Invert ID please

Saltyjam · 01/08/2012, 02:06 PM

Hi everyone, just pulled this guy out of my tank.

tebstan · 01/08/2012, 03:02 PM

Nudibranch of some sort. Without a closer pic it's hard to say which one exactly.

Dustin1300 · 01/08/2012, 04:12 PM

I'd leave it out. They are known to nuke tanks when they die.

Zappo · 01/08/2012, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saltyjam

Hi everyone, just pulled this guy out of my tank.

Before you pulled it out of the tank, did it appear to be eating anything? They all have pretty specific diets and there's a good chance that you won't have enough of whatever it eats to keep it alive.

Sugar Magnolia · 01/08/2012, 06:14 PM

It's an aeolid nudibranch. They are species specific coral eaters.

ecdragonz · 01/08/2012, 07:47 PM

this Nudibranch would be good to take out.

Saltyjam · 01/08/2012, 08:53 PM

Thanks everyone,
Sorry I wasn't able to get a great pic, my only camera is on my iPhone. I removed it and got rid of it. Guessing it was about 4 mm ( 3/16"). Found it near the edge of a zoanthid colony, but doesn't seem to have affected it.

Saltyjam · 01/08/2012, 08:54 PM

Thanks everyone,
Sorry I wasn't able to get a great pic, my only camera is on my iPhone. I removed it and got rid of it. Guessing it was about 4 mm ( 3/16"). Found it near the edge of a zoanthid colony, but doesn't seem to have affected it.

01/08/2012, 03:02 PM	#2
tebstan Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 961	Nudibranch of some sort. Without a closer pic it's hard to say which one exactly. __________________ Washington's Rule #110: Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

01/08/2012, 04:12 PM	#3
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	I'd leave it out. They are known to nuke tanks when they die. __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

01/08/2012, 06:14 PM	#5
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	It's an aeolid nudibranch. They are species specific coral eaters. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

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ecdragonz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: lindenhurst Posts: 188	this Nudibranch would be good to take out.

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Saltyjam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NB, Canada Posts: 43	Thanks everyone, Sorry I wasn't able to get a great pic, my only camera is on my iPhone. I removed it and got rid of it. Guessing it was about 4 mm ( 3/16"). Found it near the edge of a zoanthid colony, but doesn't seem to have affected it.