Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 109

mijfwb23 · 10/02/2013, 08:28 PM

I will try and get a better pic and post it. It does have a stalk and pulls in when agitated like a aiptasia but the bubble tips had me second guessing that.

ReeferKimberly · 10/03/2013, 07:09 AM

Snail eating Polyclad Flatworm caught in the act! This dude (or maybe another one :/) has been in my reef for 8 months. I have tried to catch him before but he kept eluding me into the rocks. Turned on the lights tonight in the middle of the night and he was half-way through one of my turbos. Caught him with my bare hands

cloak · 10/03/2013, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by mijfwb23

Any help with this guy would be great, just need to know if its good or bad. It already moved about an inch.

It looks kind of like a majano anemone to me.

Sugar Magnolia · 10/03/2013, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mijfwb23

I will try and get a better pic and post it. It does have a stalk and pulls in when agitated like a aiptasia but the bubble tips had me second guessing that.

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Originally Posted by cloak

It looks kind of like a majano anemone to me.

Agreed. Pest anemone, you'll want to inject it with some kalk slurry or a commercially available aitasia killer.

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Originally Posted by ReeferKimberly

Snail eating Polyclad Flatworm caught in the act! This dude (or maybe another one :/) has been in my reef for 8 months. I have tried to catch him before but he kept eluding me into the rocks. Turned on the lights tonight in the middle of the night and he was half-way through one of my turbos. Caught him with my bare hands

Nice!! I love the obligatory kitteh shot.

ReeferKimberly · 10/03/2013, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

Nice!! I love the obligatory kitteh shot.

Of course, I have to keep up mah reputation

mijfwb23 · 10/03/2013, 08:30 PM

Thanks guys/gals. That is what I was thinking it might be. I have some killer on its way tomorrow.

Hawke1974 · 10/05/2013, 12:19 PM

hello guys... I bought A nice piece of LR the other day, and need some help ID'ing a couple of things attached to it...

first any idea what this is? A sponge? I've seen it move a couple of times.. usually the whole rock its attached to jerks back in forth for a second...

and second.. there's a bunch of this Orange stuff on one side of it...

thx..

Dctrojan · 10/05/2013, 12:42 PM

Ive got LR that looks identical. Im not sure about the first picture. I have the same thing on the side of a mullusk on mine except its bright red. The second looks like what my LFS said to me was a orange corraline algae.

SushiGirl · 10/05/2013, 03:09 PM

1st pic is a mollusc of some sort, that's what's moving. Sponge and/or algae on or next to it. 2nd pic is likely sponge.

Flashy Fins · 10/06/2013, 12:15 AM

I've noticed a few of these in my tank lately, some sort of welks, I think. They're very small, the largest one about 0.5cm long. Good guy or bad?

Rob in Puyallup · 10/06/2013, 02:51 AM

I'm hoping your snail is a good guy since I have them in my tank breeding like rabbits! Are they livebearers, by any chance?

ReeferKimberly · 10/06/2013, 07:55 AM

Strombus snail unless I am wrong. They lay little egg sacs on the glass. I have one in front of me with 10 eggs in it. (though you have to have really good eyes to be able to count). They have no planktonic stage. They breed well in aquaria and are reef-safe. There are many kinds of strombus...the little mini ones seem to breed well. I don't know about others.....I have heard the little ones called dove snails, strombus, etc. Maybe someone can give you the species though.

cloak · 10/06/2013, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Flashy Fins

I've noticed a few of these in my tank lately, some sort of welks, I think. They're very small, the largest one about 0.5cm long. Good guy or bad?

If you haven't already, try posting that picture in the Other Invertebrates forum. There's a few members there that are VERY good a positive Id's. (snails in particular)

Flashy Fins · 10/06/2013, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cloak

If you haven't already, try posting that picture in the Other Invertebrates forum. There's a few members there that are VERY good a positive Id's. (snails in particular)

Thanks, will do. I think ReeferKimberly is correct with strombus, but confirmation is always good.

Ptyochromis · 10/07/2013, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Flashy Fins

I've noticed a few of these in my tank lately, some sort of welks, I think. They're very small, the largest one about 0.5cm long. Good guy or bad?

Looks like a whelk. I had some in my tank, they ate a few hitchhiker clams, a few snails and a hermit.

Edit: Definitely not a Strombus. My best guess would be something from the Gemophos geuns (possibly G. tinctus).

Flashy Fins · 10/08/2013, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cloak

If you haven't already, try posting that picture in the Other Invertebrates forum. There's a few members there that are VERY good a positive Id's. (snails in particular)

Someone was able to ID it there as a juvenile Pollia undosa, a true whelk that preys on other snails. So, not a good guy.

Ptyochromis · 10/08/2013, 01:18 AM

Thanks for the update! Most of the predatory snails I see come from the Caribbean, didn't even think about the pacific species.

Protip: With strombus, you can usually see the eyes (on stalks) on either side of the snout. There will also be a notch on the side of the spihon canal through which an eye can protrude.

The more you know.

Dctrojan · 10/08/2013, 08:48 PM

What about these.
Second picture is some type of button? The last picture is a open brain but it has a mollusk and a dead coral beside it. But my question is, what should I do to help it with some room. Its tightly in there.

ReeferKimberly · 10/09/2013, 03:44 AM

Phew, glad I added that 'unless I was wrong'! Thanks for the proper i.d.! They look exactly like strombus I have, like 99% but yeah I see the difference between the eyes now

Anywho, looks who I just found roaming. Shiver....this guy is huge and creepin me out! Beneficial or not, stay in the sand please

Sugar Magnolia · 10/09/2013, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Dctrojan

What about these.
Second picture is some type of button? The last picture is a open brain but it has a mollusk and a dead coral beside it. But my question is, what should I do to help it with some room. Its tightly in there.

First is Phyllangia americanan...hidden cup coral. Second is some kind of macroalgae. Third, not sure. Fourth, more hidden cup coral. Last, not much you can do about that. The coral will grow where it wants.

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Originally Posted by ReeferKimberly

Anywho, looks who I just found roaming. Shiver....this guy is huge and creepin me out! Beneficial or not, stay in the sand please

Terebellid worm. Highly beneficial. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/

ReeferKimberly · 10/09/2013, 05:47 AM

Oh thank you, I knew, I just had never seen one on the glass before.... at least not such a large one

But thank you nonetheless! I did not know the scientific name, just spaghetti worm. Nice link, lots of good info. I have many in the sand but glanced and saw this one out and got a little bit of the creeps! Sorry for no obligatory kitteh shot though

They were all asleep.

RJaeger · 10/10/2013, 05:48 AM

Maybe some sort of little snail?

Found this thing after I bought some new rocks. The store thinks its a small coral because the rocks were kept in the frag tanks refugium. First was when I first got it second is how it looks now, one week later.

Anyone know what these things are?

Thanks

SushiGirl · 10/10/2013, 12:01 PM

To RJaeger, who posted but it's not showing, 1st is a harmless Collonista snail. Not sure on the cora, can't tell on my phone.

boogly · 10/10/2013, 02:26 PM

After 109 pages I think I've been needlessly worried about some about some fan worms/feather dusters being aiptasia which is quite a relief.

Can I get an ID on this guy? He was stuck on the glass one day. I've seen others but he's the biggest I've seen yet. He was about an inch long:

SushiGirl · 10/10/2013, 05:03 PM

Looks like a featherduster out of its tube.

10/05/2013, 03:09 PM	#2709
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	1st pic is a mollusc of some sort, that's what's moving. Sponge and/or algae on or next to it. 2nd pic is likely sponge. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

10/06/2013, 07:55 AM	#2712
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	Strombus snail unless I am wrong. They lay little egg sacs on the glass. I have one in front of me with 10 eggs in it. (though you have to have really good eyes to be able to count). They have no planktonic stage. They breed well in aquaria and are reef-safe. There are many kinds of strombus...the little mini ones seem to breed well. I don't know about others.....I have heard the little ones called dove snails, strombus, etc. Maybe someone can give you the species though. Last edited by ReeferKimberly; 10/06/2013 at 08:01 AM.

10/08/2013, 01:18 AM	#2717
Ptyochromis Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 467	Thanks for the update! Most of the predatory snails I see come from the Caribbean, didn't even think about the pacific species. Protip: With strombus, you can usually see the eyes (on stalks) on either side of the snout. There will also be a notch on the side of the spihon canal through which an eye can protrude. The more you know. __________________ WPG is a lie. Don't misidentify Phyllangia sp. as Aiptasia. Current Tank Info: skimmerless, sps dominant 29gal+20gal fuge. 100% NNR

10/10/2013, 12:01 PM	#2723
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	To RJaeger, who posted but it's not showing, 1st is a harmless Collonista snail. Not sure on the cora, can't tell on my phone. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

10/10/2013, 02:26 PM	#2724
boogly Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Odessa Texas Posts: 51	After 109 pages I think I've been needlessly worried about some about some fan worms/feather dusters being aiptasia which is quite a relief. Can I get an ID on this guy? He was stuck on the glass one day. I've seen others but he's the biggest I've seen yet. He was about an inch long: __________________ Anita

10/02/2013, 08:28 PM	#2701
mijfwb23 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 21	I will try and get a better pic and post it. It does have a stalk and pulls in when agitated like a aiptasia but the bubble tips had me second guessing that.

10/03/2013, 07:09 AM	#2702
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	Snail eating Polyclad Flatworm caught in the act! This dude (or maybe another one :/) has been in my reef for 8 months. I have tried to catch him before but he kept eluding me into the rocks. Turned on the lights tonight in the middle of the night and he was half-way through one of my turbos. Caught him with my bare hands

10/03/2013, 08:30 PM	#2706
mijfwb23 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 21	Thanks guys/gals. That is what I was thinking it might be. I have some killer on its way tomorrow.

10/05/2013, 12:19 PM	#2707
Hawke1974 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 34	hello guys... I bought A nice piece of LR the other day, and need some help ID'ing a couple of things attached to it... first any idea what this is? A sponge? I've seen it move a couple of times.. usually the whole rock its attached to jerks back in forth for a second... and second.. there's a bunch of this Orange stuff on one side of it... thx..

10/06/2013, 12:15 AM	#2710
Flashy Fins Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 105	I've noticed a few of these in my tank lately, some sort of welks, I think. They're very small, the largest one about 0.5cm long. Good guy or bad?

10/06/2013, 02:51 AM	#2711
Rob in Puyallup Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 191	I'm hoping your snail is a good guy since I have them in my tank breeding like rabbits! Are they livebearers, by any chance?

10/09/2013, 03:44 AM	#2719
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	Phew, glad I added that 'unless I was wrong'! Thanks for the proper i.d.! They look exactly like strombus I have, like 99% but yeah I see the difference between the eyes now Anywho, looks who I just found roaming. Shiver....this guy is huge and creepin me out! Beneficial or not, stay in the sand please

10/09/2013, 05:47 AM	#2721
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	Oh thank you, I knew, I just had never seen one on the glass before.... at least not such a large one But thank you nonetheless! I did not know the scientific name, just spaghetti worm. Nice link, lots of good info. I have many in the sand but glanced and saw this one out and got a little bit of the creeps! Sorry for no obligatory kitteh shot though They were all asleep.

10/10/2013, 05:48 AM	#2722
RJaeger Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 6	Maybe some sort of little snail? Found this thing after I bought some new rocks. The store thinks its a small coral because the rocks were kept in the frag tanks refugium. First was when I first got it second is how it looks now, one week later. Anyone know what these things are? Thanks

10/10/2013, 05:03 PM	#2725
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Looks like a featherduster out of its tube. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

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