hitch hikers on my Reefcleaners Ulva algae

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  1. invert phil

    invert phil Millepora

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    Sounds like isopods to me, they are the larger ones in the pic, the smaller ones are copepods...

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    invert phil, Jul 25, 2009
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  2. FuzzBall03

    FuzzBall03 Flamingo Tongue

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    Hey phil, thanks for your input.

    I'm still doubting isopods. in terms of size, they look equal to copepods.

    Wish my camera would focus on something 1/20th the size of a grain of rice. lol
     
    FuzzBall03, Jul 26, 2009
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  3. invert phil

    invert phil Millepora

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    Maybe baby isopods... :)
     
    invert phil, Jul 27, 2009
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  4. whippy

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  5. invert phil

    invert phil Millepora

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    You mean ostracods? seed shrimp?
     
    invert phil, Jul 27, 2009
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  6. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Yes, thank you. Dyslexic moment. Appreciate it :D
     
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  7. invert phil

    invert phil Millepora

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    oh sorry
     
    invert phil, Jul 27, 2009
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  8. whippy

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    Nah. Not at all. That came out wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy wrong. Dyslexic moment, not actually having it, lol. I meant that you because I wouldn't have caught it and I don't want to throw out incorrect info, lol.
     
    whippy, Jul 27, 2009
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  9. johnmaloney

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    caprellid amphipod? They crawl by extending one part of their body and then pulling the rest up to catch up with them. fits the movement description...we have those in that tank...lets see what else....scuttlebugs...(what i call munnid isopods) amphipods, few different species of copepods.. chuck's addiction might help. google "chucks addiction" to get to it. Hope it helps!
     
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