Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 178

Sugar Magnolia · 01/20/2015, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Cmrspresley

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Found this living in a coral that I just brought home two days ago. Good or bad?

Sphaeromatid isopod, harmless.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sg_halvorsen

anyone know what this little guy is, he is in my refugium now. I posted this in the general discussion and someone suggested a juvenile porcelain. But I'm thinking it might be some sort of juvenile xanthid. Right now all that is in my DT is 3 tiny blue legs, an emerald, snails, and a peppermint shrimp. Along with way to much algae (hence the crabs)

But being so small I didn't want to loose him in there and not be able to grab it if its not safe for coral down the road. It came on a piece of LR I got today.

Size: >1cm across including legs

It looks like a porcelain crab to me.

Puffyluv · 01/20/2015, 07:41 AM

I don't think a porcelain crab has hairy claws...do they? :/ I forget, I don't distribute wild collected anymore...

Your flatwom looks like an variety that isn't harmful to coral...however, enough of them probably will be. Looks like the kind that sits on mushrooms and such...if you get enough of them, they can drown out the light for the corals, just blocking it. A wrasse will take care of them.

murdock84 · 01/20/2015, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by murdock84

Just saw a couple of these in my refugium and have no clue what they are. What your looking at is the skinny worm looking thing that has a bunch of small clear whisker things coming off the one end. Sorry for the crappy picture but there are two in the photo.

Kind of answering my own. But could these be spaghetti worms? They match the description minus the fact that these two are not in the rocks or sand.

brendanwp · 01/21/2015, 07:40 AM

I have 2 of these that I have seen....this is the smaller of the 2. The larger one had some small dots on it.
20150120_200859.jpg

20150120_200856.jpg

And then I found this....the tentacles are not always out.
20150120_200928.jpg

Thanks!

hogfanreefer · 01/21/2015, 10:52 AM

The last one is hidden cup coral. Good hitch hiker! The crab pictures are hard to make out but looks like predatory species to me. To the sump if it were me.

jijuice1 · 01/21/2015, 01:02 PM

how to use the zeovit system
and0 how does it work i have a 125g aquarium with a 55g sump i just receive my zeosystem i am running a aquac ev 120 i am waiting for the ev 1000 to arrive i know its more than i need but the price was rite .my tank has bin running for about a mount now , i am using rocks from a previous tank i am getting hair algae po4 is .008 no3 is 3 i am using the red sea test kit and i am running led lights can any one give me any suggestion it would be much appreciated
thank you

paperdesk · 01/21/2015, 07:37 PM

What's this? It's definitely some kind of mollusk, but what? It moves VERY slowly, maybe 1mm per day. Don't know what it eats, but it is growing. The apex of the shell is at the back close to the red spot, not in the middle like a limpet. It must have been quite small when I got it, as I used dry base rock instead of live rock, so it had to have come on one of my snails or on one of my small coral frags.

Ted

20150120_162804.jpg

paperdesk · 01/21/2015, 07:39 PM

Even though the shell is very flat there isn't much animal inside (look at the reflection off the glass. Could it be some type of slipper shell?

marinehead · 01/22/2015, 06:13 AM

I got this new rock 3 weeks ago , little white shell type things continuously growing.

also I have limpit like snails? are they bad? if so how do I get rid of them?

AmberLee · 01/22/2015, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by marinehead

I got this new rock 3 weeks ago , little white shell type things continuously growing.

also I have limpit like snails? are they bad? if so how do I get rid of them?

Can't see the shell things very well but can see what looks like aiptaisia! (if you didn't know already)

marinehead · 01/22/2015, 06:19 AM

thanks for the quick response.

im new to all this, is apitaisia bad?

marinehead · 01/22/2015, 06:22 AM

Im sure they can kill corals and fish cant they , educate me if im wrong.

what about snails & limpits seems to be im getting infested with them.

worm5406 · 01/22/2015, 07:03 AM

What are you calling snails and limpets? Can you give us a picture?

Aptasia is a pest anemone in many circles. It can cause issues because of the speed it reproduces across a tank. A super majority of us remove them.

marinehead · 01/22/2015, 07:55 AM

Ok thanks worm5406, what's the best way to get rid of these?

the white things are hard to see but there are like little round shells, maybe tube worms in the making?

it is not letting me upload any pictures?

i hate computers.....

the snail like things are round with a pointy tip very camouflaged in with my rock..

worm5406 · 01/22/2015, 08:04 AM

Do they look like this:

Take a spin on google and find a good picture.

marinehead · 01/22/2015, 08:21 AM

hi worm,

they look exactly like that, my guess is that they are feather worms, but I have at least 100!!!

also I have a picture which I have a few off these hanging about my rocks!

need to know whether I should get rid of, I have a couple of domino damsel at the moment and I don't really want them dead.

marinehead · 01/22/2015, 08:22 AM

try this.

paperdesk · 01/22/2015, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paperdesk

What's this? It's definitely some kind of mollusk, but what? It moves VERY slowly, maybe 1mm per day. Don't know what it eats, but it is growing. The apex of the shell is at the back close to the red spot, not in the middle like a limpet. It must have been quite small when I got it, as I used dry base rock instead of live rock, so it had to have come on one of my snails or on one of my small coral frags.

Ted

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No one seems to ever be able to identify my critters!

alexander_ktn · 01/22/2015, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by paperdesk

No one seems to ever be able to identify my critters!

If it doesn't move probably some shell fragment or operculum etc. 1 mm per day could be an artifact due to flow.

If I were you I'd try to pick it up...

paperdesk · 01/22/2015, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by alexander_ktn

If it doesn't move probably some shell fragment or operculum etc. 1 mm per day could be an artifact due to flow.

If I were you I'd try to pick it up...

It's definitely alive, I can see two little antennae sticking out sometimes, and it does stick to the glass!

alexander_ktn · 01/22/2015, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by paperdesk

It's definitely alive, I can see two little antennae sticking out sometimes, and it does stick to the glass!

Then something like this?
http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_4492.shtml

Nacella sp. if it's it...

paperdesk · 01/22/2015, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by alexander_ktn

Then something like this?
http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_4492.shtml

Nacella sp. if it's it...

I think you're spot on! Thanks! I don't know what it eats for sure, but it doesn't seem to be hurting anything. Should I consider it safe?

alexander_ktn · 01/22/2015, 01:42 PM

Since it's basically a limpet (or limpet-ish) I'd consider it safe until proven otherwise.

paperdesk · 01/22/2015, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexander_ktn

Since it's basically a limpet (or limpet-ish) I'd consider it safe until proven otherwise.

Great! I enjoy having as much diversity as possible!

Snarl · 01/22/2015, 10:08 PM

Was looking at my tank when the lights where off and saw a snail like critter crawling on my rocks. It does not seem to have a shell can anyone ID it? It's in the centre of the pic, it has good camo. Hope the pic is ok was not easy to get with the lights out.

01/21/2015, 07:40 AM	#4429
brendanwp Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 39	2 more ID's please! I have 2 of these that I have seen....this is the smaller of the 2. The larger one had some small dots on it. 20150120_200859.jpg 20150120_200856.jpg And then I found this....the tentacles are not always out. 20150120_200928.jpg Thanks!

01/21/2015, 10:52 AM	#4430
hogfanreefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,117	The last one is hidden cup coral. Good hitch hiker! The crab pictures are hard to make out but looks like predatory species to me. To the sump if it were me. __________________ DSA 155,Custom Trigger 42" sump/refugium, MP40 X2, MP 10 X 2, AI Hydra 52 X3, Apex controller, Tunze ATO Current Tank Info: DSA 155 gallon, mixed reef, SPS and wrasse dominant

01/21/2015, 01:02 PM	#4431
jijuice1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1	how to use the zeovit system how to use the zeovit system and0 how does it work i have a 125g aquarium with a 55g sump i just receive my zeosystem i am running a aquac ev 120 i am waiting for the ev 1000 to arrive i know its more than i need but the price was rite .my tank has bin running for about a mount now , i am using rocks from a previous tank i am getting hair algae po4 is .008 no3 is 3 i am using the red sea test kit and i am running led lights can any one give me any suggestion it would be much appreciated thank you

01/22/2015, 07:03 AM	#4438
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	What are you calling snails and limpets? Can you give us a picture? Aptasia is a pest anemone in many circles. It can cause issues because of the speed it reproduces across a tank. A super majority of us remove them. __________________ 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

01/22/2015, 08:04 AM	#4440
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Do they look like this: Take a spin on google and find a good picture. __________________ 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

01/20/2015, 07:41 AM	#4427
Puffyluv Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 419	I don't think a porcelain crab has hairy claws...do they? :/ I forget, I don't distribute wild collected anymore... Your flatwom looks like an variety that isn't harmful to coral...however, enough of them probably will be. Looks like the kind that sits on mushrooms and such...if you get enough of them, they can drown out the light for the corals, just blocking it. A wrasse will take care of them.

01/21/2015, 07:37 PM	#4432
paperdesk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Inchelium, WA Posts: 190	What's this? It's definitely some kind of mollusk, but what? It moves VERY slowly, maybe 1mm per day. Don't know what it eats, but it is growing. The apex of the shell is at the back close to the red spot, not in the middle like a limpet. It must have been quite small when I got it, as I used dry base rock instead of live rock, so it had to have come on one of my snails or on one of my small coral frags. Ted 20150120_162804.jpg

01/21/2015, 07:39 PM	#4433
paperdesk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Inchelium, WA Posts: 190	Even though the shell is very flat there isn't much animal inside (look at the reflection off the glass. Could it be some type of slipper shell?

01/22/2015, 06:19 AM	#4436
marinehead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 13	thanks for the quick response. im new to all this, is apitaisia bad?

01/22/2015, 06:22 AM	#4437
marinehead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 13	Im sure they can kill corals and fish cant they , educate me if im wrong. what about snails & limpits seems to be im getting infested with them.

01/22/2015, 07:55 AM	#4439
marinehead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 13	Ok thanks worm5406, what's the best way to get rid of these? the white things are hard to see but there are like little round shells, maybe tube worms in the making? it is not letting me upload any pictures? i hate computers..... the snail like things are round with a pointy tip very camouflaged in with my rock..

01/22/2015, 08:21 AM	#4441
marinehead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 13	hi worm, they look exactly like that, my guess is that they are feather worms, but I have at least 100!!! also I have a picture which I have a few off these hanging about my rocks! need to know whether I should get rid of, I have a couple of domino damsel at the moment and I don't really want them dead.

01/22/2015, 08:22 AM	#4442
marinehead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 13	try this.

01/22/2015, 01:42 PM	#4448
alexander_ktn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 851	Since it's basically a limpet (or limpet-ish) I'd consider it safe until proven otherwise.

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