Cirolanid Isopod

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by wammy, Jan 25, 2009.

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  1. wammy

    wammy Astrea Snail

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    yo i never sen these before but they could be in your tanks if you order your rocks they eat fish [​IMG] man look for the huge black eyes what the do is lach on to the sides of fish and i guess chew thourgh the slim coat and eat there skin if you find one get it out asap they look like your common copeopods but it aint
     
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  3. wammy

    wammy Astrea Snail

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    [​IMG]How to identify: Basically, Cirolanids look like whitish pill bugs with disproportionately large black eyes. Their segmented bodies are longer than they are wide – by at least twice, and allow the isopod to curl in on itself - though not into a tight ball. The head (or “cephalon”) is short and tapered, with two large compound eyes and two pairs of antennae held close to the body that often go unnoticed. Behind the head is a plump thoracic (or “pereon”) section made up of overlapping segments. The short abdominal (“pleon”) section terminates in a fanned “tail”, made up of a telson with a uropod on either side.
     
  4. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    Thanks for the info. K+. Many things eat things like that like six line wrasses and cleaner shrimp have been known to.