How About A Rogues Gallery

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The small louse on the Clown Goby's back, they latch onto their host, eat them and then impregnate their eggs into the dermis of the fish, if you get one of these things latch onto your finger you're going to know about it!

 

[dayzofspeed]

The small louse on the Clown Goby's back, they latch onto their host, eat them and then impregnate their eggs into the dermis of the fish, if you get one of these things latch onto your finger you're going to know about it!

yuck...... so its that black spot i guess

 

[StandbySetting]

The black spot is the eye of the isopod,I'll make the Isopod more prominent on paint.

 

[StandbySetting]

As you can see, the Isopod itself is quite large, to give you an idea it was probably about the size of a small wood louse, about 8mm in length.

 

[seffieuk]

Nasty, nasty things

 

[dayzofspeed]

Nasty, nasty things

and no treatment other than running fishless???

 

[StandbySetting]

A copper medication would work but then keeping invertebrates wouldn't be possible, fresh water dips sometimes work too.

 

[lewiss]

Ewwww!! I like this idea. I'll add to the to do list!

Isopods are horrible!!

 

[seffieuk]

fresh water dips sometimes work too.

Unlikely to work, as there are usually some in the sand - would work if you had qt a new fish and then find one.

The stuff of nightmares, wouldnt you say me old mucker?

I'll add to the to do list!

Whoa, slow down Lewis lets see how this thread develops, it can then be tidied up by Ben and added to the Resource Centre

Seffie x

ps Kev, how about editing the title - the bit underneath, so people know to post their photo of Rogues?

 

[dayzofspeed]

ps Kev, how about editing the title - the bit underneath, so people know to post their photo of Rogues?
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done

 

[dayzofspeed]

just took this pic for weez.... not the sharpest pic i've ever taken

aiptasia

 

[lewiss]

I forget post can be deleted / edited! Nice!! Well done dayzofspeed.

Aiptasia is a pest anemone. It is a pest because it grows rapidly, and stings corals. Aispasia has a very very powerful sting and has been known to kill corals or damage them severely. Aispasia is also a nuicense as of it breaks naturally or by you attempting to kill it or removed it shoots out little spawns to reproduce before it dies.

I can't say how great 'aiptasia x' is! Really easy to rid it with this and rids it instantly!!

 

[Donya]

I have one photo I can add here.

Don't think I have any other clear ones unfortunately.

 

[lewiss]

Hmm good photo Donya!

 

[lewiss]

So the next rouge, White spot!!

A parasite that attaches to a fish to host it. It's free swimming to begin with and attaches onto fish, prominently their gill and fins. It appears like little raised white bumps are on the fish.

Treatments known are copper based meds (NOT TO BE USED WITH LR OR CORAL), freshwater dip as a temporary measure (works extremely well) and cleaner fish or shrimp such as the neon goby or the cleaner wrasse.