Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 230

chris8232 · 02/11/2017, 04:18 PM

That was my thought as well. Blasto will open full, all except in that area.

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chris8232 · 02/11/2017, 04:23 PM

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chris8232 · 02/11/2017, 04:24 PM

Can't get my phone cam to focus at angle

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deputydawg88 · 02/12/2017, 06:21 AM

Any idea what this fellow is? Best pic I could get unfortunately and I can't seem to find him this morning.

taricha · 02/12/2017, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by deputydawg88

Any idea what this fellow is? Best pic I could get unfortunately and I can't seem to find him this morning.

nudibranch of some kind.

deputydawg88 · 02/12/2017, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by taricha

nudibranch of some kind.

That's what I guessed. Is he a danger to my yellow star polyps?

Jmm226 · 02/12/2017, 09:03 AM

Can some one help ID this thing.

http://http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/jmm226/media/1486911202151-1546752785_zps1kjue9es.jpg.html?filters[user]=146182408&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

I noticed it this morning in my live rock I thought it was a pom pom crab shed so I went to pull it out but it retracted into the rock. It looks like a baby bubble tip anemone. It is clear and brown but doesn't have long strings like aiptasia.

Jmm226 · 02/12/2017, 09:04 AM

http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/jm...g.html?filters[user]=146182408&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

PeterBel · 02/12/2017, 10:34 AM

I would remove it! Not worth the risk. Look,like a zoa nudi, if it change color, definitely pull it out. Zoa nudi adopt the color of the coral they eat!

AlSimmons · 02/12/2017, 11:35 AM

It looks more like a montipora eating nudibranch to me, but either way it's probably not something you want in your tank.

PeterBel · 02/12/2017, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by AlSimmons

It looks more like a montipora eating nudibranch to me, but either way it's probably not something you want in your tank.

I think you are right! Either way, Get it out!

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deputydawg88 · 02/12/2017, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterBel

I think you are right! Either way, Get it out!

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I would and I found it again earlier (before your first post!) but it has disappeared again. I'm new to keeping a reef tank, though it is something I have had ambitions of doing for a good 5 years now. I'm a live and let live kind of guy and don't really like the idea of killing things without reason so it's hard for me to reconcile just chucking something out of the tank! Is there anywhere I could safely move him to, where he won't cause me problems?

dcom · 02/12/2017, 02:26 PM

I bought this algae and added to my system.
Is it the Caulerpa algae mentioned in your 1st post as a bad guy?

dcom · 02/12/2017, 02:27 PM

http://imgur.com/a/BveYx

taricha · 02/12/2017, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deputydawg88

I'm a live and let live kind of guy and don't really like the idea of killing things without reason so it's hard for me to reconcile just chucking something out of the tank! Is there anywhere I could safely move him to, where he won't cause me problems?

This hobby will eventually involve throwing away a lot of living stuff. Unavoidable. But if you want to delay that for a while, put this guy in a bucket until you get a definitive ID.
But spoiler alert, it will probably be a species that isn't reef safe.
Think of it this way, when we buy a coral, we are buying the food of marine pests. So it would be very hard for pests not to come along for the ride.

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AlSimmons · 02/12/2017, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deputydawg88

I would and I found it again earlier (before your first post!) but it has disappeared again. I'm new to keeping a reef tank, though it is something I have had ambitions of doing for a good 5 years now. I'm a live and let live kind of guy and don't really like the idea of killing things without reason so it's hard for me to reconcile just chucking something out of the tank! Is there anywhere I could safely move him to, where he won't cause me problems?

Being that these things have very specific diets, if you deprive them of this then they probably won't make it. Just as an example if that is in fact a Montipora Eating Nudibranch, if there's none of these corals in the tank then it's probably going to starve to death. If you keep it then it's only a matter of time before your corals start to decline.

deputydawg88 · 02/12/2017, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taricha

This hobby will eventually involve throwing away a lot of living stuff. Unavoidable. But if you want to delay that for a while, put this guy in a bucket until you get a definitive ID.
But spoiler alert, it will probably be a species that isn't reef safe.
Think of it this way, when we buy a coral, we are buying the food of marine pests. So it would be very hard for pests not to come along for the ride.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AlSimmons

Being that these things have very specific diets, if you deprive them of this then they probably won't make it. Just as an example if that is in fact a Montipora Eating Nudibranch, if there's none of these corals in the tank then it's probably going to starve to death. If you keep it then it's only a matter of time before your corals start to decline.

Only coral I have currently is the yellow star polyps. I was somewhat suspicious of it as it only seemed to appear after the coral was introduced, though I think it is probably coincidental. I suppose if it is going to die either way, probably a quick death is more humane than letting it starve and I guess ultimately I can reconcile with the thought that he must go if it means the coral lives happily.

deputydawg88 · 02/12/2017, 02:53 PM

There doesn't seem to be a button to edit my posts so I apologise for a double post but thank you all for your help!

Ron Reefman · 02/13/2017, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcom

I bought this algae and added to my system.
Is it the Caulerpa algae mentioned in your 1st post as a bad guy?

I believe what you have is Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata and it can be a problem in a nice coral reef tank and a wonderful macroalgae in a refugium or a planted tank. It puts out root like structures that makes it hard to get rid of as new growth will start from any root bits left behind.

deputydawg88 · 02/14/2017, 07:19 AM

Is this some kind of aiptasia?

Sugar Magnolia · 02/14/2017, 07:48 AM

Looks like some kind of pest anemone.

PeterBel · 02/14/2017, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deputydawg88

Is this some kind of aiptasia?

Possibly majano anemone, also a Pest!

deputydawg88 · 02/15/2017, 03:23 PM

Just found this crawling about in my refugium. Any idea what it is? I thought it looked kind of like a chiton but it looks as though it has legs, it looks kind of like a woodlouse

Joecam · 02/15/2017, 03:29 PM

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Hello all, as a newbie I'm struggling to find out what these funnels are. In the pic to the left of my receding favia

are 2 funnels. I have recently noticed a single tentacle reaching out every so often.

Question is: what is it & is it harmful?

Apologies for the poor picture quality could notice get my phone to focus.

Thanks in advance

02/12/2017, 10:34 AM	#5735
PeterBel Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Union City, CA Posts: 149	I would remove it! Not worth the risk. Look,like a zoa nudi, if it change color, definitely pull it out. Zoa nudi adopt the color of the coral they eat! __________________ Peter 120G shallow Build in Progress... Current Tank Info: 100G, MarsAqua 165W x 2 Led, DCT-8000 Return, Curve 7 Bubble Magus Skimmer, Low Profile Overflow, Custom sump, BRS Reactors, Full APEX, Salt Station, ATO, Auto-water change, Kalc reactor, etc...

02/14/2017, 07:48 AM	#5747
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Looks like some kind of pest anemone. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

02/15/2017, 03:29 PM	#5750
Joecam Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: birmingham Posts: 9	[IMG][/IMG] Hello all, as a newbie I'm struggling to find out what these funnels are. In the pic to the left of my receding favia are 2 funnels. I have recently noticed a single tentacle reaching out every so often. Question is: what is it & is it harmful? Apologies for the poor picture quality could notice get my phone to focus. Thanks in advance

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02/11/2017, 04:18 PM	#5726
chris8232 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 43	That was my thought as well. Blasto will open full, all except in that area. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

02/11/2017, 04:22 PM	#5727
chris8232 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 43	Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

02/11/2017, 04:23 PM	#5728
chris8232 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 43	IMG_20170211_172137394.jpg

02/11/2017, 04:24 PM	#5729
chris8232 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 43	Can't get my phone cam to focus at angle Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

02/12/2017, 06:21 AM	#5730
deputydawg88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 141	Any idea what this fellow is? Best pic I could get unfortunately and I can't seem to find him this morning.

02/12/2017, 09:03 AM	#5733
Jmm226 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 3	Can some one help ID this thing. http://http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/jmm226/media/1486911202151-1546752785_zps1kjue9es.jpg.html?filters[user]=146182408&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0 I noticed it this morning in my live rock I thought it was a pom pom crab shed so I went to pull it out but it retracted into the rock. It looks like a baby bubble tip anemone. It is clear and brown but doesn't have long strings like aiptasia.

02/12/2017, 09:04 AM	#5734
Jmm226 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 3	http://s1079.photobucket.com/user/jm...g.html?filters[user]=146182408&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

02/12/2017, 11:35 AM	#5736
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	It looks more like a montipora eating nudibranch to me, but either way it's probably not something you want in your tank.

02/12/2017, 02:26 PM	#5739
dcom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 28	I bought this algae and added to my system. Is it the Caulerpa algae mentioned in your 1st post as a bad guy?

02/12/2017, 02:53 PM	#5744
deputydawg88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 141	There doesn't seem to be a button to edit my posts so I apologise for a double post but thank you all for your help!

02/14/2017, 07:19 AM	#5746
deputydawg88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 141	Is this some kind of aiptasia?

02/15/2017, 03:23 PM	#5749
deputydawg88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 141	Just found this crawling about in my refugium. Any idea what it is? I thought it looked kind of like a chiton but it looks as though it has legs, it looks kind of like a woodlouse