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Old 08-04-2004, 05:31 PM
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This guy was living in my sump... just kidding. No matter how many times I see these things, I'm still blown away. But you've got to wonder, what do they taste like. It's an isopod summer at Red Lobster.
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Nice My kids are always trying to talk me into getting one. Where did you come across this one ?
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Old 08-04-2004, 06:12 PM
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Just some site full of weird animal photos. Can you imagine having one of these in a tank? You'd have to go to T&T and buy them carp to eat or something.
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This guy was living in my sump... just kidding.
Missed the "just kidding" part of your post at first Holy cr*p, anyway
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wow. massive thing. Looks so alien.. was shocking to see..
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wow. massive thing. Looks so alien.. was shocking to see..
Actually, isn't that what they based the "Alien" movies on???

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I don't know, but I realized today that Gollum looks a lot like a sphinx cat.
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that thing is freak alienish! its going to give me nightmares lol


Makes me want to send it to everyone on my list
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what is it? I know its an isopod but what is an isopod?
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Old 08-05-2004, 03:38 PM
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They're a crustacean, like an amphipod or copepod. They are sometimes found in marine aquaria as hitchhikers but are of course much smaller, perhaps topping out at half an inch. They can be parasitic and wreak havoc in a tank.
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