ID of an Isopod ?

[smulemor]

I think I catched an Isopod in my tank this evening, is there someone here that can verify that and if possible, say if it's a bad "pod" or a "nice" pod ?

 

[VacavilleFC3S]

it has 2 eyes, it is a bad isopod

 

[smulemor]

I suspected that, but allways nice to get someone else's opinion...

bah, this means i must wayt a long time to put anything else in my tank.

 

[JackKerouac]

I don't remember the scientific name of it,but it looks like the bad one,the one who may attack on your fishes

 

[LeslieH]

Good ones also have 2 eyes - that's not sufficient. However it is a blood sucking type and you'll need to either catch it or starve it before adding fish.

 

[HappySkittles]

its kind of cute! too bad its bad D:

whats that last pic? is it in sand?

 

[smulemor]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13230568#post13230568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LeslieH
Good ones also have 2 eyes - that's not sufficient. However it is a blood sucking type and you'll need to either catch it or starve it before adding fish.

Im guessing it would have been hungry enough, the tank is empty for anything that contains blood and has allways been that.

 

[smulemor]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13231351#post13231351 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HappySkittles


whats that last pic? is it in sand?

nope, that's dry paper. I wasn't sure if I got any pictures in the water, I don't have a macro lens on my camera so I took it out and tried on paper.

the little devil just sat there and after a bit she started to "sense" me somehow... just as she was seeking out my bodyheat or something.

creepy creature :hmm4:

 

[itchyhand]

That's a blood sucker.
I found 1 stuck on my clown fish. Initially saw my clown fish body how come got 2 dots, after looking closely found the extra transparent lump. Few days later, besides the eyes, also can see a dark brown color on the previous transparent part.
By then I can make out that it is a critter. Check on web that it is a lice.
I trapped my clown fish & dripped tap water on that spot. The sucker came loose. However, few days later I found another same bug cling to my clown fish. Removed it the same way.

Later I took a plastic container(with cover) & put in some prawn meat & poked some holes near to the top. Tied a string to the container & lowered it into the sandbed. Few hrs later using touchlight to shine at the container & found some more of these critters. So I pulled the string to pull up the container. Repeating this process a few times till I don't have any more left in tank.

 

[bigtex52]

Looks like a cirolanid isopod. Bad news. They parasitize fish and even had one attach to my arm when doing some rockscaping when a new bunch of live rock came in.

 

[smulemor]

What on earth do the buggers eat ? there are absolutely no blood or meat in my tank and they still survive ??

gah, i'm frustrated and not afraid to admit it :hmm3:

 

[itchyhand]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13267644#post13267644 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smulemor
What on earth do the buggers eat ? there are absolutely no blood or meat in my tank and they still survive ??

gah, i'm frustrated and not afraid to admit it :hmm3:

So u are still cycling yr tank which u mention u got no blood or meat?
I think it is best u bait them out before u add in the fishes otherwise it will be very difficult to catch the fishes after they attach themselves to the fishes.

 

[smulemor]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13267920#post13267920 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by itchyhand
So u are still cycling yr tank which u mention u got no blood or meat?
I think it is best u bait them out before u add in the fishes otherwise it will be very difficult to catch the fishes after they attach themselves to the fishes.

"u/yr" = "you/your" ? (I'm not so good at english slang)

I started the tank about two monthts ago and got these buggers with some live rock I bought then. I've caught some big ones with a net and they seemed quite "halfdead" but now I see those that where small two months ago have hatched a new bunch of small ones.

I don't get it, I cant understand what they are eating. my original plan was to starve them out, I have a mini mini tank and the usual traps won't fit in it but I'm on the lookout for somehting I can use as a small trap... the problem is to find a small enough plastic bottle etc.

 

[itchyhand]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13268058#post13268058 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smulemor
"u/yr" = "you/your" ? (I'm not so good at english slang)

I started the tank about two monthts ago and got these buggers with some live rock I bought then. I've caught some big ones with a net and they seemed quite "halfdead" but now I see those that where small two months ago have hatched a new bunch of small ones.

I don't get it, I cant understand what they are eating. my original plan was to starve them out, I have a mini mini tank and the usual traps won't fit in it but I'm on the lookout for somehting I can use as a small trap... the problem is to find a small enough plastic bottle etc.

U just need to use a small mineral water bottle. Don't cap the bottle. Dump in some minced prawn meat inside the mineral bottle & rest the bottle at your sandbed when the lights of your aquarium are off. Use a torch light to check if u see any thing inside the bottle after 1hr or so.
Or u can every 1hr quickly remove the bottle out of the tank to check. By repeating this, u will clear all the isopods.

 

[smulemor]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13309493#post13309493 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by itchyhand
U just need to use a small mineral water bottle.

a 0,5 litre bottle would be to big in my tank but I've made a DIY trap so now I just need the time to try it out.