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Old 05-29-2010, 05:42 PM
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Isopods. They're easy to catch at night. A freinds tank had alot of them in it and after a week of trapping them in a cup with food in it at lights out he managed to get rid or them all.
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Old 05-29-2010, 05:57 PM
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Good to know what an isopod looks like. I thought they were a lot smaller then that.
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Old 05-29-2010, 09:42 PM
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They are a lot smaller and a TON bigger.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeOSXtBCY30

Those pics terrify me btw!
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Thats a fat sucker.
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I've only ever seen pictures in books. That is one freaky looking parasite.
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Old 05-29-2010, 10:59 PM
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Freaky thing is they can be anywhere from almost microscopic to 30cm long! Yuck! lol.
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Old 05-30-2010, 12:38 AM
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Most of the small isopods in your tank are beneficial scavengers and do not harm fish. There are species like this that are fish parasites. But trying to remove all the isopods from your tank is probably not necessary.
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