seulater Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I know it hard to tell, but are these Isopods? I was reading the "THE ULTIMATE ID THREAD!" and the Isopod photo looks the closest. My tank was great for months, then I decided to buy some live brine shrimp. Added about a 3/4 of teaspoon of them to tank, and about a week later I have these dam things all over the place. My substrate and back glass has a but load of these in there. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Yep, google munnid isopod - they're good herbivores. Link to comment
aquatame Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 It is an isopod but the good kind. One of my previous tanks was full of them. Here's a link. http://www.melevsreef.com/critters/good-isopod Link to comment
seulater Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thank you guys for the fast responce. I dont have and fish, and wanted to keep it fishless. So I guess now I have no choice to find one that will enjoy these and keep their numbers down. Link to comment
amphipod Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thank you guys for the fast responce. I dont have and fish, and wanted to keep it fishless. So I guess now I have no choice to find one that will enjoy these and keep their numbers down.you don't need to kill them!! If you don't want fish don't get the dang fish! To be honest they are a great free cuc. That's the thing of hitchhikers, just because you got them doesn't mean they need to be killed off. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 And their populations wane... There might seem to be a lot right now but eventually their population should stabilize. If you have any shrimp or predatory snails they will also eat these. Oh I forgot, a lot of corals or anemones will eat these also Link to comment
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