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[hitmanhoos]

Can anyone give me an ID? Friend or foe?
Thanks

[Goldstein]

Its an isopod of some sort. Possibly a cirolanid which are nasty, will attack fish and even bite aquarists!

Do a google image search for cirolanid isopod, looks very close to what you have. As for removal, baited traps over a period of time - you do not want them getting established.

[Matt_]

It's a sphaeromatid isopod. I've had them before and they are pretty much harmless IME.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/

Cirolanids have 2 very distinct eyespots.