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04/16/2016, 08:37 PM
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Hitch hiker
Just picked up an anemone today and while in quarantine, i observed this critter, which is on the rock that the anemone was attached to.
It is ~1 1/4" and currently burrowed into a small hole in the rock. There's another one on the underside of the rock as well. Resembles a shrimp. Moved pretty quick from one side of the rock to the other. Any ideas?
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04/16/2016, 08:39 PM
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Looks like a mature copepod to me. I have a ton in my system. Some are almost microscopic l, others are bigger than what I could feed to my clownfish.
Either way, they are a good sign of a healthy system, and if they multiply, will be a nice food source for future inhabitants Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk |
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04/16/2016, 08:54 PM
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Thanks! Into the sump, it will go.
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04/17/2016, 06:52 AM
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It's an amphipod, beneficial.
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