itty bitty bright orange slugs!

amber3k · 08/11/2015, 01:46 PM

What are they? Last addition about a week ago was a couple zoas.

davocean · 08/11/2015, 01:47 PM

Think I see flatworms

Scoted · 08/11/2015, 01:51 PM

The white round guys are harmless filter feeders .Spirorbid Snails – Reef Safe

However the other looks like a zoa eating Nudibranch.

amber3k · 08/11/2015, 02:16 PM

I can't seem to find a matching picture for any of those...
maybe Vayssierea felis? They seem to only be on the glass where there are a lot of the spirobid guys are and i can see their mouths moving like a snails does when they eat algae from the glass.

Scoted · 08/11/2015, 03:53 PM

I'm by no means experienced but this was a good reference site

http://www.nudipixel.net/species/aeolidia_papillosa/

m0nkie · 08/11/2015, 04:00 PM

does not look like nudi to me... here's what they look like.. comes in all colors, usually the color of the zoa they are eating

can you take a picture of their top view? does it have a flat cap?

from the bottom it could be stomenella snails, good for your tank.

amber3k · 08/11/2015, 04:04 PM

Not anything like those, very smooth like a snail you would find in the garden. And they are not on any corals, just glass with some algae and spirobib worms. I'm thinking they are eating those and are called Vayssierea felis. Anyone else had them before?

Sk8r · 08/11/2015, 04:14 PM

I'm concerned it's a nudibranch hatch, and things travel on what they eat.

amber3k · 08/11/2015, 04:29 PM

No shell like a stomanela. ...very slug looking. I will try to get a picture of the tops later this evening or tomorrow

amber3k · 08/11/2015, 04:32 PM

Not sure if those would be eggs? By the way, these are all in my sump.

davocean · 08/11/2015, 04:37 PM

I'll throw this link out again, maybe it's on here and since you see it from all angles easier for you to ID
At first glance it did look like the typical orange FW, but w/ my better glasses on I do see what looks more like horns now.
HTH.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

Sugar Magnolia · 08/11/2015, 04:56 PM

Definitely need a top down picture.

amber3k · 08/11/2015, 05:30 PM

Best I could get. Toothpick for comparison on size

ericarenee · 08/11/2015, 05:40 PM

http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/bertcitr

I think its one of these.. scroll down a bit and you will see the image I am talking about

jminick2 · 08/11/2015, 08:22 PM

hybrid stomatella/flatworm....JK I agree with erica

Dkuhlmann · 08/12/2015, 03:35 AM

I'm hanging along to find out what it is as well. Beautiful for sure

ericarenee · 08/12/2015, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

I'm hanging along to find out what it is as well. Beautiful for sure

follow my link above and scroll down..

amber3k · 08/12/2015, 10:59 AM

I'm pretty sure it's Vayssierea felis, just from watching them and researching. I did look at all links provided in this thread and none really match exactly what I'm seeing. So, given that I say Vayssierea felis and I will continue to enjoy watching the little buggers! Thank you all for helping though.

Scoted · 08/12/2015, 02:02 PM

I do believe you are correct!

http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/vaysfeli

08/11/2015, 01:47 PM	#2
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Think I see flatworms __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD Last edited by davocean; 08/11/2015 at 02:02 PM.

08/11/2015, 04:00 PM	#6
m0nkie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: LA Posts: 6,264	does not look like nudi to me... here's what they look like.. comes in all colors, usually the color of the zoa they are eating can you take a picture of their top view? does it have a flat cap? from the bottom it could be stomenella snails, good for your tank. __________________ 560gal in the making

08/11/2015, 04:14 PM	#8
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I'm concerned it's a nudibranch hatch, and things travel on what they eat. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

08/11/2015, 04:37 PM	#11
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	I'll throw this link out again, maybe it's on here and since you see it from all angles easier for you to ID At first glance it did look like the typical orange FW, but w/ my better glasses on I do see what looks more like horns now. HTH. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

08/11/2015, 04:56 PM	#12
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Definitely need a top down picture. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

08/11/2015, 01:51 PM	#3
Scoted Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: South Jersey Posts: 126	The white round guys are harmless filter feeders .Spirorbid Snails – Reef Safe However the other looks like a zoa eating Nudibranch.

08/11/2015, 02:16 PM	#4
amber3k Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 251	I can't seem to find a matching picture for any of those... maybe Vayssierea felis? They seem to only be on the glass where there are a lot of the spirobid guys are and i can see their mouths moving like a snails does when they eat algae from the glass.

08/11/2015, 03:53 PM	#5
Scoted Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: South Jersey Posts: 126	I'm by no means experienced but this was a good reference site http://www.nudipixel.net/species/aeolidia_papillosa/

08/11/2015, 04:04 PM	#7
amber3k Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 251	Not anything like those, very smooth like a snail you would find in the garden. And they are not on any corals, just glass with some algae and spirobib worms. I'm thinking they are eating those and are called Vayssierea felis. Anyone else had them before?

08/11/2015, 04:29 PM	#9
amber3k Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 251	No shell like a stomanela. ...very slug looking. I will try to get a picture of the tops later this evening or tomorrow

08/11/2015, 05:40 PM	#14
ericarenee Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Louisville Kentucky Posts: 3,110	http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/bertcitr I think its one of these.. scroll down a bit and you will see the image I am talking about __________________ 240+G Mixed BB Reef tank.. 350 G Marine Pond. And the expensive stuff that runs it. Chic's are for Chic's You silly men Go Fishing or something... Current Tank Info: 240= gal Reef /550 Gallon Saltwater pond 72 G Bay front Tropical aquarium

08/11/2015, 08:22 PM	#15
jminick2 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,226	hybrid stomatella/flatworm....JK I agree with erica

08/12/2015, 03:35 AM	#16
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I'm hanging along to find out what it is as well. Beautiful for sure __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

08/12/2015, 10:59 AM	#18
amber3k Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Post Falls, Idaho Posts: 251	I'm pretty sure it's Vayssierea felis, just from watching them and researching. I did look at all links provided in this thread and none really match exactly what I'm seeing. So, given that I say Vayssierea felis and I will continue to enjoy watching the little buggers! Thank you all for helping though.

08/12/2015, 02:02 PM	#19
Scoted Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: South Jersey Posts: 126	I do believe you are correct! http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/vaysfeli