collecting wild copepods

[spaceman]

hi! any good copepods harvest ?

[briareos]

yah, amphipods. they keep hopping out of my tank!

[bgrking]

Hi,

Correct me if im wrong... the first page picture does somehow looks like a pistol shrimp... can anyone pls guide me the differences between the amphipods and pistol/mantis shrimp please?

This is what i have googled

Pistol/mantis shrimp

http://images.google.com.sg/imgres?imgurl=...v%3D2%26hl%3Den

Amphipod

http://www.reef-eden.net/Amphipod1.jpg

Both have legs that curled

Thanks!

bgrking

[kareen]

if u have seen a mantis before, you will not get confused with amphipods.... look at the powerful forearm of mantis...

Mantis

http://www.imagequest3d.com/pages/current/.../stomatopod.htm

http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/...cyallarus).html

[bgrking]

Hi kareen,

Thanks for the clarification! They somehow look slightly similar when young, maybe its just me.

Cheers,

bgrking

[sherman]

So is the trip fruitful?