returnofsid
09/10/2009, 02:06 PM
Hi all,
I recently picked up a few corals from a close friend, along with a small clam. All corals were dipped, as they were removed from the friend's tank. He's very conscious about dipping anything entering or leaving his system, as a precautionary treatment. Nothing was discovered, during dip treatment, with Melafix.
However, something (quite a few somethings) was discovered when we placed the clam in a container with tank water (No treatment). Before I put this clam in my system, I'd really like to figure out what this is. As a physical description, it's itsy bitsy...lol. I'd guess smaller than 1/16" of an inch. Appears to maybe be a shelled animal, but moves quickly, like a pod. I took several macro pictures of it, and cropped them A LOT. Two pictures remain uncropped and one of those includes a finger tip, for possible size comparison. No, I didn't cut anyone's finger tip off....lol. I'm kind of leaning towards Isopod. I'm also wondering what I could treat the clam with, before adding to my system, as a precautionary treatment. Anything I need to be concerned about?
Uncropped image
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3907807320_286c6c2a7b_b.jpg
Cropped of above
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/3907029955_347b6b2264_o.jpg
The color you see, at the rear, is just light from room, reflectin.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/3907030079_b1118c54b2_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3907808174_d9edca2bcc_b.jpg
I recently picked up a few corals from a close friend, along with a small clam. All corals were dipped, as they were removed from the friend's tank. He's very conscious about dipping anything entering or leaving his system, as a precautionary treatment. Nothing was discovered, during dip treatment, with Melafix.
However, something (quite a few somethings) was discovered when we placed the clam in a container with tank water (No treatment). Before I put this clam in my system, I'd really like to figure out what this is. As a physical description, it's itsy bitsy...lol. I'd guess smaller than 1/16" of an inch. Appears to maybe be a shelled animal, but moves quickly, like a pod. I took several macro pictures of it, and cropped them A LOT. Two pictures remain uncropped and one of those includes a finger tip, for possible size comparison. No, I didn't cut anyone's finger tip off....lol. I'm kind of leaning towards Isopod. I'm also wondering what I could treat the clam with, before adding to my system, as a precautionary treatment. Anything I need to be concerned about?
Uncropped image
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3907807320_286c6c2a7b_b.jpg
Cropped of above
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/3907029955_347b6b2264_o.jpg
The color you see, at the rear, is just light from room, reflectin.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/3907030079_b1118c54b2_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3907808174_d9edca2bcc_b.jpg