STT to VT - Page 25

tippMANn98 · 10-03-2007, 09:46 AM

but pods dont usually "hang out" on fish....or am I wrong? Usually if its crawling on fish its not too good.

ScubaDrew · 10-09-2007, 11:13 AM

quick update: a cirolanid isopod attached to the foxface yesterday afternoon. This one was stressing him. I tried to catch the fish, so I could remove the isopod but the fish is very smart and very fast.

This morning the isopod was gone and fish is back to normal. I fed him extra.

I'll resume my hunt tonight.

Drew

Dentoid · 10-09-2007, 11:25 AM

Damn those Isopods!

goldenmean · 10-09-2007, 11:26 AM

I saw a Cirolanid in my tank last night too. With a flashlight I saw the little isopod land on my new chalice coral. He stayed there for a few minutes and I was going to try to siphon him out with a turkey baster but the second my hand hit the water he swam off. I have been running the filter sock in my sump mainly to catch these parasites. I haven't tried making a trap for them yet.

ScubaDrew · 10-09-2007, 11:31 AM

I've failed with 4 revisions of a trap. I don't believe the cirolanid isopod's I've got are scavengers as they do not seem attracted in anyway to baited traps. I'm able to catch both of my shrimp, snails, crabs but not the isopods.

Hopefully yours are the same golden, and you can starve them out!

goldenmean · 10-09-2007, 11:35 AM

Have you tried suspending the trap in the water column?
Thats is what I was thinking of. Hang it from the top of the tank using some fishing line. That way you would not be catching your CUC and the cirolanid find the fish in the water column.

ScubaDrew · 10-09-2007, 02:30 PM

Nope, but its worth a shot. I already have fishline attached to all my traps for easier removal. So I'll just prop it up.

thanks Tipp

Melanie · 10-10-2007, 07:12 AM

Drew, those isopods just won't leave you alone darn it! Maybe your next fish can be the kind that eat isopods. Don't know what that is, but I bet there are some that hunt them.

ScubaDrew · 10-10-2007, 11:30 AM

Last night the situation went from bad to really bad.

I went to clean my glass using the magnetic cleaner but wanted to check it for sand prior to dragging it across the glass. I tilted the outside magnet so I could see if there were any grains stuck on the inside and found two cirolanid isopods instead.

I managed to kill both of them.

I also killed 4 more with a new trick - they are attracted to light. Put a flash light up to the glass and within a minute one will swim up to the glass. I then crushed them with my long scraper.

The cirolanid isopods are reproducing in my tank.

Drew

tippMANn98 · 10-10-2007, 11:33 AM

Dont stop the war, keep on killing!!!! maybe you will get lucky and kill all the "reproducers" the bearers of life!

goldenmean · 10-10-2007, 11:34 AM

The flash light trick is good to know.
You can net them out after the come to the light.

Keep at them. You got 6 last night. That is very good!

Dentoid · 10-10-2007, 11:34 AM

OMG! At least you have found a way to get them. Are you sure they are reproducing or just ones that were there to begin with. If they are reproducing, I'm sure you can find a wrasse that will hunt and consume the baby isopods as Melanie has suggested.

AQTCJAK · 10-10-2007, 11:40 AM

Either a sixline or a cleaner wrasse will eat them

ScubaDrew · 10-10-2007, 11:52 AM

Dentoid - I'm not certain they are reproducing. Just guessing because of the huge increase in numbers. I've used a flashlight to search for them before and never had the turn out I did last night

Tipp and Golden - Thanks guys, I'll keep fighting them, after watching literally thousands of small critters crawling on the glass of my tank I can't help but think that some of them are bad, its a bit daunting.

Good news is foxface is happy, eating, and more personable than ever. I gave him some red grape kelp and some Caulerpa, he was very excited.

Drew

Dentoid · 10-10-2007, 12:52 PM

Drew, I was just thinking why the isopods in my tank didn't take over and I remembered that I had a six line wrasse early on in my tanks history. I added it about 3 months after setting it up. It may have decimated their population in my tank. I know I had them them because I would find them dead on my skimmer output foam filter.

Jack has the answer with the six line. I'd stay away from the cleaner wrasse (no offense Jack) but they do not do well in captivity and should be left in the ocean where their services are needed. In fact I believe it is illegal to collect these fish in Hawaii, but they do come from other places. I just saw two in my LFS store and I gave the owner a little grief about stocking them. I would strongly urge you to not support the sale and trade of the cleaner wrasse.

10-03-2007, 09:46 AM	#361 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT but pods dont usually "hang out" on fish....or am I wrong? Usually if its crawling on fish its not too good.

10-09-2007, 11:13 AM	#362 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,081 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT quick update: a cirolanid isopod attached to the foxface yesterday afternoon. This one was stressing him. I tried to catch the fish, so I could remove the isopod but the fish is very smart and very fast. This morning the isopod was gone and fish is back to normal. I fed him extra. I'll resume my hunt tonight. Drew __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

10-09-2007, 11:25 AM	#363 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,680 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Damn those Isopods! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

10-09-2007, 11:26 AM	#364 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,341 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT I saw a Cirolanid in my tank last night too. With a flashlight I saw the little isopod land on my new chalice coral. He stayed there for a few minutes and I was going to try to siphon him out with a turkey baster but the second my hand hit the water he swam off. I have been running the filter sock in my sump mainly to catch these parasites. I haven't tried making a trap for them yet. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd QT-Picasso Clowns My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-09-2007, 11:31 AM	#365 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,081 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT I've failed with 4 revisions of a trap. I don't believe the cirolanid isopod's I've got are scavengers as they do not seem attracted in anyway to baited traps. I'm able to catch both of my shrimp, snails, crabs but not the isopods. Hopefully yours are the same golden, and you can starve them out! __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

10-09-2007, 11:35 AM	#366 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,341 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT Have you tried suspending the trap in the water column? Thats is what I was thinking of. Hang it from the top of the tank using some fishing line. That way you would not be catching your CUC and the cirolanid find the fish in the water column. __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd QT-Picasso Clowns My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-09-2007, 02:30 PM	#367 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,081 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Nope, but its worth a shot. I already have fishline attached to all my traps for easier removal. So I'll just prop it up. thanks Tipp __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

10-10-2007, 07:12 AM	#368 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT Drew, those isopods just won't leave you alone darn it! Maybe your next fish can be the kind that eat isopods. Don't know what that is, but I bet there are some that hunt them. __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-10-2007, 11:30 AM	#369 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,081 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Last night the situation went from bad to really bad. I went to clean my glass using the magnetic cleaner but wanted to check it for sand prior to dragging it across the glass. I tilted the outside magnet so I could see if there were any grains stuck on the inside and found two cirolanid isopods instead. I managed to kill both of them. I also killed 4 more with a new trick - they are attracted to light. Put a flash light up to the glass and within a minute one will swim up to the glass. I then crushed them with my long scraper. The cirolanid isopods are reproducing in my tank. Drew __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

10-10-2007, 11:33 AM	#370 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT Dont stop the war, keep on killing!!!! maybe you will get lucky and kill all the "reproducers" the bearers of life!

10-10-2007, 11:34 AM	#371 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,341 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT The flash light trick is good to know. You can net them out after the come to the light. Keep at them. You got 6 last night. That is very good! __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My 2nd QT-Picasso Clowns My 2nd-QT-Wrasse My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

10-10-2007, 11:34 AM	#372 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,680 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT OMG! At least you have found a way to get them. Are you sure they are reproducing or just ones that were there to begin with. If they are reproducing, I'm sure you can find a wrasse that will hunt and consume the baby isopods as Melanie has suggested. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

10-10-2007, 11:40 AM	#373 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,261 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: STT to VT Either a sixline or a cleaner wrasse will eat them __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

10-10-2007, 11:52 AM	#374 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,081 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Dentoid - I'm not certain they are reproducing. Just guessing because of the huge increase in numbers. I've used a flashlight to search for them before and never had the turn out I did last night Tipp and Golden - Thanks guys, I'll keep fighting them, after watching literally thousands of small critters crawling on the glass of my tank I can't help but think that some of them are bad, its a bit daunting. Good news is foxface is happy, eating, and more personable than ever. I gave him some red grape kelp and some Caulerpa, he was very excited. Drew __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

10-10-2007, 12:52 PM	#375 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,680 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: STT to VT Drew, I was just thinking why the isopods in my tank didn't take over and I remembered that I had a six line wrasse early on in my tanks history. I added it about 3 months after setting it up. It may have decimated their population in my tank. I know I had them them because I would find them dead on my skimmer output foam filter. Jack has the answer with the six line. I'd stay away from the cleaner wrasse (no offense Jack) but they do not do well in captivity and should be left in the ocean where their services are needed. In fact I believe it is illegal to collect these fish in Hawaii, but they do come from other places. I just saw two in my LFS store and I gave the owner a little grief about stocking them. I would strongly urge you to not support the sale and trade of the cleaner wrasse. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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