Argulus sp. ☢ Mini Vampire

[megadeth1876]

Argulus sp.
length: 8mm



Waiting for prey.









Prey: Misgurnus sp. (Loach)
It can find gills by CO2.



Into gills.



A lot of agonizing.




Blood sucking.



Thx ~~~

 

[Poonjab]

What a lil bugger.

 

[Arthroverts]

Wow. Usually things like this don't bother me but aquatic parasitic crustaceans have always had a special horror for me. Still fascinating though, I didn't know people kept these!

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Jumbie Spider]

People even keep candiru!

 

[l4nsky]

People even keep candiru!

Yeah it usually requires two larger tanks. One to keep the candiru group and one to cycle out larger feeder fish (think koi, silver dollars, pacu etc) so they don't bleed them dry. Not a lot of people have the stomach for it.

 

[IzzysKeeper]

Really great footage.
These things fascinate me, I want to look away ... but...
(Plus I hate fish!)

 

[megadeth1876]

These shots are

Wow. Usually things like this don't bother me but aquatic parasitic crustaceans have always had a special horror for me. Still fascinating though, I didn't know people kept these!

Thanks,

Arthroverts

Wow. Usually things like this don't bother me but aquatic parasitic crustaceans have always had a special horror for me. Still fascinating though, I didn't know people kept these!

Thanks,

Arthroverts

These shots are hard to shoot in nature.
So I just take a video.Then set it free.

 

[Grayman1984]

My mans here always brings us the most deliciously violent gifs of the invertebrate world.

 

[Ponerinecat]

Not argulus, which is a relative of copepods and such, but rather a cymothooid isopod! They're normally saltwater but do penetrate into freshwater habitats. The colors on this species are absolutely stunning. I've never heard of anyone culturing aquatic isopods outside of asellids, let alone a fish parasite. Do you have a breeding group or just a few individuals?

 

[megadeth1876]

Not argulus, which is a relative of copepods and such, but rather a cymothooid isopod! They're normally saltwater but do penetrate into freshwater habitats. The colors on this species are absolutely stunning. I've never heard of anyone culturing aquatic isopods outside of asellids, let alone a fish parasite. Do you have a breeding group or just a few individuals?

I got it by change in the fish stand. And I set it free after shoots video. I didn't want to keep it for a long time. It's more trouble and cruel.

 

[Ponerinecat]

Ah, I see. Shame they're such trouble to keep alive, cymothooid life cycles are absolutely fascinating.