Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 198

Vomit4sale · 07/13/2015, 10:28 AM

Great running thread. Ton of info.
Found this anemone(I think) and I am wondering with how much explosive I should use that won't hurt my Discus. No really, kinda neat, showed up the other night after lights out and it gets next to no light where it sits. I know I dealt with apitasia in a separate fuge but I thought I slaughtered them all with boiling water.
4925posts X(roughly 30 seconds per post, some longer some shorter)= 147750second/60=2462minutes/60=41hours of reading. If no reply by wednesday at 5:30am EST hopefully I will find my answer.

taricha · 07/14/2015, 07:45 AM

I think you can rule out aiptasia, because the ends of the tentacles are rounded. All aiptasia I've seen has pointy tentacle ends.
Sometimes a better picture might get a better answer.

Sugar Magnolia · 07/14/2015, 09:13 AM

Might be some kind of majano.

Vomit4sale · 07/14/2015, 05:51 PM

Thanks taricha and Magnolia. Not sure I can get a better picture without letting it grow more. I guess since no one gave a resounding "don't kill that" I will execute it with extreme prejudice. Thanks!

Staisman · 07/16/2015, 08:44 PM

Please ID this hitchhiker. It appeared in my QT announced

Is this an anemone? What kind? Safe for my DT?

Martini5788 · 07/16/2015, 09:41 PM

Looks like aipstasia to me

Staisman · 07/16/2015, 09:55 PM

Doesn't aipstasia has longer body/leg?

Sana48 · 07/17/2015, 10:46 PM

Greetings to the community!

I would really appreciate some expert eyes on these hitchhikers, this is my first tank so I am really at a loss for what I have here

First, I have these little white things popping up on 1 rock, I thought Aiptasia, feather duster? But nothing Ive found looks like them. They are very tiny.

1.

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...bd&oe=564B66D7

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...14&oe=564DD1EF

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...02&oe=56515DC5

sorry, the camera is pretty bad and they are small, they are translucent and have small feather-like things protruding from the head, more like spines? IDK lol..

then there is this orange blob...

2.

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1f&oe=5652FCD3

and this picture...

on the right, what is this purple hair plant?

on the left, some sort of coral or sponge?

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...45&oe=56552E18

The tank is young, two weeks.
The Orange blob, spongy thing, and purple hair plant are all on one premium rock I picked up a few days ago.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

All the best!

Sana

Sana48 · 07/17/2015, 11:15 PM

Ok, so I was able to get a better pic.. dead center is a creature coming from the rock, like a feather duster? But i should mention that these do not retract or hide when bothered, they really dont move much at all.

then, to the upper left of the center you can see 3 tentacle-like, small string-things growing out of the rock..

Any idea?

Lol, I feel like I am in kindergarten trying to explain a daydream to a teacher..

help? lol

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...3c&oe=560F379B

Sana48 · 07/17/2015, 11:48 PM

Ok, so i think what i was mistaking for a feather duster is a pineapple sponge?

As for the purple plant, orange blob, and coral I am still uncertain��

taricha · 07/17/2015, 11:50 PM

In my tank, what looks like the object in the center would be pineapple sponges, and the tentacle like things would be the arms of micro brittle stars.

Sana48 · 07/18/2015, 12:03 AM

Thank you, any ideas on my prior post? The orange blob, purple plant and coral (i think)

MD Aquatic · 07/18/2015, 10:01 AM

I recently picked up some live rock out of Tampa Bay and I won't be doing this again as I picked up a ton of hitchhikers, mostly good but Im sure plenty of bad. Aipstasia?

Bakerman · 07/18/2015, 11:27 AM

I think I have some nice hitchhikers, which may be multiplying. This is the backside of my christmas favia. I was killing off some snails, and saw these guys. They appear to be living in some nice looking red sponge (need ID on this as well. what do you think? red sponge? looks very pretty".

Anyways, as the LFS dude was putting into the bag, he claims "Oh look, nice sized little brittle star there!" and it was! He snuck into the rock, didn't see for some time. He's running around in the sand bed now.

But then I see these legs, one set in each hole. Same exact color pattern as momma star. Never could coax the body out, but the legs were very active. Only took a second or two for what I assume to be legs/tentacles to pop out. Brush them, pull mostly back in, and then back out wiggling around.

Amirite?

Sana48 · 07/18/2015, 12:37 PM

MD Aquatic,

Looks like Aiptasia to my eyes...but I am no expert.

liverock · 07/18/2015, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MD Aquatic

I recently picked up some live rock out of Tampa Bay and I won't be doing this again as I picked up a ton of hitchhikers, mostly good but Im sure plenty of bad. Aipstasia?

There are none of the invasive type aptasia in the gulf...thank goodness....LOL...

just a look alike anemone...no issues with him...

Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com

MD Aquatic · 07/18/2015, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liverock

There are none of the invasive type aptasia in the gulf...thank goodness....LOL...

just a look alike anemone...no issues with him...

Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com

Thank goodness. Thanks bud. Im still uneasy, but I'm just using it to cycle so this rock is all going bye bye

MD Aquatic · 07/18/2015, 03:25 PM

and for the record the rock did not come from tbsaltwater.com so nobody thinks I'm speaking poorly of a distributer I am choosing not to say where I got it

liverock · 07/18/2015, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MD Aquatic

and for the record the rock did not come from tbsaltwater.com so nobody thinks I'm speaking poorly of a distributer I am choosing not to say where I got it

Whatever makes your boat float....there are many options in this industry...

sorry this did not do it for you....

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...6#post23880516

Richard TBS
www.tbsaltwater.com

Sana48 · 07/18/2015, 04:45 PM

I thought these pics posted before, apparently not. Any advice/tips/ID's?

1. What is this orange blob?

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1f&oe=5652FCD3

2. Im looking to identify:

the coral? on the left..
the purple hair plant..
any other thing in this pic you can identify?

https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...45&oe=56552E18

just purchased this live rock from a LFS and it came loaded with stuff. I am not sure if any of it is bad ;/

thank you in advance

taricha · 07/19/2015, 08:08 AM

I recently bought some "Caribbean live rock" - don't know what location that label actually indicates - from a LFS, and it had a lot of similar organisms to what you are seeing.
On the Tampa Bay saltwater site, they have a slideshow of organisms that covers a lot of what you are looking for.
First coral - cup coral colony I think.
Purple wiry and green shrubbery are different kinds of macro algae. Not something to worry about unless you have no macro eaters, or find a caulerpa hidden in there.

taricha · 07/19/2015, 08:10 AM

Oh and the blob is likely a sponge.
All cool interesting stuff from what I can tell.

Sana48 · 07/19/2015, 10:48 AM

Thank you very much

Sana48 · 07/19/2015, 02:19 PM

Any chance the coral will survive the itial tank cycle?

My hitchhikers include brittle stars, a few snails, a tiny crab, pineapple sponge, amphipods, a larger black and orange brittle star ( i think)...

Im confused at how all of this is thriving, i thought that ammonia would kill marine life at the cycling level?

Kazza77 · 07/21/2015, 10:34 AM

New to the site but so much great info here ..

I got this lil fella hitchhiked in on my live rock .. Im guessing from those claws I want to get him out before I introduce my livestock ?

Thanks

07/14/2015, 09:13 AM	#4928
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Might be some kind of majano. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/16/2015, 08:44 PM	#4930
Staisman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NY, Long Island Posts: 313	Please ID this hitchhiker. It appeared in my QT announced Is this an anemone? What kind? Safe for my DT? __________________ My build (75 gal DT with 55 gal sump/refugium): http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2442383 Current Tank Info: 75 gal with 55 gal sump/refugium

07/16/2015, 09:55 PM	#4932
Staisman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NY, Long Island Posts: 313	Doesn't aipstasia has longer body/leg? __________________ My build (75 gal DT with 55 gal sump/refugium): http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2442383 Current Tank Info: 75 gal with 55 gal sump/refugium

07/17/2015, 10:46 PM	#4933
Sana48 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 43	Anyone wanna play guess that Hitchhiker? Greetings to the community! I would really appreciate some expert eyes on these hitchhikers, this is my first tank so I am really at a loss for what I have here First, I have these little white things popping up on 1 rock, I thought Aiptasia, feather duster? But nothing Ive found looks like them. They are very tiny. 1. https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...bd&oe=564B66D7 https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...14&oe=564DD1EF https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...02&oe=56515DC5 sorry, the camera is pretty bad and they are small, they are translucent and have small feather-like things protruding from the head, more like spines? IDK lol.. then there is this orange blob... 2. https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1f&oe=5652FCD3 and this picture... on the right, what is this purple hair plant? on the left, some sort of coral or sponge? https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...45&oe=56552E18 The tank is young, two weeks. The Orange blob, spongy thing, and purple hair plant are all on one premium rock I picked up a few days ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated. All the best! Sana

07/18/2015, 10:01 AM	#4938
MD Aquatic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Wilmington, NY Posts: 49	I recently picked up some live rock out of Tampa Bay and I won't be doing this again as I picked up a ton of hitchhikers, mostly good but Im sure plenty of bad. Aipstasia? __________________ JBJ 45 Rimless - running Matrix, ChemiPure Elite. Tunze 9004 IM Minimax Reactor - running biopellets, Tunze Osmolator, Ocean Revive Arctic T247. Current Tank Info: JBJ 45 Rimless

07/14/2015, 07:45 AM	#4927
taricha Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NE Miss Posts: 608	I think you can rule out aiptasia, because the ends of the tentacles are rounded. All aiptasia I've seen has pointy tentacle ends. Sometimes a better picture might get a better answer.

07/14/2015, 05:51 PM	#4929
Vomit4sale Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NJ Posts: 8	Thanks taricha and Magnolia. Not sure I can get a better picture without letting it grow more. I guess since no one gave a resounding "don't kill that" I will execute it with extreme prejudice. Thanks!

07/16/2015, 09:41 PM	#4931
Martini5788 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Beaufort, SC Posts: 2,303	Looks like aipstasia to me

07/17/2015, 11:15 PM	#4934
Sana48 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 43	Ok, so I was able to get a better pic.. dead center is a creature coming from the rock, like a feather duster? But i should mention that these do not retract or hide when bothered, they really dont move much at all. then, to the upper left of the center you can see 3 tentacle-like, small string-things growing out of the rock.. Any idea? Lol, I feel like I am in kindergarten trying to explain a daydream to a teacher.. help? lol https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...3c&oe=560F379B

07/17/2015, 11:48 PM	#4935
Sana48 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 43	Ok, so i think what i was mistaking for a feather duster is a pineapple sponge? As for the purple plant, orange blob, and coral I am still uncertain��

07/17/2015, 11:50 PM	#4936
taricha Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NE Miss Posts: 608	In my tank, what looks like the object in the center would be pineapple sponges, and the tentacle like things would be the arms of micro brittle stars.

07/18/2015, 12:03 AM	#4937
Sana48 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 43	Thank you, any ideas on my prior post? The orange blob, purple plant and coral (i think)

07/18/2015, 12:37 PM	#4940
Sana48 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 43	MD Aquatic, Looks like Aiptasia to my eyes...but I am no expert.

07/18/2015, 03:25 PM	#4943
MD Aquatic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Wilmington, NY Posts: 49	and for the record the rock did not come from tbsaltwater.com so nobody thinks I'm speaking poorly of a distributer I am choosing not to say where I got it __________________ JBJ 45 Rimless - running Matrix, ChemiPure Elite. Tunze 9004 IM Minimax Reactor - running biopellets, Tunze Osmolator, Ocean Revive Arctic T247. Current Tank Info: JBJ 45 Rimless

07/18/2015, 04:45 PM	#4945
Sana48 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 43	I thought these pics posted before, apparently not. Any advice/tips/ID's? 1. What is this orange blob? https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1f&oe=5652FCD3 2. Im looking to identify: the coral? on the left.. the purple hair plant.. any other thing in this pic you can identify? https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...45&oe=56552E18 just purchased this live rock from a LFS and it came loaded with stuff. I am not sure if any of it is bad ;/ thank you in advance

07/19/2015, 08:08 AM	#4946
taricha Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NE Miss Posts: 608	I recently bought some "Caribbean live rock" - don't know what location that label actually indicates - from a LFS, and it had a lot of similar organisms to what you are seeing. On the Tampa Bay saltwater site, they have a slideshow of organisms that covers a lot of what you are looking for. First coral - cup coral colony I think. Purple wiry and green shrubbery are different kinds of macro algae. Not something to worry about unless you have no macro eaters, or find a caulerpa hidden in there.

07/19/2015, 08:10 AM	#4947
taricha Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NE Miss Posts: 608	Oh and the blob is likely a sponge. All cool interesting stuff from what I can tell.

07/19/2015, 10:48 AM	#4948
Sana48 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 43	Thank you very much

07/19/2015, 02:19 PM	#4949
Sana48 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 43	Any chance the coral will survive the itial tank cycle? My hitchhikers include brittle stars, a few snails, a tiny crab, pineapple sponge, amphipods, a larger black and orange brittle star ( i think)... Im confused at how all of this is thriving, i thought that ammonia would kill marine life at the cycling level?

07/21/2015, 10:34 AM	#4950
Kazza77 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Leicester Posts: 2	Hitchhiker Crab New to the site but so much great info here .. I got this lil fella hitchhiked in on my live rock .. Im guessing from those claws I want to get him out before I introduce my livestock ? Thanks

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