Cirolanid Isopod

i woke up this morning & found one of these little guys cruisin around...how do i get these out?

 

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/kritter2.html
8th critter down on the left side.

 

If you are refering to the isopod,
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/clarke_shimek.html
Here is some info.
They sound really nasty... Make sure this is what it really is, as you may have a case of mistaken identity.
Jim

 

What else could it have been? I have no fish in the tank as it is still cycling. This is so unrightous dude. [smiley=uneasy.gif]
When the light came on, it took off into the lr. I started to look at pics on line & found what i thought it had looked like. Flat, oval shaped...ugly if i may say so myself.

 

check this out...just went to lfs and talked to 3 different people...1 had no idea what an isopod was, the other 2 (spoken to at different times) said that they were no big deal.

 

Isopods are generally classified as micrograzers, micropredators, parasites, and detritivores. That's why I said to ensure a Positive ID. The parasitic isopod seems to be the bad guy while the micrograzers and detritivores are common in most marine aquaria. Short of catching one and putting it under the microscope... I don't know how easy it is to tell them apart. ANYONE ELSE. I am hanging out here on a thread. You have now exhausted all of my limited knowledge on the subject. Don't Panic. It may be a case of mistaken identity.
Again Anyone Else...
Jim

 

It is more than likeley a large amphipod or like than an isopod....can you get any pics of your guy? THey can look very similar.

 

Interesting Pod article...

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/

 

I know that amphipods are kinda half-mooned shaped...
This guy was oval... i will have to trry to get him when the lights turn back on.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/kritter2.html middle row...5th one down

by no means am i underminding you guys, i did see this thing when i first woke up and had no coffee intake yet...i will try to snap a pic of the little guy, but he sure did move fast...we'll see

 

No problem! Just trying to offer other pics and such....

I hope you can get a photo ;D