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[adriennedevos]

Anyone have an idea on this guy? This is the second one ive found in my qt tank. Came from a trade with a local reefer.

 

[charlesr1958]

I'm guessing an Anthurid Isopod.

Chuck

 

[philter4]

Looks like a skeleton shrimp to me, but I would need a side shot to be sure.

 

[adriennedevos]

Thanks Chcuk,
Any clues if this thing eats coral?

 

[LeslieH]

Chuck's right, an isopod in the family Anthuridae. They're voracious predators & scavengers & some of them deliver one heck of bite despite their small size. I haven't heard of any eating coral. You could do a google search using different combinations of terms like anthuridae/paranthura/anthura and food/feeding/ life history to check.

 

[adriennedevos]

Thanks Leslie,
As long as it isnt a coral eater im not too concerned. Ive been bitten so many times by invisible creatures its not even funny. Its amazing the ammount of pain a little pinch can inflict sometimes

 

[waxy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14881290#post14881290 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by adriennedevos
Thanks Leslie,
As long as it isnt a coral eater im not too concerned. Ive been bitten so many times by invisible creatures its not even funny. Its amazing the ammount of pain a little pinch can inflict sometimes

Agreed