Pillbug in my Tank? XD

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  1. TheSaltwaterGuy

    TheSaltwaterGuy Banned

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    Well I'm looking at how ugly the aquascape in my tank is XD and then im looking to see where algae is so i can scrape it and I see a pillbug crawling on my live rock..... WTF? lol and then he just goes into one of the crevices. Next day my hermit crab is eating it! and I find another one shortly afterwards... Just thought I'd share lol
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    on live rock you get all kinds of critters. its good for your tank.
     
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    yeah i was thinking it was a hitch-hiker but that wudnt make much sense would it? lol its so strange...
     
  5. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    look up isopod.

    things tend to evolve in similar ways, even in separate environments.
     
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    wow i did not know they were in marine environments too; i do learn something everyday! lol
     
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    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    There not the same animal but the forms are similar.
     
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  9. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Are you referring to Amphipods???

    :)
     
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    i honestly dont know, it just looks like a rolly polly XD
     
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    stepho Panda Puffer

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    I have found tons of animals that look similar to pill bugs. Chitons look similar as well
    only larger.