Was my first meeting and definitely enjoyed the presentation yesterday. Was relieved about a couple of the critters in my tank (including the Stomatella varia, which was a new discovery to me) and found the rest highly entertaining. I'm not sure if this is the isopod pic that Mark had in mind, but I recall seeing the attached pic several places a couple of years ago (saved it then out of .
In regards to the Stomatella varia, I discovered a decent sized one in my 20-gallon tank two nights ago by accident, so hopefully there's at least one more and what Mark said about them being prolific breeders is correct. I'll keep an eye out and if I start seeing babies, I'll start a thread to let everyone know.
John