My tank has only been up for 1 1/2 months. I have Trochus, Margarita and Cerith snails. I also have one lawn mower blenny and I just added two tank raised False Clown babies on Saturday. I noticed an odd critter yesterday and didn't think anything of it because I have a multitude of Copepods crawling on the glass and thought it was just a new lifeform that was thriving. This afternoon I found several of my cerith snails piled in the corner and three of these things on top of one. I started noticing that several of the Ceriths have stripped looking areas on their shells. I was trying to find out what the nasty little bugger is and ran across info and pictures that led me to believe it might be a nasty isopod (parasite) trying to feed on my Ceriths. My daughter and I since that time have found pictures that led us to believe that it might be a Marine Pill Bug rather than one of the type that are parasitic to fish. I would feel a lot better if I knew for sure. I am worried about the few fish that I have and will make arrangements to quarantine tomorrow if it is necessary. This is the clearest picture that I could get. I hope someone can help me identify this. Thank you so much.
Things were just going too well. Glad to know that my kids are safe and still in fish heaven. Just a little overprotective.....
