What in the world did I find near the mangrove shore?

MadReefist · 03/12/2012, 08:13 PM

I've found one of these near there before. What is this snake looking thing?

It looks dead, but at the same time like it was never really quite alive either.
Between the 'platters' theres round red semi-squishy looking pads. Seems like some benthic sort of 'thing'.

MadReefist · 03/12/2012, 08:19 PM

There's also these cool slug creatures:

I didn't even know I had them until I got home. There's 6 of them and they were stuck to a couple random plants that were tumbling in the surf right at shores edge. That's the best picture I've gotten so far. They like to stick near each other. There's 2 pictured there. The long one whose head is near the bottom left is about 4" long. They have those feeler things around their mouths that they use to help them move and feed. The apendages are quite active and as soon as one of the creatures landed on a rock I observed the appendages shoveling detritous into the mouth one by one.

Daddeo · 03/12/2012, 08:23 PM

The top "necklace" looking thing is tulip snail egg casings I believe. As for the second picture, looks like vertimid snails.....kind of.

zachfishman · 03/12/2012, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daddeo

The top "necklace" looking thing is tulip snail egg casings I believe.

Lightning whelk I think.

MadReefist · 03/12/2012, 08:31 PM

That would have to be a huge snail spitting that thing out. The width of that coil is 5/8th an inch. If it were stretched out stright it'd be almost 12" long.

Daddeo · 03/12/2012, 08:33 PM

Maybe, I think you're correct.

Postal · 03/12/2012, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachfishman

Lightning whelk I think.

+1
Definitely from a whelk, and the lightning whelk is as good a guess as any just based on size.

Daddeo · 03/12/2012, 08:37 PM

Since my reply was delayed, I was agreeing with zachfishman.

MadReefist · 03/12/2012, 08:41 PM

Ok its a conch egg casing. It appears they've already hatched / died. Although the 'round red' things between the flaps are actually oval shaped, with a slight pink tint that is more darkened red at one end. About 2mm long.

Daddeo · 03/13/2012, 01:35 AM

The worm things look like medusa worms.

Ron Reefman · 03/13/2012, 06:06 AM

The egg case could be a Welk or a Conch, they look almost the same. If you got it around Tampa it 99% likely to be a Welk as there aren't many/any conch in that area.

The worm looks a lot like a spaghetti or medusa worm but the tentacles look way too short. I have lots of little ones in my DT and fuge/DSB. Around here (S Florida) they come in 3 sizes. Tiny ones with tentacles like tan thread, bigger ones with tentacles like white string and really big ones with tentacles like heavy string that is blue/green.

username in use · 03/13/2012, 07:25 AM

Could be peanut worms

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03/12/2012, 08:13 PM	#1
MadReefist Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 130	What in the world did I find near the mangrove shore? I've found one of these near there before. What is this snake looking thing? It looks dead, but at the same time like it was never really quite alive either. Between the 'platters' theres round red semi-squishy looking pads. Seems like some benthic sort of 'thing'.

03/12/2012, 08:23 PM	#3
Daddeo "Daddius Maximas" Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mash Island, Florida Posts: 532	The top "necklace" looking thing is tulip snail egg casings I believe. As for the second picture, looks like vertimid snails.....kind of. __________________ Life is short... Current Tank Info: 120 gallon(60LX20WX24H) In-wall, 2X250 watt 10K SE reeflux's, 110 watts of T5 actinic supplement, 2X Koralia 4000 EVO's, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon fuge, ASM G3.

03/12/2012, 08:33 PM	#6
Daddeo "Daddius Maximas" Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mash Island, Florida Posts: 532	Maybe, I think you're correct. __________________ Life is short... Current Tank Info: 120 gallon(60LX20WX24H) In-wall, 2X250 watt 10K SE reeflux's, 110 watts of T5 actinic supplement, 2X Koralia 4000 EVO's, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon fuge, ASM G3.

03/12/2012, 08:37 PM	#8
Daddeo "Daddius Maximas" Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mash Island, Florida Posts: 532	Since my reply was delayed, I was agreeing with zachfishman. __________________ Life is short... Current Tank Info: 120 gallon(60LX20WX24H) In-wall, 2X250 watt 10K SE reeflux's, 110 watts of T5 actinic supplement, 2X Koralia 4000 EVO's, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon fuge, ASM G3.

03/13/2012, 01:35 AM	#10
Daddeo "Daddius Maximas" Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mash Island, Florida Posts: 532	The worm things look like medusa worms. __________________ Life is short... Current Tank Info: 120 gallon(60LX20WX24H) In-wall, 2X250 watt 10K SE reeflux's, 110 watts of T5 actinic supplement, 2X Koralia 4000 EVO's, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon fuge, ASM G3.

03/12/2012, 08:19 PM	#2
MadReefist Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 130	There's also these cool slug creatures: I didn't even know I had them until I got home. There's 6 of them and they were stuck to a couple random plants that were tumbling in the surf right at shores edge. That's the best picture I've gotten so far. They like to stick near each other. There's 2 pictured there. The long one whose head is near the bottom left is about 4" long. They have those feeler things around their mouths that they use to help them move and feed. The apendages are quite active and as soon as one of the creatures landed on a rock I observed the appendages shoveling detritous into the mouth one by one.

03/12/2012, 08:31 PM	#5
MadReefist Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 130	That would have to be a huge snail spitting that thing out. The width of that coil is 5/8th an inch. If it were stretched out stright it'd be almost 12" long.

03/12/2012, 08:41 PM	#9
MadReefist Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 130	Ok its a conch egg casing. It appears they've already hatched / died. Although the 'round red' things between the flaps are actually oval shaped, with a slight pink tint that is more darkened red at one end. About 2mm long.

03/13/2012, 06:06 AM	#11
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	The egg case could be a Welk or a Conch, they look almost the same. If you got it around Tampa it 99% likely to be a Welk as there aren't many/any conch in that area. The worm looks a lot like a spaghetti or medusa worm but the tentacles look way too short. I have lots of little ones in my DT and fuge/DSB. Around here (S Florida) they come in 3 sizes. Tiny ones with tentacles like tan thread, bigger ones with tentacles like white string and really big ones with tentacles like heavy string that is blue/green. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

03/13/2012, 07:25 AM	#12
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	Could be peanut worms [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house