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Hard shell little critters

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by AdamLawrence, Nov 9, 2014.

  1. AdamLawrence

    AdamLawrence Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Somebody be kind enough to help me identify these little critters.[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
  2. AdamLawrence

    AdamLawrence Well-Known ReefKeeper

  3. Zach

    Zach Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Lmao that's a pill bug. Aka. Rolli polli. Potato bug.
    Technically it's a Armadillidiidae I think. They are terrestrial. Member of the woods lice family. If it's in your tank it just feel in. Nothing to worry about. Surprised nothing ate him!
     
  4. AdamLawrence

    AdamLawrence Well-Known ReefKeeper

    They were in my sump and that's in the basement
     
  5. Zach

    Zach Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Lol. Yeah clean em out. No harm done. But if they rot in your sump you run the risk of spiking ammonia depending on your setup size.
     
  6. AdamLawrence

    AdamLawrence Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Will do. Thank you.
    Had a friend give me some rock from their tank that they tore down and some of the rock was outside for a couple months. I washed it off and scrubbed it down but must of not been good enough.
     
  7. vikubz

    vikubz Well-Known ReefKeeper

    chiton?
     
  8. GoodGreef

    GoodGreef Well-Known ReefKeeper


    Isopods of a different type exist in reef tanks naturally. Maybe he was just lonely and wanted to blend in.
     
  9. Zach

    Zach Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Chiton are reef dwellers. However the morphology is marvelously different when compared to their terrestrial cousins.
     
  10. Justin S.

    Justin S. Well-Known ReefKeeper

    This is amusingly informative, no worries Adam!
     
  11. FishBrain

    FishBrain Expert Reefkeeper

    Gnorimosphaeroma oregonensis
     
  12. Zach

    Zach Well-Known ReefKeeper

    It could be Gnorimosphaeroma oregonensis, however they tend to be western shore dwellers. Specifically the Pacific coastal shore in the us. So unless the rock was from California's. And they were happy and alive when you pulled them from your sump. I would still guess Armadillidiidae.
     
  13. AdamLawrence

    AdamLawrence Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Here's another picture I took this morning before I pulled him and a couple of his body's out[​IMG]
     
  14. vikubz

    vikubz Well-Known ReefKeeper

    Ever see the ones they bring up from the deeeep ocean? Look nearly the same but the size of a volleyball.
     

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