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Old 04-06-2013, 09:18 PM
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good thing you got him out. that would attach to a fish - it's a "Cymothoa exigua" or tongue parasite
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Old 04-06-2013, 09:41 PM
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good thing you got him out. that would attach to a fish - it's a "Cymothoa exigua" or tongue parasite
No, it's definitely not a "Cymothoa exigua". It some kind of isopod/amphipod species.
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Old 04-06-2013, 10:19 PM
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Cymothoa exigua it's type of isopod's
But this guy don't look parasite as what I'm seeing on Wikipedia
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Old 04-07-2013, 11:10 AM
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Isopods that attack fish do it very quickly, like within minutes of a fish being present. If this thing was living in the rock, it's likely fine leaving it there. Just keep it away from the Doritos!
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