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05/13/2011, 09:19 PM
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What the... ?!?!
Found this on one of my corals tonight. Almost looks like a harmless pod but the pincher things bother me a bit. Anyone know what it is and if hes safe?!
 
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05/13/2011, 09:26 PM
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This is not a bad isopod from the look of it. Try to poke it to see if it curls around. If so, it's safe. This is a characteristic of an algae eating isopod. If it's not able to curl around like a ball, you have a predator isopod.
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05/13/2011, 09:29 PM
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Actually you found it in a coral? Is the coral SPS? If so, it seems like a type of lobster that shares symbiotic relationship with certain type of acros. If so, it's harmless.
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