Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 106

pagojoe · 09/12/2013, 03:03 PM

Payrion, your spider-looking thing might be a gall crab. I can't tell too much about him from the pic, but it looks too fat for a pycnogonid. Also, that looks like it might be a "gall" that he's living in.

Cheers,

Don

Flashy Fins · 09/12/2013, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Flashy Fins

Anyone? Couple more pictures on the previous page.

Creature died in the small container I had him in, but I'm still curious.

cloak · 09/12/2013, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flashy Fins

Anyone? Couple more pictures on the previous page.

Creature died in the small container I had him in, but I'm still curious.

Phyllochaetopterus sp.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rs/

mjheverly · 09/12/2013, 05:38 PM

Hard to see, but white (almost clear) worm type bug crawling on the center of the rock

mjheverly · 09/12/2013, 05:48 PM

Hard to see, but white (almost clear) worm type bug crawling on the center of the rock

Flashy Fins · 09/12/2013, 09:42 PM

Thank you!

Sugar Magnolia · 09/13/2013, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjheverly

Hard to see, but white (almost clear) worm type bug crawling on the center of the rock

Hard to see on my phone....amphipod or munnid isopod.

Payrion · 09/13/2013, 07:57 PM

this is in a little live rock cave/hole...Is it a featherduster? or Aptaisa. It ducks when I put a flashlight on it...cant get a better pic.

this next stuff started growing today, doesnt duck when touched.

asmodyus · 09/13/2013, 08:13 PM

So what is this on my snail anybody?

cloak · 09/13/2013, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asmodyus

So what is this on my snail anybody?

Can you cut blues and get another picture?

At first glance, it almost looks like a zoanthid, but I think it might just be a harmless feather duster.

Does it retract when you touch it?

Hokies83 · 09/14/2013, 06:50 PM

Whats this Micro Algae?

And is it good or bad? what are it's pros and cons?

Thx again!

Rob in Puyallup · 09/14/2013, 09:41 PM

Looks a bit like caulerpa. I'd be happy with it.

Whatever it is, it's a macro algae. ;-)

bigehugedome · 09/15/2013, 06:52 PM

Hello all.

Can you see the little tentacles on the back of my trumpet corals skeleton? I can't get a good picture because its growing on the backside of the coral. I assume its an aiptasia. I have had the coral for about 3-4 months and have not seen anything until yesterday.

I was thinking of taking the frag out and dipping the skeleton in a bowl of fresh water then I would squirt it with lemon juice. Then swish it in SW before putting it back in the tank. That way I won't hit the polyps with lemon juice in the DT. Makes sense??

worm5406 · 09/15/2013, 07:04 PM

Looks like aptasia, Yes.

Reefonaught · 09/15/2013, 07:15 PM

Hey all,

Been searching the whole net for this, but so far, no luck. Maybe one of you old salts can easily make an ID for me? It's this black, net-looking stuff on my live rock: it's hard, and not at all slimy. About an inch square in the pic.

I broke some off by poking it with a toothpick, and then immediately regretted it as it drifted off (sank, mostly) to potentially colonize other areas of the tank.

Anyone know if it's anything to be concerned with?

Thanks!

bigehugedome · 09/15/2013, 07:28 PM

Bleh I actually didn't wait. I found a syringe and was able to give it a concentrated blast without issue. Hopefully that does the trick.

scastillo813 · 09/15/2013, 08:39 PM

Ive been gone a this past week on vacation. A friend has been feeding the fish and sorta taking care of the tank. I had the lights off tonight and was looking around my tank with a flashlight. I found 4 different spots with aptasia growing. What's the best method from getting rid of these guys? Any particular reason these guys just showed up? Thanks

SpartaReef · 09/15/2013, 08:49 PM

Nevermind

saltyfresh88 · 09/16/2013, 12:36 AM

Hello! I am new to RC, and this is my first post. Is this a Mini Brittle or a large brittle star? Will it be reef safe? It came with the live rock i purchased from my lfs. Any and all help will be appreciated and thank you for all the help just from reading!

Rob in Puyallup · 09/16/2013, 07:28 AM

Looks like a mini to me. Same color and pattern as mine, anyway.

Reefonaught · 09/16/2013, 08:46 AM

Weirdly inconsistent post appearance behaviour on my first request post, hence the quote. Tapatalk's fault? Not trying to come off as too needy...

Anyhoo, howsa about this guy? Ball Anemone? It's about half a centimetre in diameter, and there are one or two others around the corner, inside a live rock hole. He caught some food yesterday and proceeded to eat it up right quick.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefonaught

Hey all,

Been searching the whole net for this, but so far, no luck. Maybe one of you old salts can easily make an ID for me? It's this black, net-looking stuff on my live rock: it's hard, and not at all slimy. About an inch square in the pic.

I broke some off by poking it with a toothpick, and then immediately regretted it as it drifted off (sank, mostly) to potentially colonize other areas of the tank.

Anyone know if it's anything to be concerned with?

Thanks!

saltyfresh88 · 09/16/2013, 10:19 AM

Cool Thanks Man

ddropski · 09/16/2013, 04:56 PM

it has been noticed that bristle worms have eaten clams

SushiGirl · 09/16/2013, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddropski

it has been noticed that bristle worms have eaten clams

Dead or dying ones. Unless it's not a actually a bristleworm but some other type. It's kind of like saying maggots killed a dead animal on the side of the road just because you saw them eating it.

scastillo813 · 09/18/2013, 09:34 PM

Any ideas what this is. It's kinda soft, almost rubbery feeling.

( Sorry about the quality. I'm in the process of getting new lighting. )

09/13/2013, 07:57 PM	#2633
Payrion Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 13	more IDs please this is in a little live rock cave/hole...Is it a featherduster? or Aptaisa. It ducks when I put a flashlight on it...cant get a better pic. this next stuff started growing today, doesnt duck when touched.

09/15/2013, 07:04 PM	#2639
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Looks like aptasia, Yes. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

09/15/2013, 07:15 PM	#2640
Reefonaught Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 8	Hey all, Been searching the whole net for this, but so far, no luck. Maybe one of you old salts can easily make an ID for me? It's this black, net-looking stuff on my live rock: it's hard, and not at all slimy. About an inch square in the pic. I broke some off by poking it with a toothpick, and then immediately regretted it as it drifted off (sank, mostly) to potentially colonize other areas of the tank. Anyone know if it's anything to be concerned with? Thanks! Last edited by Dino; 09/16/2013 at 04:23 AM.

09/15/2013, 08:39 PM	#2642
scastillo813 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 11	Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. Ive been gone a this past week on vacation. A friend has been feeding the fish and sorta taking care of the tank. I had the lights off tonight and was looking around my tank with a flashlight. I found 4 different spots with aptasia growing. What's the best method from getting rid of these guys? Any particular reason these guys just showed up? Thanks

09/18/2013, 09:34 PM	#2650
scastillo813 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 11	Any ideas what this is. It's kinda soft, almost rubbery feeling. ( Sorry about the quality. I'm in the process of getting new lighting. ) Last edited by Dino; 09/19/2013 at 04:36 AM.

09/12/2013, 03:03 PM	#2626
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	Payrion, your spider-looking thing might be a gall crab. I can't tell too much about him from the pic, but it looks too fat for a pycnogonid. Also, that looks like it might be a "gall" that he's living in. Cheers, Don

09/12/2013, 05:38 PM	#2629
mjheverly Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 31	Hard to see, but white (almost clear) worm type bug crawling on the center of the rock

09/12/2013, 05:48 PM	#2630
mjheverly Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 31	Hard to see, but white (almost clear) worm type bug crawling on the center of the rock

09/12/2013, 09:42 PM	#2631
Flashy Fins Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 105	Thank you!

09/13/2013, 08:13 PM	#2634
asmodyus Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Largo/Bellair Florida Posts: 1,131	So what is this on my snail anybody?

09/14/2013, 06:50 PM	#2636
Hokies83 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Roanoke Va Posts: 347	Whats this Micro Algae? And is it good or bad? what are it's pros and cons? Thx again!

09/14/2013, 09:41 PM	#2637
Rob in Puyallup Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 191	Looks a bit like caulerpa. I'd be happy with it. Whatever it is, it's a macro algae. ;-)

09/15/2013, 06:52 PM	#2638
bigehugedome Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 20	Hello all. Can you see the little tentacles on the back of my trumpet corals skeleton? I can't get a good picture because its growing on the backside of the coral. I assume its an aiptasia. I have had the coral for about 3-4 months and have not seen anything until yesterday. I was thinking of taking the frag out and dipping the skeleton in a bowl of fresh water then I would squirt it with lemon juice. Then swish it in SW before putting it back in the tank. That way I won't hit the polyps with lemon juice in the DT. Makes sense??

09/15/2013, 07:28 PM	#2641
bigehugedome Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 20	Bleh I actually didn't wait. I found a syringe and was able to give it a concentrated blast without issue. Hopefully that does the trick.

09/15/2013, 08:49 PM	#2643
SpartaReef Registered Member. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Sparta, Wisconsin Posts: 783	Nevermind

09/16/2013, 07:28 AM	#2645
Rob in Puyallup Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 191	Looks like a mini to me. Same color and pattern as mine, anyway.

09/16/2013, 10:19 AM	#2647
saltyfresh88 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: DFW, Tx Posts: 5	Cool Thanks Man

09/16/2013, 04:56 PM	#2648
ddropski Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 54	it has been noticed that bristle worms have eaten clams

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