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Pods, Bugs, & more

Amphipod --click here for full size picture Copepod --click here for full size picture Isopod --click here for full size picture Cirolanid Isopod --click here for full size picture Mysis (pods) --click here for full size picture Paguritta Hermit Crab --click here for full size picture Zoanthid Predatory Spider --click here for full size picture Red Bugs --click here for full size picture Rotifers --click here for full size picture Sand Skaters --click here for full size picture Barnacle --click here for full size picture

 

Known Predators or potential predators

Wrasses - Six Line, Four Line, Lemon Meringue, Leopard Wrasses, etc... their main food is copepods.

Mandarins - Both Target and Psychedelic Mandarins rely on copepods as their key diet.

Clownfish - have been observed to eat pods.

Pipefish & Seahorses - enjoy pods. Pipefish may eat red bugs.

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