Identify??

[Adam Mac]

Is this good or bad? I found this guy in my tank, he's out at night and I turned my light on to check something and caught him. It's about a centimeter long. Check out the link for pics!

http://s756.photobucket.com/albums/xx202/Adam_Mac/critter/

[lockrookie]

looks like an isopod cant be sure but i think its is. if it is then its bad very bad if its a copod then its ok. its hard to tell by the picture maybe someone else can veryify more so just looks like th abad one to me

[Jan]

Looks like a bad guy.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/

[Jan]

here's some more pics/info.


http://www.melevsreef.com/id/pods.html

[Myka]

Agreed, isopod. Not good. Keep an eye out for more.

[Adam Mac]

Good for a sump or just throw him in the toilet??

[Adam Mac]

And again I thank you all.

[Myka]

Not ok for the sump. He can travel back to the tank and/or breed in the sump. Personally, I think it is most humane to just quickly squish them. That's what I do with "bad" crabs too.

[Adam Mac]

Alright I will do this. Again thank you Mindy! Hope I dont see anymore of these lil buggars!!! I got a nice looking looks to be like a pompom crab:D!! Just about the size of a dime maybe. Just saw him beside my lobster in a rock!! Finally a good hitchhiker I believe lol!!! Are there like navy blue pompom crabs? lol I dont see colours well and I believe I saw like a dark navy blue crab. Correct me if im wrong!!

[Myka]

Pom Pom crabs are all light colored. A dark colored crab could be good or bad, but most hitchhiker crabs are nuisance.

[Adam Mac]

Yah my fault not a pompom. Just has fan type arms with his set of pinchers as well. Maybe some sort of an anemone grab.