TahoeReefer
Reefing newb
Unfortunately, I got a hitchhiker in some live rock. This sucker has killed a couple of my fish--one was a Mandarin I had for about 5 years.
The only option I had was to remove some of the live rock in order to catch the fish. Got this nightmare off with tweezers. Big eyes, a hard shell and a heck of a swimmer.
If you get these, make every effort to remove them from your fish. They grow fast. Eat and release, eat and release.
Sure hope there aren't more. I did quarantine the live rock--just missed it. "Blue" is doing fine, but went through hell.
Here is a site I found with good info: Pills, Parasites, and Predators; Isopods in the Reef Aquarium by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com
The only option I had was to remove some of the live rock in order to catch the fish. Got this nightmare off with tweezers. Big eyes, a hard shell and a heck of a swimmer.
If you get these, make every effort to remove them from your fish. They grow fast. Eat and release, eat and release.
Sure hope there aren't more. I did quarantine the live rock--just missed it. "Blue" is doing fine, but went through hell.
Here is a site I found with good info: Pills, Parasites, and Predators; Isopods in the Reef Aquarium by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com