ID Please!! Can I keep them?

Beewopps · 05/22/2014, 09:14 AM

These are some critters that have emerged from my live rock. Can I keep them?

Beewopps · 05/22/2014, 09:16 AM

Another

Sugar Magnolia · 05/22/2014, 09:22 AM

I really can't tell from those pics.

rale2001 · 05/22/2014, 09:53 AM

I cant see them either

Stolireef · 05/22/2014, 09:53 AM

Looks to me like aptasia and, if so, get rid of them. They are a major pest.

Dmorty217 · 05/22/2014, 09:54 AM

In the first pic I see a anemone of some type but without light I'm not sure what kind it is, if it's aiptasia they need to be removed. Describe in the 2nd pic what you are referring to

cloak · 05/22/2014, 10:14 AM

The first picture looks like a Hidden Cup coral. (harmless IMO) I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be looking at in the second one.

Beewopps · 05/22/2014, 10:23 AM

Second pic is the black winding worm/thing it has a flat forked tail that is flat, the rest of the worm is cylindrical and white. When it sees the light it goes and hides.

Beewopps · 05/22/2014, 10:26 AM

Here is the one in the light. The tentacles are only present in the dark

Beewopps · 05/22/2014, 10:29 AM

Here is a drawing of the one side of the worm

cloak · 05/22/2014, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beewopps

Second pic is the black winding worm/thing it has a flat forked tail that is flat, the rest of the worm is cylindrical and white. When it sees the light it goes and hides.

A ribbon worm perhaps? Check this out.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/rs/index.php

Vilas · 05/22/2014, 10:55 AM

It's the OP's wife here. The first is not aiptasia, it has a stony base and three heads. Dendrophylia, perhaps? The worm, I've never seen.

Vilas · 05/22/2014, 11:24 AM

Just had a good look at them with a flashlight. The worms are 3-6" long, under 1mm wide, and round. They have a half inch long Y at the end, which they seem to be probing the nearby rock with. They are anchored into a hole. Cool creatures - any ideas?

smtank · 05/22/2014, 11:47 AM

First image I am in the Hidden Cup Coral group.
Second image a Spoon Worm/Echiura judging from the drawing.

Sugar Magnolia · 05/22/2014, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smtank

First image I am in the Hidden Cup Coral group.
Second image a Spoon Worm/Echiura judging from the drawing.

Agree on both counts. Both harmless so yes, you can keep them.

Vilas · 05/22/2014, 12:05 PM

Just found old dr. Ron's article on worms. This sounds like our man...
8B. A flattened structure with a "Y-" or "T-" shaped tip extends from the hole and moves over the bottom. Color typically greenish (may range from bluish to blackish green, but the green colour is characteristic) - Echiuran worms. Phylum Echiura. Bonellid echiurans are relatively commonly found in aquaria. The animal lives in a burrow and the long proboscis extends out of the burrow collecting particulate food which is brought back to the mouth at the junction of the long proboscis and the body.

http://www.erdingtonaquatics.com/reefcreatures.html

I've been feeding the coral, decided on weekly after reading up on feeding dendros. It was thrilled to bits with me last night. Heck, even my dog doesn't seem that happy for food.

05/22/2014, 09:22 AM	#3
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	I really can't tell from those pics. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

05/22/2014, 09:53 AM	#4
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05/22/2014, 09:53 AM	#5
Stolireef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 5	Looks to me like aptasia and, if so, get rid of them. They are a major pest. __________________ I want to burn twice as bright and half as long. Oh, and a full tank crash is just an excuse for a new build. Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless Leemar, Apex, Trigger 30 Elite Sump, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 X Gen4 Radion XR30W, BM Doser, 2xMP40WES, 2xTunze 6095, Sicce Syncra 4.0.

05/22/2014, 09:54 AM	#6
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	In the first pic I see a anemone of some type but without light I'm not sure what kind it is, if it's aiptasia they need to be removed. Describe in the 2nd pic what you are referring to __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs

05/22/2014, 10:14 AM	#7
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	The first picture looks like a Hidden Cup coral. (harmless IMO) I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be looking at in the second one.

05/22/2014, 10:23 AM	#8
Beewopps Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 5	Second pic is the black winding worm/thing it has a flat forked tail that is flat, the rest of the worm is cylindrical and white. When it sees the light it goes and hides.

05/22/2014, 10:55 AM	#12
Vilas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Blythedale Beach, South Africa Posts: 1,419 Blog Entries: 4	It's the OP's wife here. The first is not aiptasia, it has a stony base and three heads. Dendrophylia, perhaps? The worm, I've never seen.

05/22/2014, 11:24 AM	#13
Vilas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Blythedale Beach, South Africa Posts: 1,419 Blog Entries: 4	Just had a good look at them with a flashlight. The worms are 3-6" long, under 1mm wide, and round. They have a half inch long Y at the end, which they seem to be probing the nearby rock with. They are anchored into a hole. Cool creatures - any ideas?

05/22/2014, 11:47 AM	#14
smtank Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,204	First image I am in the Hidden Cup Coral group. Second image a Spoon Worm/Echiura judging from the drawing.

05/22/2014, 12:05 PM	#16
Vilas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Blythedale Beach, South Africa Posts: 1,419 Blog Entries: 4	Just found old dr. Ron's article on worms. This sounds like our man... 8B. A flattened structure with a "Y-" or "T-" shaped tip extends from the hole and moves over the bottom. Color typically greenish (may range from bluish to blackish green, but the green colour is characteristic) - Echiuran worms. Phylum Echiura. Bonellid echiurans are relatively commonly found in aquaria. The animal lives in a burrow and the long proboscis extends out of the burrow collecting particulate food which is brought back to the mouth at the junction of the long proboscis and the body. http://www.erdingtonaquatics.com/reefcreatures.html I've been feeding the coral, decided on weekly after reading up on feeding dendros. It was thrilled to bits with me last night. Heck, even my dog doesn't seem that happy for food.