Scared. Fast moving I think shrimp on new live rock. - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

litebrite · 04-26-2008, 11:50 PM

Hey Thank you all for your help!!!!!

litebrite · 04-28-2008, 02:27 AM

I just found a molting from the fast mover. It looks mosly like a giant common house flea shape. I think it is a Amphipod. It had 6 legs and 2 long front antenna then it's body was long with many sections. Skinny and long. Boy this thing is fast. Still can't find it but I found it's molt. I would like to buy these things for my tank, they are soooo cool. They look like the mice from the AOL high speed commercial warping around the tank.

I can't get all the worms off the live rock, so it's soon going to be dry rock. I removed the coral and the coral is doing fine on another rock.

litebrite · 05-01-2008, 10:34 PM

It's an Amphipod. I had the lights turned off and it was out of the rock sleeping on the bottom. It's a scary looking bug. Just looks like some bad mean brown worm with legs ready to bite and looking to get in trouble. It is definitely FAST!!!!! When I woke it up ZOOOOMMM. Gone from sight.

Should I catch it and put it in my 150 gallon tank. I know the hole on the LR it hides in now... It can't bite me right? It looks really creepy.

Looks like this.

SOURCE:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...s/image006.jpg

05-01-2008, 10:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
litebrite Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 70	Found em! It's an Amphipod. I had the lights turned off and it was out of the rock sleeping on the bottom. It's a scary looking bug. Just looks like some bad mean brown worm with legs ready to bite and looking to get in trouble. It is definitely FAST!!!!! When I woke it up ZOOOOMMM. Gone from sight. Should I catch it and put it in my 150 gallon tank. I know the hole on the LR it hides in now... It can't bite me right? It looks really creepy. Looks like this. SOURCE: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...s/image006.jpg

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04-26-2008, 11:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
litebrite Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 70	Hey Thank you all for your help!!!!!

04-28-2008, 02:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
litebrite Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 70	I just found a molting from the fast mover. It looks mosly like a giant common house flea shape. I think it is a Amphipod. It had 6 legs and 2 long front antenna then it's body was long with many sections. Skinny and long. Boy this thing is fast. Still can't find it but I found it's molt. I would like to buy these things for my tank, they are soooo cool. They look like the mice from the AOL high speed commercial warping around the tank. I can't get all the worms off the live rock, so it's soon going to be dry rock. I removed the coral and the coral is doing fine on another rock.