Amiphod?copeod?

[picoreef2.5]

I have amiohods and copeods and recently on a frag iv been seeing these guys this is the only pic iv been able to get, it has long antennas and i believe claws, it has a black stripe with two white spots one near the head one near the rear


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[s007m77]

Cant see it... can you get a beter picture?

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[alyxandria]

Take a look at this thread of mine where I had an amphipod ID'd for me. Might help eliminate at the least.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=332403

 

[mr_X]

look for a match here-
Live Rock Hitch Hikers

 

[picoreef2.5]

Cant find anything simmilar i guess i just have to wait till they get a bit bigger so i can snap a pic


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[picoreef2.5]

I got pics! Took a bit of sitting but maybe you guys can help now this is the biggest one if seen so far and its just staying out i think i disturbed its home while moving stuff


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[s007m77]

It it this? ( amphipod )

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[Sniperhank]

It doesn't look like a pod, it looks like it would be a nudibranch more than anything.

 

[picoreef2.5]

S007 no its not that and sniper im at a loss none of them are bigger than any of my pods


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[mr_X]

It looks like an amphipod to me.

 

[picoreef2.5]

It has claws though and huge antennas you can kinda see the blue lighting in the claws in this pic


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[Sniperhank]

Ok, now I see a pod.

 

[picoreef2.5]

I turned off the flow to try to get them to come out and my filter pump died.... That was fun luckily the fish stores close


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[alyxandria]

Exact same thing I had if you look at the link I posted above.


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[picoreef2.5]

^ its not that, i have a booming population of pods the only reason the title is amiphod,copeod? Is because these critters are about the same size, HOWEVER these guys have large claws ,large antennas and a black stripe down its back with a white dot just below its head and one right above its arse lol


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[picoreef2.5]

They also burrow in the sand and somehow are cemtenting sand together to make a home


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[mr_X]

Interesting. I need better pics. The pod I posted does make a cocoon of sorts, though I haven't seen them use sand. Plus, they do come in different shades and some have stripes.

 

[picoreef2.5]

Is there any with stripes and spots? And I will try, i just have to wait forever its like they see me come in the room and start hiding by the time im at the tank they are just blurs going into caves and sand burrows


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[s007m77]

That sounds to me like the behavior of mantis shrimp.... not impossible but its to soon to tell

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[s007m77]

Just to add on the mantis shrimp idea here is a picture of a verry young one and what that looke like as thay get a bit older

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