need an ID on this little guy please

althea2you · 11-18-2007, 12:09 PM

are these not good for my tank? if not... how do i get them out. i have seen a few here and there... but with that frag plug of zoas... everything is drawn to it...i got about 6-7 of these little guys off of there

also... how can i protect my little zoas(which have NOT opened up yet) from everything pickin at it... the emerald crab(should i just get him out anyways?) and all my little blue legged friends... how can stop them from pickin on the zoas? tia...

prow · 11-18-2007, 12:24 PM

looks like some kind of copepod, but size make me think its a amphipod. both are good, can you get a few other shots, maybe in some water and different angles?

as far carbs go i just say no.

Witfull · 11-18-2007, 12:29 PM

no scale to photo....so cant answer. dime,,,,pencil,,eraser...something to judge by~

Shifferbrain · 11-18-2007, 12:40 PM

Looks like an amphipod. They can get up to 1/4" in an aquarium.

goldenmean · 11-18-2007, 12:52 PM

They and your crabs are not really picking at your zoantids.
The rock the zoanthids came on has micro algaes on it and these pods and the crabs are just feasting off the algae. Once they clean the rock they wil move on.

althea2you · 11-18-2007, 01:08 PM

no scale to photo....so cant answer. dime,,,,pencil,,eraser...something to judge by~

i dont have the little bugger to scale it to size... :P... but it was about the size of an eraser in length, maybe a smidge more.

looks like some kind of copepod, but size make me think its a amphipod. both are good, can you get a few other shots, maybe in some water and different angles?

i can try, they are so fast though, and i never know where to expect them... i'll see if they are still hanging around on the plug.

They and your crabs are not really picking at your zoantids.
The rock the zoanthids came on has micro algaes on it and these pods and the crabs are just feasting off the algae. Once they clean the rock they wil move on.

ok, thanks!, i was just worried because they havnt opened yet since i got them and didnt know if they would eat the little buds, this is what it looks like..

goldenmean · 11-18-2007, 01:25 PM

How long have you had your zoas?
They can take a couple of day to open after you first add them to your tank.

althea2you · 11-18-2007, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldenmean

How long have you had your zoas?
They can take a couple of day to open after you first add them to your tank.

i got them Friday afternoon. they were packed in a really tiny bag in a really tiny box with some Styrofoam peanuts in it... was NOT impressed by that at all... water was cold... so thats why im worried a bit. i mean, these look like little buds, like seedling to me... lol

kathywithbirds · 11-18-2007, 01:39 PM

You could try a little phyto or cyclopeeze or soem sort of food, see if that gets a couple to poke their heads out... works for my brown ones.

prow · 11-18-2007, 01:43 PM

i dont see any eye so i dont think its a isopod, i go with amphipod, too big for a copepod.

11-18-2007, 12:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,464 View Gallery Karma Komment	need an ID on this little guy please are these not good for my tank? if not... how do i get them out. i have seen a few here and there... but with that frag plug of zoas... everything is drawn to it...i got about 6-7 of these little guys off of there also... how can i protect my little zoas(which have NOT opened up yet) from everything pickin at it... the emerald crab(should i just get him out anyways?) and all my little blue legged friends... how can stop them from pickin on the zoas? tia... __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

11-18-2007, 12:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,375 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need an ID on this little guy please looks like some kind of copepod, but size make me think its a amphipod. both are good, can you get a few other shots, maybe in some water and different angles? as far carbs go i just say no. __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

11-18-2007, 12:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Shifferbrain Fire Coral Join Date: May 2007 Location: Flint, Mi Posts: 67 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need an ID on this little guy please Looks like an amphipod. They can get up to 1/4" in an aquarium. __________________ 90 gallon tank 2 green chromis' 1 three stripe damsel 1 canary damsel 1 blue velvet 1 magenta dottyback 1 clown goby 1 sunrise dottyback 2 Clarkii clowns (Jewels and Verne)

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goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,345 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need an ID on this little guy please They and your crabs are not really picking at your zoantids. The rock the zoanthids came on has micro algaes on it and these pods and the crabs are just feasting off the algae. Once they clean the rock they wil move on. __________________ 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!

11-18-2007, 01:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,464 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: need an ID on this little guy please no scale to photo....so cant answer. dime,,,,pencil,,eraser...something to judge by~ i dont have the little bugger to scale it to size... :P... but it was about the size of an eraser in length, maybe a smidge more. looks like some kind of copepod, but size make me think its a amphipod. both are good, can you get a few other shots, maybe in some water and different angles? i can try, they are so fast though, and i never know where to expect them... i'll see if they are still hanging around on the plug. They and your crabs are not really picking at your zoantids. The rock the zoanthids came on has micro algaes on it and these pods and the crabs are just feasting off the algae. Once they clean the rock they wil move on. ok, thanks!, i was just worried because they havnt opened yet since i got them and didnt know if they would eat the little buds, this is what it looks like.. __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

11-18-2007, 01:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,345 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need an ID on this little guy please How long have you had your zoas? They can take a couple of day to open after you first add them to your tank. __________________ 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!

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,847 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: need an ID on this little guy please You could try a little phyto or cyclopeeze or soem sort of food, see if that gets a couple to poke their heads out... works for my brown ones. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

11-18-2007, 01:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
prow Tridacna maxima Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 4,375 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: need an ID on this little guy please i dont see any eye so i dont think its a isopod, i go with amphipod, too big for a copepod. __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

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