Bug Id / Coral Question...

[djtonton]

What kind of bugs are these finally got a good close up:

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I also have a question about my coral. They used to look like this:

now they look like this (I did move them around so Iam wondering if that would of been the cause):

 

[MJAnderson]

I usually hit Melev's Reef site when I need to do IDs. He has some great pics of common reef critters:

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

Those would be isopods, harmless.

 

[aznnutty]

thoses are scuds or ampipods, and i don't believe you want thoses corals either, i seen them completely take over kevin's tank, it grows like weeds. i have some but keep them in one corner and keep them to a minimum.

 

[djtonton]

Munnid isopods

Munnid isopods

I was told they are Munnid isopods

 

[DiscoReefRover]

+2 on the Isopod no dought about it!! thats a good thing in my opinion ....

Sean

 

[aznnutty]

agreed, they are isopods. my mistake, hey have you looked up isopod on google, its crazy how the giant ones look

 

[chuggy]

what are your water parameters. your corals look pretty bad

 

[djtonton]

Yeah im going to test it today. Just those coral are not looking good everything else looks great. And I recently moved those 2 corals pictured above thats why im thinking that might be the case. Ill test everything as soon as i get out of work.