Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 243

Ron Reefman · 08/16/2017, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Macca884

Is this Aptasia?

Day 11 of cycling a new tank with live rock and these have started popping up only on one rock at the moment

Sure looks like it to me. Get rid of it while you can!

steo123 · 08/16/2017, 12:01 PM

a couple of these white things have started grown on my rock. anyone know what there are?

thx

Ron Reefman · 08/16/2017, 03:36 PM

The first one looks like a pineapple sponge, harmless.

I'm less sure of the second. It sure looks like a sponge, but I can't say 100% for sure.

Etoimos · 08/22/2017, 06:08 PM

Came home from a 4 day Eclipse trip and noticed a few new things on a piece of LR...

I think the blue arrow points to some more tunicates, but I'm not 100% sure.

I have no clue what the things are the red arrow is pointing too, but there are a bunch of them as you can see.

Etoimos · 08/22/2017, 06:12 PM

This feather duster went unnoticed for a long time, but seems to have grown quite a bit while we were gone.

I think the things the red arrows are point to in this photo might be sponges, but can anyone ID them as something else?

DSinSoCal · 08/23/2017, 09:51 AM

Found this scurrying around my new Maxima clam. Very fast moving critter. Had to blow them off the shell and suck them up with a dropper. There were 4 that I could find. Are these bad, or are they common amphipods that can be put into the refugium?

I'm concerned because I can't dip the clam and I'm not positive that I got all of them off the shell.

taricha · 08/26/2017, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DSinSoCal

are they common amphipods that can be put into the refugium?

Yep.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etoimos

I think the things the red arrows are point to in this photo might be sponges, but can anyone ID them as something else?

Sponge.

Etoimos · 08/27/2017, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by taricha

Yep. Sponge.

Thanks.

Upsidedownclown · 08/28/2017, 08:54 PM

Can anyone tell me what this is growing on my LR. It has been that size for a while now. Is it a concern?

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taricha · 08/28/2017, 10:19 PM

Flesh eating bacteria. JK it's sponges.
probably.

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Ron Reefman · 08/29/2017, 05:02 AM

Looks like sponges to me as well. They should be harmless filter feeders and you'll be lucky if they survive in your tank long term. Most, not all, but most sponges don't survive long term in an aquarium.

Etoimos · 08/30/2017, 02:05 PM

Sorry, I know these are not the best pics. But is this a Bristleworm?

He does not look bushy enough to me to be a bristleworm.

vinnyol · 09/02/2017, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Etoimos

Sorry, I know these are not the best pics. But is this a Bristleworm?

He does not look bushy enough to me to be a bristleworm.

Yes it is. Juvenile

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Etoimos · 09/03/2017, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinnyol

Yes it is. Juvenile

Thanks.

GXPKY · 09/05/2017, 05:46 PM

Some pics of a hitchhiker anemone that came in on a mariculture a while back, anyone know what it is? Last pic is semi closed for a better view of its foot.

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GXPKY · 09/05/2017, 06:40 PM

Here's a better pic. Under 18k lighting.

No clue what species of anemone it is, really cool looking, but obviously don't want a pest if it is.

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GXPKY · 09/05/2017, 10:01 PM

May have figured it out, closest thing I can find is that it is a hermit crab anemone of some sort

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Etoimos · 09/07/2017, 02:33 PM

Snail eggs?

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GXPKY · 09/08/2017, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Etoimos

Snail eggs?

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Yep

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Etoimos · 09/09/2017, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GXPKY

Yep

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Thanks for confirming.

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kinomatika · 09/12/2017, 12:23 AM

any thoughts as to what this may be?

Etoimos · 09/12/2017, 08:37 AM

Kind of looks like a feather duster covered in sand or something.

jlmawp · 09/15/2017, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Etoimos

Came home from a 4 day Eclipse trip and noticed a few new things on a piece of LR...

I think the blue arrow points to some more tunicates, but I'm not 100% sure.

I have no clue what the things are the red arrow is pointing too, but there are a bunch of them as you can see.

I have a bunch of these as well. They full crevices all over the tank, but haven't really "taken over" or anything in the 18 months I've had my tank. Pretty sure they are little clove polyps.

Etoimos · 09/16/2017, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jlmawp

I have a bunch of these as well. They full crevices all over the tank, but haven't really "taken over" or anything in the 18 months I've had my tank. Pretty sure they are little clove polyps.

Thanks for the additional info. So they don't appear to be causing any issues for your tank?

deputydawg88 · 09/16/2017, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Etoimos

Thanks for the additional info. So they don't appear to be causing any issues for your tank?

I have been waiting patiently hoping that you got a definitive response to this as I also have had a small colony of these appear in my tank and came to the same conclusion as the person you're quoting. So far no issues for me.

08/16/2017, 03:36 PM	#6053
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	The first one looks like a pineapple sponge, harmless. I'm less sure of the second. It sure looks like a sponge, but I can't say 100% for sure. __________________ 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

08/29/2017, 05:02 AM	#6061
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Looks like sponges to me as well. They should be harmless filter feeders and you'll be lucky if they survive in your tank long term. Most, not all, but most sponges don't survive long term in an aquarium. __________________ 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

09/05/2017, 05:46 PM	#6065
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	Some pics of a hitchhiker anemone that came in on a mariculture a while back, anyone know what it is? Last pic is semi closed for a better view of its foot. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

09/05/2017, 06:40 PM	#6066
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	Here's a better pic. Under 18k lighting. No clue what species of anemone it is, really cool looking, but obviously don't want a pest if it is. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

09/05/2017, 10:01 PM	#6067
GXPKY Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 235	May have figured it out, closest thing I can find is that it is a hermit crab anemone of some sort Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk __________________ -Dennis Current Tank Info: 240 Gallon Mixed Reef, 8x2x2, 3x MP40w ES, ASM G6 Skimmer, 90 gallon sump, Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon, 3x 250w MH, 4x 96w PC 460nm actinics.

08/22/2017, 06:08 PM	#6054
Etoimos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 161	Came home from a 4 day Eclipse trip and noticed a few new things on a piece of LR... I think the blue arrow points to some more tunicates, but I'm not 100% sure. I have no clue what the things are the red arrow is pointing too, but there are a bunch of them as you can see.

08/22/2017, 06:12 PM	#6055
Etoimos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 161	This feather duster went unnoticed for a long time, but seems to have grown quite a bit while we were gone. I think the things the red arrows are point to in this photo might be sponges, but can anyone ID them as something else?

08/28/2017, 08:54 PM	#6059
Upsidedownclown Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 2	Can anyone tell me what this is growing on my LR. It has been that size for a while now. Is it a concern? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/28/2017, 10:19 PM	#6060
taricha Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NE Miss Posts: 608	Flesh eating bacteria. JK it's sponges. probably. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

08/30/2017, 02:05 PM	#6062
Etoimos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 161	Sorry, I know these are not the best pics. But is this a Bristleworm? He does not look bushy enough to me to be a bristleworm.

09/07/2017, 02:33 PM	#6068
Etoimos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 161	Snail eggs? Sent from my LG-H871 using Tapatalk

09/12/2017, 12:23 AM	#6071
kinomatika Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 13	any thoughts as to what this may be?

09/12/2017, 08:37 AM	#6072
Etoimos Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 161	Kind of looks like a feather duster covered in sand or something.

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