View Full Version : Isopod of death!!!!!!
Shinte305
04/12/2015, 03:04 PM
Im 6 months in my tank and everything was fine, i would check at night with a red flash light and never saw anything. I have 2 clown fish a Bartlett and a goby in a 60 gallon cube tank with 30 gallon sump. Last night i saw two isopods on my goby!!! Out of no where,first time i have seen one in my tank!! My poor goby what can i do to get them out??? Ive read about sucking them out but i dont see them, i was up all night in darkness with a red flash light nada. Zero isopods. Anyone know something that eats them or a trap i can set? Thanks in advance
Dmorty217
04/12/2015, 03:08 PM
Best bet would be to net the fish when they are on it and manually remove
Shinte305
04/12/2015, 03:11 PM
Yeah, my LFS suggested it but with 50 pounds of fiji rock.....lol.... Ive only seen it on the goby and its the only fish i cannot get to at all.
Shinte305
04/12/2015, 04:39 PM
Bumpy...
Dmorty217
04/12/2015, 07:01 PM
Anything else you use that will kill Isopods will also kill anything else invert wise in the tank
GroktheCube
04/12/2015, 10:05 PM
What about cleaner shrimp? They're generally useless for most things (ich, flukes, etc), but they might actually be helpful for this, assuming you're unable to catch the fish.
Shinte305
04/12/2015, 10:59 PM
Will cleaner shrimp eat isopods off fish?
Peter Eichler
04/13/2015, 12:14 AM
Typical red bug treatments may work.
Dmorty217
04/13/2015, 08:04 AM
Will cleaner shrimp eat isopods off fish?
Are you talking big,black, beady eye isopods that actively swim through the water? Slightly smaller than your pinky finger nail?
Shinte305
04/13/2015, 11:56 AM
Yeah, little isopods with two beady black eyes, I've seen two already on the sides of my goby.
Dmorty217
04/13/2015, 12:01 PM
Yeah, little isopods with two beady black eyes, I've seen two already on the sides of my goby.
But they are leaving the goby at times? Usually the lock on and have to be removed. Can you see marks on the goby from where they were attached?
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