. drew blood on my hand. i do not want it.  most are fish predators so as long as you do not have fish in the tank it will eventually die, not sure on the time scale though. 
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01-13-2007, 11:37 PM
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What the heck is it!
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01-13-2007, 11:43 PM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
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Cirolanid Isopod
Do a google on them and see how fierce they are. These things are the only natural predator of the great white shark.
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