Bug, Pod, or Parasite?

[Stevej72]

Can any one ID this?


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There is some info about it in my tank journal heres the link
24 Gal Nano Cube

[wildeone]

In the last two photos it looks like an isopod, but I am not sure.

Here are som isopods from my tank

[Stevej72]

Wildeone you nailed it.

I believe mine is a Serolina delaria (Sand skater)
Sand skaters use their discoid shape and camouflage to swim and walk about invisibly on the surface of sand in marine environments. They feed on the organic matter found in the sand.


I believe yours is a Cymodoce coronata (Marine pill bug)
Marine pill bugs are scavengers and browsers, feeding on living and rotting algae and other debris on the sea floor.


http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/crust/isopbiol.html

[CarmieJo]

Steve,

Glad you have the answer. Thanks for posting the info about them.

[V]

oh oh, i know this one, the fist one is a boogy, reminds me of a joke>
how do u make a hanky dance, put abit of boogy in it! ha ha~oh....ok

second shot is an-everlasting gob stopper, and the third is a nail clipping.
yes! ~ did i win the game

[Stevej72]

LOL V
So can I put the boogy back in my tank
LOL

[wildeone]

Good info Steve. I bookmarked that site and will save it for "casual reading". Thanks!