Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 129

Reefer54 · 02/22/2014, 03:04 PM

phone pic.

ReeferKimberly · 02/22/2014, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefer54

phone pic.

Yes, stomatella. I love the black ones.

ReeferKimberly · 02/22/2014, 07:48 PM

Just quoting so others can see the tapatalk pic.

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Originally Posted by LadyDave

Is this why my zoas are closed up? Caught it right on the tip of one of them! Not going back in the tank but if there are more (likely as my zoas don't look happy!) any ideas on how I can get rid???

Yellow05gt · 02/23/2014, 04:48 AM

I found my blue star on the sand bed this morning, which is odd because she's usually attached to the glass swinging her arms around. But I found this crawling on her. Anyone know what it is?

LadyDave · 02/23/2014, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ReeferKimberly

Just quoting so others can see the tapatalk pic.

Thanks Kimberly! ALL my zoas are closed today

this thing can't have been the culprit for all of them???

Crooked Reef · 02/23/2014, 08:12 PM

Not sure if this will post but is this an aiptasia? It's what it looks like to me but it is small so I wasn't sure.

Barney97 · 02/24/2014, 08:33 PM

It is possible I missed this thing somewhere in the 128 preceding pages but what is this thing. It looks like some type of worm that has little tentacles coming off of it. It buries itself in the sand and sticks the tentacles out. It almost looks like a tree root.

alexander_ktn · 02/25/2014, 01:49 AM

It's a spaghetti worm - harmless detritus eater.

Dctrojan · 02/25/2014, 03:14 PM

Any idea on what this is moving in my sand bed. It looks like a brown moving spider Web . I can visible see it moving each individual hair like string through the sandbed. You have to get really close to see it moving. uploadfromtaptalk1393362827908.jpg

worm5406 · 02/25/2014, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dctrojan

Any idea on what this is moving in my sand bed. It looks like a brown moving spider Web . I can visible see it moving each individual hair like string through the sandbed. You have to get really close to see it moving. Attachment 267101

Spaghetti worms. Nice... Some people pay to have those in their sand.

Dctrojan · 02/25/2014, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by worm5406

Spaghetti worms. Nice... Some people pay to have those in their sand.

Thanks for the help. Didn't see it being a positive thing.

worm5406 · 02/25/2014, 05:04 PM

Without a doubt a good thing. Just so long as it is on the sandbed and away from polyps or sensitive items.

adakin · 02/26/2014, 11:48 AM

Any idea what this red guy is? Sponge maybe? He has grown quite a bit in the past few weeks.

SushiGirl · 02/26/2014, 01:43 PM

Looks like some type of algae.

Tamarae · 02/26/2014, 04:41 PM

Can you tell me if I'm even close on critter ID here please?

Tank has been set up since 2/8/14. Live rock/live sand from LFS

No idea of the yellow stuff… it wasn't there yesterday.

DSCN0961 by nometank, on Flickr

Any idea what kind of green macro this is?

DSCN0959 by nometank, on Flickr

The yellow circle a polyp of some sort or baby majanos?
Pink circle a tube worm (they have black or flesh colored tubes) or a feather duster colony?

DSCN0958 by nometank, on Flickr

The green circle is a red macro algae?
The orange circle - a majano, aiptasia or polyp of some sort?
You can see the tube worm? (or feather duster maybe?) from the side here, same rock as the above pic.

DSCN0957 by nometank, on Flickr

Thank you so much for playing, "Guess my Critter"

pagojoe · 02/26/2014, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ReeferKimberly

Just quoting so others can see the tapatalk pic.

LadyDave,

It might be the reason your zoa's are closed, but if so, it's probably because it's been crawling around on them, not eating them. Your snail is a Wentletrap, or Epitonium. They are parasitic on anemones but usually don't kill them.

Cheers,

Don

sfniners84 · 02/26/2014, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ReeferKimberly

Just quoting so others can see the tapatalk pic.

What is it???

Flashy Fins · 02/28/2014, 01:13 AM

Spotted something strange swimming around in my tank tonight. It's mostly clear and swims at a pretty good speed with jerking motions that propel it. I watched it swim into a plate coral that seemed interested in eating it, but it escaped. I sucked it up with a turkey baster and put him in a cup with some tank water to take pictures, and it started crawling along the surface like a slug, rather than swimming as it had in the tank. It seems to be able to change form and move in various ways. A few pictures:

It's very tiny, about 4cm long when stretched out. Is it some kind of flatworm? Never seen anything like it in my tank before.

Flashy Fins · 02/28/2014, 03:28 AM

After spotting more of them in my tank and browsing the web for clear flatworms (my pictures make them look colored, but they are primarily clear), I think they are Amphiscolops flat forms, supposedly harmless.

alexander_ktn · 02/28/2014, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Tamarae

No idea of the yellow stuff… it wasn't there yesterday.

DSCN0961 by nometank, on Flickr

Looks like a green algae film to me, but hard to say.

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Originally Posted by Tamarae

Any idea what kind of green macro this is?

DSCN0959 by nometank, on Flickr

This is Bryopsis, and you do not want it in your tank

- I would remove the rock it is on and scrape the area clean, making sure no part of Bryopsis gets into the tank.

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Originally Posted by Tamarae

The yellow circle a polyp of some sort or baby majanos?
Pink circle a tube worm (they have black or flesh colored tubes) or a feather duster colony?

DSCN0958 by nometank, on Flickr

Yellow: Protopalythoa sp.
Red: some soft coral, we call it "Cervera sp." - but I'm not sure it is one... see this (German) Link: http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/tie...Cervera_sp.htm

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Originally Posted by Tamarae

The green circle is a red macro algae?
The orange circle - a majano, aiptasia or polyp of some sort?
You can see the tube worm? (or feather duster maybe?) from the side here, same rock as the above pic.

DSCN0957 by nometank, on Flickr

Orange: hard to say, might be some jelly fish polyp (hydroid) or something else
Green: yes, a red algae species, shouldn't turn into a nuisance.

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Originally Posted by Flashy Fins

After spotting more of them in my tank and browsing the web for clear flatworms (my pictures make them look colored, but they are primarily clear), I think they are Amphiscolops flat forms, supposedly harmless.

I agree that it's a flatworm, as you said; most non-photosynthetic and smaller ones are less of a problem in reef tanks.

ratty40 · 02/28/2014, 02:45 PM

hi, found this walking about this eve, any ideas what type this is. do i need to put it in my sump or down the toilet! cheers...critter1.jpg

Sugar Magnolia · 02/28/2014, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ratty40

hi, found this walking about this eve, any ideas what type this is. do i need to put it in my sump or down the toilet! cheers...Attachment 267526

I don't see anything. Can you circle it?

ratty40 · 02/28/2014, 03:41 PM

sorry have posted pic againcritter2.jpg

ReeferKimberly · 03/01/2014, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ratty40

sorry have posted pic againAttachment 267530

Looks like some kind of nudibranch, who probably recently ate a coral that was green. Likely not reef safe.

LadyDave · 03/01/2014, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ReeferKimberly

Just quoting so others can see the tapatalk pic.

Any chance you could quote this one for me too, Kimberly? I've just freshwater dipped all my zoas as most of them have been closed for a good while now..... Could these be the reason? LOADS of them came out of the zoas.

Looks like a tiny grey shrimp - all the other that came off were white/translucent.

02/24/2014, 08:33 PM	#3207
Barney97 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: S. California Posts: 87	It is possible I missed this thing somewhere in the 128 preceding pages but what is this thing. It looks like some type of worm that has little tentacles coming off of it. It buries itself in the sand and sticks the tentacles out. It almost looks like a tree root. Last edited by Barney97; 02/24/2014 at 08:39 PM. Reason: Resize the pics

02/25/2014, 05:04 PM	#3212
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Without a doubt a good thing. Just so long as it is on the sandbed and away from polyps or sensitive items. __________________ 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

02/26/2014, 01:43 PM	#3214
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Looks like some type of algae. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

02/26/2014, 04:41 PM	#3215
Tamarae Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 176	Can you tell me if I'm even close on critter ID here please? Tank has been set up since 2/8/14. Live rock/live sand from LFS No idea of the yellow stuff… it wasn't there yesterday. DSCN0961 by nometank, on Flickr Any idea what kind of green macro this is? DSCN0959 by nometank, on Flickr The yellow circle a polyp of some sort or baby majanos? Pink circle a tube worm (they have black or flesh colored tubes) or a feather duster colony? DSCN0958 by nometank, on Flickr The green circle is a red macro algae? The orange circle - a majano, aiptasia or polyp of some sort? You can see the tube worm? (or feather duster maybe?) from the side here, same rock as the above pic. DSCN0957 by nometank, on Flickr Thank you so much for playing, "Guess my Critter" __________________ 37g reef tank, ruby 36 sump, 40# live sand, 32# live rock, Carbon Reactor, Vertex omega 130, 2 Koralia 750s, AquaticLife T5HO 4x bulb 30" lights, Aquafuge2 HOB Fuge Current Tank Info: Zoos and LPS with a couple feeshies

02/28/2014, 02:45 PM	#3221
ratty40 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: essex UK Posts: 3	critter id hi, found this walking about this eve, any ideas what type this is. do i need to put it in my sump or down the toilet! cheers...critter1.jpg

02/25/2014, 01:49 AM	#3208
alexander_ktn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 851	It's a spaghetti worm - harmless detritus eater.

02/25/2014, 03:14 PM	#3209
Dctrojan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Huntsville tx Posts: 231	Any idea on what this is moving in my sand bed. It looks like a brown moving spider Web . I can visible see it moving each individual hair like string through the sandbed. You have to get really close to see it moving. uploadfromtaptalk1393362827908.jpg

02/26/2014, 11:48 AM	#3213
adakin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 48	Any idea what this red guy is? Sponge maybe? He has grown quite a bit in the past few weeks.

02/28/2014, 01:13 AM	#3218
Flashy Fins Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 105	Spotted something strange swimming around in my tank tonight. It's mostly clear and swims at a pretty good speed with jerking motions that propel it. I watched it swim into a plate coral that seemed interested in eating it, but it escaped. I sucked it up with a turkey baster and put him in a cup with some tank water to take pictures, and it started crawling along the surface like a slug, rather than swimming as it had in the tank. It seems to be able to change form and move in various ways. A few pictures: It's very tiny, about 4cm long when stretched out. Is it some kind of flatworm? Never seen anything like it in my tank before.

02/28/2014, 03:28 AM	#3219
Flashy Fins Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 105	After spotting more of them in my tank and browsing the web for clear flatworms (my pictures make them look colored, but they are primarily clear), I think they are Amphiscolops flat forms, supposedly harmless.

02/28/2014, 03:41 PM	#3223
ratty40 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: essex UK Posts: 3	sorry have posted pic againcritter2.jpg

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