My copepods are so big...

[whirley]

My copepods are getting to be really large.
I'd estimate around 3 cm long!!!

Anyone else have such big copepods?

whirley

 

[GotKalk]

I have seen a few in that size range. Aggressive buggers too! They will actually swim up in the water column to snatch food. I wonder what the upper size limit is ?

Rick

 

[jdeets]

In the wild, they have been seen up to 12" long, and they will come after you when you're diving on the reef! Creepy...

 

[Jon_Hewett_85]

These sound like isopods to me...some of which are predatory twords fish. Check the HHfaq

 

[Anonymous]

This "little" guy is about 2.5 cm. If he was straightened out it would probably reach 3 cm...

[ July 16, 2001: Message edited by: Guy ]

 

[Chucker]

FYI, Guy's pic is of an amphipod, not a copepod. Might be a good idea to know what you're looking at

 

[Anonymous]

Arggg...

Chucker catches me every time I try to sneak one of these by...

Good job Chucker!

PS. Most of my copepods are so tiny they are barely visible. They look more like fleas.....

 

[dredawg5000]

looks like a alien to me!

 

[Dawlfandav]

I have what seems like hundreds in my tank. At night I use a little pen light to watch and they look like little roaches crawling all over. Many pushing .25" or better if they were straightened out. They do look creepy.

 

[Reeffreak]

....and isn't that what she said?