ID please
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Topic: ID please
Posted By: peregrinus
Subject: ID please
Date Posted: May 05 2004 at 4:49pm
I was moving some rocks in my tank and found this guy. any one know what he is? he's white looks like a centipede many leggs.
it almost looks like a baby mantis? Brian ------------- In Clearfield Quantum mechanics the dreams stuff is made of. |
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Posted By: reptoreef
Date Posted: May 05 2004 at 6:44pm
| I posted on the rf site. |
Posted By: peregrinus
Date Posted: May 05 2004 at 7:17pm
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cool thanxs i did too.. lol ------------- In Clearfield Quantum mechanics the dreams stuff is made of. |
Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 7:50am
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It's a maggot. Just kidding, it is really a little wormy looking thing. ------------- Jake Pehrson Murray http://coralplanet.com" rel="nofollow - coralplanet.com http://utahbeeranch.com" rel="nofollow - :) |
Posted By: peregrinus
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 8:47am
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lol eeekkkkkk my tank has worm thingies.. ------------- In Clearfield Quantum mechanics the dreams stuff is made of. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 9:04am
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By the look of its mandibles, I'd say it eats worms and anything it can catch. Many of us or perhaps all of us probably have them but don't know it.
I love the cycle of life 
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Posted By: peregrinus
Date Posted: May 06 2004 at 9:21am
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one thing i noticed when i turn it over it has the moving fins like on a shrimps abdomen. don't know it that helps.. ------------- In Clearfield Quantum mechanics the dreams stuff is made of. |
Posted By: smatney
Date Posted: July 09 2004 at 9:46pm
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I have one in my tank right now as well. I agree, it looks like a centipede. Mine was orangish brown. It does not like light, I'll try to find it in the night. What is it? ------------- Susan Matney Farmington, UT |
Posted By: Jamison
Date Posted: July 13 2004 at 9:37am
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Looks like an Isopod. I've seen pics on RC before. Some of them can be nasty and para http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=isopod/v=2/l=IVI/*-http://www.hsu.edu/faculty/engmanj/jamaica/pics2001/isopod.jpg"> Perhaps this link will help too. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/index.htm - http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/index.htm ------------- Educate. Inspire. Conserve. http://[email protected] |
sitic to your fish. Not sure if that's it or not, but it looks alot like one. Posted By: peregrinus
Date Posted: July 13 2004 at 9:54am
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don't think its the same thing. i seen that when i was researching. but they don't look the same. ------------- In Clearfield Quantum mechanics the dreams stuff is made of. |
Posted By: rstruhs
Date Posted: July 13 2004 at 4:39pm
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Of course not, you did not have a fish under yours! Has anyone ID'd it yet? I have been waiting/watching to find out what it is! ------------- Rodney, Sandra, Jeffery, and Laura Struhs South Jordan, Utah 98th South & 40th West. (801) 282-2744 75 gallon reef 55 gallon reef 55 gallon FOWLR 20 gallon FOWLR |
peregrinus wrote:
Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: July 13 2004 at 4:47pm
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its not a chiton is it? |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 14 2004 at 9:46am
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No, it's not a Chiton. Chiton have a total covering of segmented shell, like an armadillo. The pic below shows the typical position we find Chiton. The shell is on the other side, of course. This pic is from Seti007's tank. I love that tunnel it is leaving in the sand bed!
Anyone know the free swimming form of an isopod or how many of the different isopods actually attach to fish? Wouldn't a cleaner shrimp take care of them when small?  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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