Whats the biggest amphipod you have?

[pewpewlazerbeam]

Yesterday i saw a large amphipod crawling on one of my zoas. It was about 5/8 of an inch long. I actually thought it was a baby mantis shrimp until i went online to look at pics.

Curious as to how big you guys have seen? Ive read reports of ones like 12 inches long caught in the wild

 

[MrGone]

I'd say just under 1/2", there were a bunch of them hanging out in a spare liverock tank I broke down last weekend.

 

[Faciosity]

Mine barely get over 1/4". Anything bigger wouldn't be able to hide from my fish very well!

 

[pewpewlazerbeam]

Mine barely get over 1/4". Anything bigger wouldn't be able to hide from my fish very well!

I think thats why i am seeing some biggers ones now. I recently lost my lone fish to ich so im going on 2 weeks here fishless. 1 month and a half to go before i can know for sure its all gone. Bet ill have some monsters by the end.
Unless my peppermint eats them

 

[Faciosity]

Is that some kind of rule that you are supposed to wait 2 months after having ich? I've heard from some very knowlegable people that ich is believed to almost always be present, but only unhealthy or severly stressed fish usually catch it.

I have 8 fish including a mandarin dragonette and a six line wrasse, 2 peppermint shrimp and a huge brittle star. I'm amazed that I even have a pod population any more! I have almost 200lbs of rock in a 75 gallon tank though.

I think thats why i am seeing some biggers ones now. I recently lost my lone fish to ich so im going on 2 weeks here fishless. 1 month and a half to go before i can know for sure its all gone. Bet ill have some monsters by the end.
Unless my peppermint eats them

 

[pewpewlazerbeam]

Is that some kind of rule that you are supposed to wait 2 months after having ich? I've heard from some very knowlegable people that ich is believed to almost always be present, but only unhealthy or severly stressed fish usually catch it.

I have 8 fish including a mandarin dragonette and a six line wrasse, 2 peppermint shrimp and a huge brittle star. I'm amazed that I even have a pod population any more! I have almost 200lbs of rock in a 75 gallon tank though.

From what i have read and heard ( from experts on the matter)

Is that always present ich is a myth. Ich is a parasite that needs to feed on a host fish or it dies in about 8 days. However from what i understand the cysts can remain dormant and alive for up to 2 months. So to play it safe having a fishless tank for 2 months should eliminate any ich in your water column. And then a future quarantine of new additions complete with hyposalinity or copper treatment will prevent it from being re added.

 

[TheKraken]

Is that some kind of rule that you are supposed to wait 2 months after having ich?

It works very well. I had a Tang with Ick. A quick copper treatment (ie 2Week) followed by 6 mo of chilling in the hospital tank and no more problems. Just use new saltwater on the hospital tank to prevent reintroduction.