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Hi reefers,

Need some expertise, just noticed that my tank has a lot of 2mm to 3mm little creatures crawling on glass and rocks. Pic not too clear.

Description: 2mm to 3mm, multi legged, greyish-white colour, has 2 antennas in front and 2 little "antenna like" at the other end, looks something like those (2 or 3cm)creatures that crawl around the rocks in East coast beach except those are out of the water. Marine cockroaches ?

Are they harmful to the tank ? Bust them with sixline or other wrasses ?

Please share , thanks.

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Hi reefers,

Need some expertise, just noticed that my tank has a lot of 2mm to 3mm little creatures crawling on glass and rocks. Pic not too clear.

Description: 2mm to 3mm, multi legged, greyish-white colour, has 2 antennas in front and 2 little "antenna like" at the other end, looks something like those (2 or 3cm)creatures that crawl around the rocks in East coast beach except those are out of the water. Marine cockroaches ?

Are they harmful to the tank ? Bust them with sixline or other wrasses ?

Please share , thanks.

Those @ East Coast shld be Isopods

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And if looks like below shld be amphipod.

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Thanks !!!! Yes more like the bottom one. Just checked the net for amphipods and seems they are not harmful to the tank and is also food for some fishes. Thanks again !

it is food for your madarin fish
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As long it is not extreme small worm like structure (Fluke), they are fine...

I've plenty :)

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doest it have 2 black visible spots, oval shaped?? If it does = Isopods.... 2mm is quite big

Isopods will stick onto ur fishes n suck blood...

Teh'sTankSetup Decomm on 18/8/2012

Tank: 2x1x1 Rimless Tank (Sumpless)

Lighting: Aquazonic 2x24watts T5 (Actinic x Sun White)

Moonlight: Acardia 1W Led Light (Blue)

Filter: ISTA Max Care Cannister

Skimmer: Bubble Magus E3

Chiller: Resun CL450 (Aquazonic Evo Pump)

Wave: Boyu WM-25

Commissioned 20/9/2012

Tank: 3x2x2.5

Lighting: 250w DeLighting MH/ 2x 39w Delighting Diy T5 ATI Blue Plus

Skimmer: H&S Skimmer Type 110-F2000

Chiller: CL450 (Aquazonic Evo Pump)

Return Pump: Eheim 1260

Reactor: D&D H2Ocean FMR 75 (ADA 1500 Pump)(Rowaphos)

Wavemaker: 2x SunSun Wavemaker (3000L)

Incoming:

Conch ll Basic

ATO System/Tunze Osmolator

Magic Marine 3CH Dosing Pump

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isopod.gif

Isopods

amphipod.gif

Amphipods

Teh'sTankSetup Decomm on 18/8/2012

Tank: 2x1x1 Rimless Tank (Sumpless)

Lighting: Aquazonic 2x24watts T5 (Actinic x Sun White)

Moonlight: Acardia 1W Led Light (Blue)

Filter: ISTA Max Care Cannister

Skimmer: Bubble Magus E3

Chiller: Resun CL450 (Aquazonic Evo Pump)

Wave: Boyu WM-25

Commissioned 20/9/2012

Tank: 3x2x2.5

Lighting: 250w DeLighting MH/ 2x 39w Delighting Diy T5 ATI Blue Plus

Skimmer: H&S Skimmer Type 110-F2000

Chiller: CL450 (Aquazonic Evo Pump)

Return Pump: Eheim 1260

Reactor: D&D H2Ocean FMR 75 (ADA 1500 Pump)(Rowaphos)

Wavemaker: 2x SunSun Wavemaker (3000L)

Incoming:

Conch ll Basic

ATO System/Tunze Osmolator

Magic Marine 3CH Dosing Pump

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