Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 185

coffee_snob · 02/27/2015, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cloak

Polychaete epitoke most likely.

Thank you

worm5406 · 02/28/2015, 09:45 AM

Might not be killed. They normally have all the eggs and such inside. Just looking for a place to stop and drop.

coffee_snob · 02/28/2015, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by worm5406

Might not be killed. They normally have all the eggs and such inside. Just looking for a place to stop and drop.

From what I read they are not really beneficial, but not bad either?

After going through pump, I could see lacerations and it swam even more erratic, then disappeared behind rock. I have not seen it since.

worm5406 · 02/28/2015, 04:39 PM

I have hundreds of birstleworms. They keep the rock crevasses clean and eat anything that drops.

coffee_snob · 03/01/2015, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by worm5406

I have hundreds of birstleworms. They keep the rock crevasses clean and eat anything that drops.

Okay, nice. Thanks.

pow400 · 03/01/2015, 10:23 PM

Can anyone ID this weird critter? It popped up out of nowhere and I have not had any new frags in a few weeks.

worm5406 · 03/01/2015, 10:31 PM

Spaghetti worm. It is a good item. They are normally in the substrate.

mikey_m2067 · 03/02/2015, 03:10 AM

What kind of corals are these?

mikey_m2067 · 03/02/2015, 03:12 AM

what kind of coral are these? https://www.flickr.com/photos/126861...2/16070019994/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/126861...n/photostream/

dragonfly1972 · 03/02/2015, 07:56 PM

Looks like bleached palythoa

Antonbarron · 03/05/2015, 08:30 PM

Anyone know what this hitchhiker fish is? It came in a birds nest colony along with an acro crab, it's about 3/4 of an inch and its throaght looks fuzzy.

Antonbarron · 03/05/2015, 08:32 PM

killinit123 · 03/05/2015, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Antonbarron

clown goby possibly? dont quote me on that tho im sure someone else will chime in.. either way pretty cool hitchhiker its not too often you get a fish as one

lifeoffaith · 03/05/2015, 09:01 PM

Nice hitchhiker...wish I could help you with ID.

Martini5788 · 03/05/2015, 11:10 PM

Is this a fireworm?

He has white and bright red tufts. And is pretty fat and wide. And really really creepy.

worm5406 · 03/05/2015, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Martini5788

Is this a fireworm?

He has white and bright red tufts. And is pretty fat and wide. And really really creepy.

The bright red and fluffy ends DO indeed point that way. I like all my bristle worms, but that one I would toss.

Martini5788 · 03/06/2015, 12:04 PM

I flushed it last night. Something about it just said evil to me. What sucks is that is the only work I have found. Fireworm and aipstasia.

pow400 · 03/08/2015, 06:45 AM

Is this an emerald crab? It was sold to me as an emerald crab but he shows none of the emerald color. Solid brown and his arms kinda have red joints. Thanks.

alexander_ktn · 03/08/2015, 08:05 AM

Might be a Mithraculus forceps - same genus as emerald crabs. Also an algae eater.
https://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/ti...us_forceps.htm

KGR · 03/10/2015, 08:59 PM

Hey guys can I get some help on what these things are? I have a pic and the other is a link from my YouTube.

Is it little babies of this frag?

I'm a newb so I can't really confirm much until I do more research or learn from experience. But it's kinda hard when you don't have any idea what it is...
And here's the video, thank you btw
http://youtu.be/8wEmsbfp2Fs

alexander_ktn · 03/11/2015, 04:11 AM

@KGR: it's some sort of hydroid polyps.

cloak · 03/11/2015, 10:31 AM

The first two pictures look like Hydroids, the last one is Yellow polyps. The video appears to be a Peanut worm.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...675&pcatid=675

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

Mplaza69 · 03/11/2015, 07:44 PM

And what is this? Is on the same rock that my zoas are attached to... Thanks!

Sugar Magnolia · 03/11/2015, 08:33 PM

Tunicate, harmless.

KGR · 03/11/2015, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloak

The first two pictures look like Hydroids, the last one is Yellow polyps. The video appears to be a Peanut worm.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...675&pcatid=675

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

Any ideas on the type of hydroids and i knew it was. Polyp just wondering if maybe those are babies.

02/28/2015, 09:45 AM	#4602
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Might not be killed. They normally have all the eggs and such inside. Just looking for a place to stop and drop. __________________ 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

02/28/2015, 04:39 PM	#4604
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	I have hundreds of birstleworms. They keep the rock crevasses clean and eat anything that drops. __________________ 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

03/01/2015, 10:31 PM	#4607
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Spaghetti worm. It is a good item. They are normally in the substrate. __________________ 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

03/05/2015, 11:10 PM	#4615
Martini5788 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Beaufort, SC Posts: 2,303	Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. Is this a fireworm? He has white and bright red tufts. And is pretty fat and wide. And really really creepy.

03/11/2015, 08:33 PM	#4624
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Tunicate, harmless. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

03/02/2015, 03:10 AM	#4608
mikey_m2067 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 8	What kind of corals are these?

03/02/2015, 03:12 AM	#4609
mikey_m2067 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 8	what kind of coral are these? https://www.flickr.com/photos/126861...2/16070019994/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/126861...n/photostream/

03/02/2015, 07:56 PM	#4610
dragonfly1972 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: berwick, pa Posts: 345	Looks like bleached palythoa

03/05/2015, 08:30 PM	#4611
Antonbarron Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 86	Anyone know what this hitchhiker fish is? It came in a birds nest colony along with an acro crab, it's about 3/4 of an inch and its throaght looks fuzzy.

03/05/2015, 08:32 PM	#4612
Antonbarron Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 86

03/05/2015, 09:01 PM	#4614
lifeoffaith Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Grand Rapids MI area Posts: 737	Nice hitchhiker...wish I could help you with ID.

03/06/2015, 12:04 PM	#4617
Martini5788 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Beaufort, SC Posts: 2,303	I flushed it last night. Something about it just said evil to me. What sucks is that is the only work I have found. Fireworm and aipstasia.

03/08/2015, 08:05 AM	#4619
alexander_ktn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 851	Might be a Mithraculus forceps - same genus as emerald crabs. Also an algae eater. https://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/ti...us_forceps.htm

03/10/2015, 08:59 PM	#4620
KGR Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 9	Hey guys can I get some help on what these things are? I have a pic and the other is a link from my YouTube. Is it little babies of this frag? I'm a newb so I can't really confirm much until I do more research or learn from experience. But it's kinda hard when you don't have any idea what it is... And here's the video, thank you btw http://youtu.be/8wEmsbfp2Fs

03/11/2015, 04:11 AM	#4621
alexander_ktn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 851	@KGR: it's some sort of hydroid polyps.

03/11/2015, 10:31 AM	#4622
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	The first two pictures look like Hydroids, the last one is Yellow polyps. The video appears to be a Peanut worm. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...675&pcatid=675 http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

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