Can somebody identify this? - Shrimp & other Invertebrates

mnekap · 10-07-2009, 03:36 AM

This was found attached to my Peacock Bass. I used my nail and scraped it off. It then affixed itself to the glass of my tank. This is a view of it's underside. It's flat and like a nano horseshoe crab.

Thanks

Alan
Pic 1 is of the bug. Pic 2 is with a cherry shrimp for size comparison

Medaka · 10-07-2009, 04:37 AM

It's a parasitic fish louse (Argulus sp.).

tex627 · 10-07-2009, 06:33 AM

that looks nasty. I hope I wont ever get that...

mnekap · 10-07-2009, 09:15 PM

Thanks Medaka!

Medaka · 10-09-2009, 08:09 PM

I'm glad to have been of help. I'm sorry that I can't give you any advice on how to get rid of them. They're a rare parasite in the aquarium hobby, and unfortunately the information I have about them is either vague or hopelessly outdated.