jason7504 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 i was adding a couple corals and had to move 2 rocks around to make them more stable and i felt a pain on the side of my hand..and i look and theres this little bug on my hand, where its hurting..it did bleed a little after i took my hand out..here is a pic of the bug..is it a coral eating bug or pest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 i just looked around and i think it might be a Creoland Isopod..but i read in the Reefkeeping article that only the Sphaeromatids can roll up like a pill bug..and thats what mine did..but i swear it was biting me..what do you think it is? :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 bump....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoshua82 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yep...looks like a Creoland Isopod. They can be parasitic and feed on your fish. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=132956 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 but according to this http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/index.php only the Sphaeromatids can roll up...i haven't seen any on my fish though..do 6 line wrasses or cleaner shrimp eat them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 i think it is a creoland isopod though because it has antanne and i dont see any on the sphaeromatids :/ what should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 nasty looking guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I would think that a sixline would eat those, maybe a melanarous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Cirolanid isopod: The Great Cirolanid Hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 my chihuahua would eat it. JK JK JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 there fish lice wont bother corals but will hurt fish if its what I think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 i haven't seen them attached to fish yet though..hopefully there just the scavanger kind but would the scavanger kind bite me? so 6-lines and cleaner shrimp eat them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Think about it, if drew blood from you its going to draw blood from your fish if given the chance. But that's just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 yeah but i just keep hoping its not that kind or that it wont lol...wouldn't it have attacked my fish by now? ive had them for over a month now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Whatever it is, it's too creepy for me to keep looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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