Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 227

worm5406 · 12/12/2016, 08:46 PM

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Nola70115

Check out what this freaky snail is doing. We've got a homemade crab trap set up to try and catch some crabs that hitchhiked in on a rock and take them back to the beach. It's baited with tuna, and the snails WANT IT. The biggest snail has a snorkel (is that what you call it) extended about 4 inches from the opening of the trap to the chunk of fish at the bottom. It's freaky weird, I'm telling you.

Nola70115 · 12/12/2016, 09:39 PM

Thanks!

Ron Reefman · 12/13/2016, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Nola70115

Dang it, can't figure out how to post picture OR edit. Sorry.

Go to Photobucket.com, it's a free service. You can upload your photo there and then use (copy) the 'IMG' code they give you. Then paste it into your post here and it should show up. good luck.

SlaminSocal · 12/13/2016, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Reefman

Go to Photobucket.com, it's a free service. You can upload your photo there and then use (copy) the 'IMG' code they give you. Then paste it into your post here and it should show up. good luck.

Hey guys, thank you for all the info any ideas on this guy ? The one inch white tube has been there for weeks but this weekend a fan came out of it? Is this a good hitch hiker? I also noticed a small red duster way to small for a pic the tube is half the size of a pencil led..IMG_2773.jpg

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Ron Reefman · 12/14/2016, 06:14 AM

Almost any feather dusters are good. They filter very small stuff out of the water. However, sometimes (rarely IMHO) they can become a bit invasive and will bother corals.

SlaminSocal · 12/14/2016, 09:23 PM

Sponge? Good or bad just showed up on my live rock..

IMG_2784.jpg

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brianbrainstein · 12/14/2016, 10:20 PM

I'm new to the hobby. Anyone know what this growth is?

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brianbrainstein · 12/14/2016, 11:19 PM

Anyone know what this growth on my live rock is? I don't know enough yet to know what to search for.

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Ron Reefman · 12/15/2016, 08:06 AM

Pretty blurry pic. Looks like a sponge to me, but really hard to say with that pic. Almost all sponges are good!

AlSimmons · 12/15/2016, 11:31 AM

It looks like some sort of sponge to me as well.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/sponge/

IvanTheTerrible · 12/18/2016, 08:22 PM

I'm trying to get a positive ID on these snails.

They're very small and primarily come out at night.

Thanks.

- Ivan

Sugar Magnolia · 12/19/2016, 08:49 AM

Harmless collonista snails.

IvanTheTerrible · 12/19/2016, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

Harmless collonista snails.

Thanks. That was my guess but they didn't look like any of the collonista pictures I could find.

- Ivan

jfabritz · 12/20/2016, 08:16 AM

Found this guy skulking around on my orange lettuce sponge using almost perfect camouflage. (please see attachments)

Is he good or bad?

Sugar Magnolia · 12/20/2016, 11:54 AM

Bad, it's likely a predator of that particular sponge.

brianbrainstein · 12/20/2016, 08:19 PM

Is this aiptasia?

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Sugar Magnolia · 12/21/2016, 06:48 AM

Yes, aiptasia.

GXPKY · 12/21/2016, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jfabritz

Found this guy skulking around on my orange lettuce sponge using almost perfect camouflage. (please see attachments)

Is he good or bad?

I think that's a flatworm, there are some larger species as well like that.

-Dennis

Sbocajekim · 12/21/2016, 04:47 PM

Could anyone tell me what the white branching arms might be? They move independently to feed whatever mouth is attached.

AlSimmons · 12/21/2016, 04:53 PM

It's some sort of Sea Cucumber I believe.

timnem70 · 12/22/2016, 11:29 AM

When you clean, feed or mess with your tank, live rock has tube worms and such, so do some soft corals they put out a "net" and catch whatever is seeming or floating by.

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timnem70 · 12/22/2016, 11:29 AM

Swimming by. Stupid autocorrect

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Sbocajekim · 12/22/2016, 06:50 PM

It is always present. Hasn't moved, just reaches its arms out and each one will retract one at a time to feed the mouth.

Ron Reefman · 12/23/2016, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sbocajekim

Could anyone tell me what the white branching arms might be? They move independently to feed whatever mouth is attached.

It could be a Curly-Q anemone? What look like tentacles are finer than the ones I've seen, but it's a possibility.

daisytrail · 12/27/2016, 06:05 PM

Found this little guy recently. The orange was mostly buried under the sand and I coincidentally dug it out. Any idea what that orange growth on the shell is?

IMG_2566-2.jpg

12/14/2016, 06:14 AM	#5655
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Almost any feather dusters are good. They filter very small stuff out of the water. However, sometimes (rarely IMHO) they can become a bit invasive and will bother corals. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

12/15/2016, 08:06 AM	#5659
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Pretty blurry pic. Looks like a sponge to me, but really hard to say with that pic. Almost all sponges are good! __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

12/18/2016, 08:22 PM	#5661
IvanTheTerrible Fish Nerd Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 378	I'm trying to get a positive ID on these snails. They're very small and primarily come out at night. Thanks. - Ivan __________________ 225 mixed reef (72"x30"x24") started 2/4/17 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2559165 Current Tank Info: Slowly stocking....

12/19/2016, 08:49 AM	#5662
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Harmless collonista snails. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

12/20/2016, 11:54 AM	#5665
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Bad, it's likely a predator of that particular sponge. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

12/12/2016, 09:39 PM	#5652
Nola70115 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 17	Thanks!

12/14/2016, 09:23 PM	#5656
SlaminSocal Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 6	Sponge? Good or bad just showed up on my live rock.. IMG_2784.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/14/2016, 10:20 PM	#5657
brianbrainstein Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 70	I'm new to the hobby. Anyone know what this growth is? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/14/2016, 11:19 PM	#5658
brianbrainstein Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 70	Anyone know what this growth on my live rock is? I don't know enough yet to know what to search for. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/15/2016, 11:31 AM	#5660
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	It looks like some sort of sponge to me as well. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/sponge/

12/20/2016, 08:19 PM	#5666
brianbrainstein Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 70	Is this aiptasia? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/21/2016, 06:48 AM	#5667
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Yes, aiptasia. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

12/21/2016, 04:47 PM	#5669
Sbocajekim Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Kentucky Posts: 9	Could anyone tell me what the white branching arms might be? They move independently to feed whatever mouth is attached. __________________ BC29 mantis shrimp set up. 125g crescent ball python enclosure 55g piebald Python enclosure

12/21/2016, 04:53 PM	#5670
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	It's some sort of Sea Cucumber I believe.

12/22/2016, 11:29 AM	#5671
timnem70 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 462	When you clean, feed or mess with your tank, live rock has tube worms and such, so do some soft corals they put out a "net" and catch whatever is seeming or floating by. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

12/22/2016, 11:29 AM	#5672
timnem70 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 462	Swimming by. Stupid autocorrect Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

12/22/2016, 06:50 PM	#5673
Sbocajekim Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Kentucky Posts: 9	It is always present. Hasn't moved, just reaches its arms out and each one will retract one at a time to feed the mouth. __________________ BC29 mantis shrimp set up. 125g crescent ball python enclosure 55g piebald Python enclosure

12/27/2016, 06:05 PM	#5675
daisytrail Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 47	Found this little guy recently. The orange was mostly buried under the sand and I coincidentally dug it out. Any idea what that orange growth on the shell is? IMG_2566-2.jpg

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