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![]() no they dont swim. They wont leave the rock. And they dont move fast, they are super slow.
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![]() looks like amphipods to me. The "cilia" are called swimmerettes (sp?) I believe.
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![]() Looks like an amphipod to me too but maybe this will help?
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchpods.html
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![]() Quote:
Great link. Leaning towards a Harpacticoid copepod (third row down) and hoping not a Isopod (Sphaeromatidae)
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![]() Looks like a harmless cope/amphipod to me. At least I hope so, I have hundreds of them after lights out!
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![]() isopods are very active and fast swimmers
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![]() only the active fast swimming isopods are fast active swimmers. Isopoda is a very broad family which is comprised of mostly herbivores and detritivores; not all of them swim. only a handful are the dreaded parasites we are all familiar with.
OP, you say they are saucer shaped. I assume you mean top to bottom like a pancake? The fact that you mention that they have articulated segments like a pillbug says isopod to me (amphipods generally look squished side to side). If you are paranoid about parasites, chuck it. It's very likely harmless though. |
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![]() I dipped before placing and had lots of pods fall off. i did have one i have never seen before, it was really fast and almost looked like it had "arms" like a mantis Shrimp. i dont worry about them much, but is that what you are talking about? i cant see the original pic posted. it was about 5mm In length and pod brown.
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![]() I can’t really tell from the picture….
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![]() Harps don't get that big, when I was trying to culture them it drove me nuts.
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