cichlid7 Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I went and got some water today from the usual place i get it but when i got home i saw something swimming around so i got it out and tried to take photo's but no good. its got 8 - 10 legs, 2 things coming out the front of it kind a like feelers or something and a flat tail the width of its body and kind of like a shell. will try to get better photos but its only approx 12 - 15mm long 3mm wide ANY IDEAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 sea lice?? http://www.notesfromtheroad.com/files/sea_lice.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 sea lice look like slaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted August 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 looks pretty much like it well done from my crap description thanks will they harm my tropical marine?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 they live inside fishes mouths and take food fish ingests - pest also dig into fish skin and suck blood bite humans as well i siggest showing it a close up look at the sole of your boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thats right no good, one of the downsides of NSW. At least you spotted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myxsptlk Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 These things send shivers down my spine. We used to go crabbing at Diamond Harbour with chicken bones as bait. 10 minutes in the water and these critters were all over the chicken, the sight of them... Brrrrrr..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted August 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 so i guess i need to tip that water out then aye and go buy some red sea salt tomorrow so i can do a water change where is the best place to get it (by best i mean cheapest :lol: :lol: ) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted August 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 i spotted it when when all of a sudden my hand started to sting then looked down and saw them. bite humans as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 maybe just run the water through a fine mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 just get some salt it saves you going to the beach every weekend 2 kgs of the salt will make 60L of water the best option is to get a big bucket of salt it will cost alot but will last a long time - not sure on exact cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 What a load of garbage Wilson, NSW is great, Lets have a post from all those people whos fish have been infected with lice from using NSW....................... Anyone............ Its probably an isopod and would have been eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I caught a fish in Aussie than had a huge one crawl out of it month, was pretty creepy. Collected water at night once, and the collected water was teeming with them, no problems in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 if you ever got stuck out at sea in the water, its them things that would eat you first, not sharks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 I was lost a sea once Spent nearly 4 hours in the water traveled nearly 10 nautical miles in a straight line....we didnt go in a straight line tho. Didnt see any lice or sharks....bloody cold...lucky I had a dry suit on I say. Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_am_Elmo Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 I have this in my tank, I know I should get it out but can't be bothered and can't fit in any of my shrimps mouths and have no fish so should be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCEANDOSE Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 That little sucker is an isopod, it looks to be a Cirolanid but may well also be a Sphaeromatid. Easy way to tell is to see if it rolls up into a ball when touched, if so its a sphaeromatid. The sphaeromatids are very benefical and your lucky if you have a few of them in your tank as they scavenge though the substrate and rock, excellent as a cleanup crew, the cirolanids are pretty much the same, but a few in this family also like to suck a little fish blood on the side. If your paranoid get 1 large chromis(cheap) and see if the bug attaches, if so net the fish and kill the isopod as its a blood sucker, if it leaves the chromis alone, you have the start of an awesome cleanup crew, prob the most effecient bug to have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_am_Elmo Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Ha, that's cool, if I find it I'll touch it and find out. Good to know it could be beneficial. Oh, and does that mean if it curls up it's definately ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCEANDOSE Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 does that mean if it curls up it's definately ok? Not Quite........... if it curls up you are still only 99% safe, there are a couple other species that will curl up, but your chances are pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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