Aug 16, 2016 #1 MCFish23 Community Member View Badges Joined Jul 14, 2016 Messages 77 Reaction score 52 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Found this guy when I was looking at some weird slime I have growing on my rocks. Any idea what it is?
Found this guy when I was looking at some weird slime I have growing on my rocks. Any idea what it is?
Aug 16, 2016 #2 Lionfish Lair Renee View Badges Excellence Award Photo of the Month Showcase Editor Article Contributor Reef Squad Emeritus My Aquarium Showcase Joined Jan 29, 2012 Messages 8,812 Reaction score 9,032 Location California Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Was it kind of small? It kind of looks like an Ostracod.
Aug 16, 2016 #3 OP OP MCFish23 Community Member View Badges Joined Jul 14, 2016 Messages 77 Reaction score 52 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 It was small. You could just barely see it with the naked eye. Didn't even notice it until I put it under the microscope
It was small. You could just barely see it with the naked eye. Didn't even notice it until I put it under the microscope
Aug 16, 2016 #4 OP OP MCFish23 Community Member View Badges Joined Jul 14, 2016 Messages 77 Reaction score 52 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Here is another picture. This was under microscope at virtually no magnification (1x)
Aug 16, 2016 #5 Lionfish Lair Renee View Badges Excellence Award Photo of the Month Showcase Editor Article Contributor Reef Squad Emeritus My Aquarium Showcase Joined Jan 29, 2012 Messages 8,812 Reaction score 9,032 Location California Rating - 0% 0 0 0 This was my Ostracod and that's my finger.
Aug 16, 2016 #6 Lionfish Lair Renee View Badges Excellence Award Photo of the Month Showcase Editor Article Contributor Reef Squad Emeritus My Aquarium Showcase Joined Jan 29, 2012 Messages 8,812 Reaction score 9,032 Location California Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yup! That's an Ostracod.
Aug 16, 2016 #7 Lionfish Lair Renee View Badges Excellence Award Photo of the Month Showcase Editor Article Contributor Reef Squad Emeritus My Aquarium Showcase Joined Jan 29, 2012 Messages 8,812 Reaction score 9,032 Location California Rating - 0% 0 0 0 This is my picture enlarged.
Aug 16, 2016 #8 Lionfish Lair Renee View Badges Excellence Award Photo of the Month Showcase Editor Article Contributor Reef Squad Emeritus My Aquarium Showcase Joined Jan 29, 2012 Messages 8,812 Reaction score 9,032 Location California Rating - 0% 0 0 0 They're cool, BTW. They just feed amongst the detritus.
Aug 16, 2016 #9 themcnertney Valuable Member View Badges Reef Tank 365 My Tank Thread Joined Apr 21, 2016 Messages 2,126 Reaction score 2,709 Location Akron Ohio Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Awesome
Aug 16, 2016 #10 OP OP MCFish23 Community Member View Badges Joined Jul 14, 2016 Messages 77 Reaction score 52 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Thanks!!!