Wierd bug in tank!!!

navytex21 · 02-19-2005, 09:30 PM

i found a wierd looking bug in my tank the other day, just trying to find out what it is. it looks like a pill bug. i have only seen it once, and when i saw it, it was digging in the sand. any help would be great.

tims · 02-20-2005, 12:06 AM

something like this?
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/isopoda.htm

or this?
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/index.htm

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/rs/index.htm

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/index.htm

navytex21 · 02-20-2005, 03:45 AM

yeah just like an isopod, are they a danger to my tank? if so, how do i get rid of them?

tims · 02-20-2005, 08:49 AM

Quote:

The only way to rid an aquarium of these animals is to catch them all, which although tedious, is possible. Generally, this involves using a sacrificial fish, usually something easy to catch and moderately large.

that is taken from the LAST LINK. it goes into everything about them...
they are kinda like vampires of the sea. itor they either came off of your LR or a fish.

Kevin1000 · 02-20-2005, 10:53 AM

Might be a chiton or an isopod ...Chitons won't hurt anything ... not sure on the isopods .. some like cirolanids are real nasty but I assume there are harmless varieties as well.

rockster2599 · 02-21-2005, 06:45 AM

As long as it isnt attached to a fish or you arent experiencing mystery fish deaths I wouldnt worry about it. Cirolanid isopods are a reefkeepers nightmare but luckily are pretty rare. Most isopods just dig around in the sand eating detritus.

Rockster