Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 27

Biocubehqi · 05/28/2012, 08:29 PM

And is this the same thing that tony posted?
Mine so far only has one opening....

SushiGirl · 05/28/2012, 08:44 PM

Mushrooms, nice!

jester1343 · 05/28/2012, 10:24 PM

thanks to all taken a lot in but learning so much to do

Biocubehqi · 05/29/2012, 06:58 AM

Thanks again sushigirl! You're awesome! I'm pretty new to this and have lots of questions, it's nice to have this to come to if I get stumped by a new hitchhiker

SushiGirl · 05/29/2012, 11:45 AM

Take a cruise through the rest of the thread, too. Lots of stuff already ID'd and a few hitchhiker links in here.

rollermonkey · 05/29/2012, 01:37 PM

I've read through this thread all the way once and Ms. Sushi is pretty amazing so far.

I have 38 pounds of rock arriving tomorrow, so I suspect that I'll be cruising this thread quite a bit for the next few weeks.

mlott132 · 05/29/2012, 08:04 PM

Got a few small pieces of live rock from my lfs. After I put them in the tank I switched on the red leds and I found this moving around on one of the new pieces. What is it?

SushiGirl · 05/29/2012, 08:38 PM

Mini brittle starfish.

mlott132 · 05/29/2012, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SushiGirl

Mini brittle starfish.

Do you think this will survive through my tanks cycle? I just started the tank a couple days ago.

SushiGirl · 05/29/2012, 08:49 PM

Don't know, I've never had any during a cycle. We did have to remove a rock frag rack the other day that we thought had 3 in it, so we dipped it in RO/DI. About 20 bailed out & were pretty shocked. They all recovered after a few minutes, though LOL.

mlott132 · 05/29/2012, 08:57 PM

Well I guess I will cross my fingers that it makes it. The kids were excited to actually see some life in the tank. Along with the starfish, we got a small hermit crab about a quarter inch long.

St.Pete_Reefer · 05/30/2012, 02:33 PM

Manjo??

[IMG]http://i46.*******.com/333vhjp.jpg[/IMG]

BIGGER

[IMG]http://i46.*******.com/23uya1s.jpg[/IMG]

St.Pete_Reefer · 05/30/2012, 02:45 PM

Maybe a Ball anenome. I will take a better picture later and post for the super cool sushi girl!

cincyjim · 05/30/2012, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SushiGirl

No, those are vermetid snails.

I'm confused somewhat now. I have something that has about 5 translucent white tentacles/arms coming out of the live rock. The tentacles/arms are about 3 inches long and move about the rock itself, the mushrooms on the rock, and the sand. It doesn't appear to have a harden tube above the area where they come out though. They don't seem to be hurting anything. I thought I had a spaghetti worm. Do you think I have a vermetid snail? Is that type of snail bad? I can't get a picture because of where it is at. This is in reference to the pictures on #613 that lmsmith submitted. Thanks!!!

Sugar Magnolia · 05/30/2012, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cincyjim

I'm confused somewhat now. I have something that has about 5 translucent white tentacles/arms coming out of the live rock. The tentacles/arms are about 3 inches long and move about the rock itself, the mushrooms on the rock, and the sand. It doesn't appear to have a harden tube above the area where they come out though. They don't seem to be hurting anything. I thought I had a spaghetti worm. Do you think I have a vermetid snail? Is that type of snail bad? I can't get a picture because of where it is at. This is in reference to the pictures on #613 that lmsmith submitted. Thanks!!!

Sounds like a terebellid worm. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php

Biocubehqi · 05/30/2012, 05:30 PM

We have these maroon, pink, and clear/white tubes coming out of our rocks all over...

Sugar Magnolia · 05/30/2012, 05:33 PM

Those ^^^ would be vermetid snails. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rs/index.php

Sugar Magnolia · 05/30/2012, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by St.Pete_Reefer

Manjo??

[IMG]http://i46.*******.com/333vhjp.jpg[/IMG]

BIGGER

[IMG]http://i46.*******.com/23uya1s.jpg[/IMG]

The pics are too blurry to tell if it's a mojano, but generally when they are that shape and that size it's a pest anemone. Mojano is a generic term for many pest anemones. I'd nuke it with some kalk slurry or a commercially available aiptasia removing product.

cincyjim · 05/30/2012, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

Sounds like a terebellid worm. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php

Thank you Sugar. I don't see a tube of any sort and I've only noticed the arms about 2 weeks ago. So maybe it is too early to tell what I have exactly. I'll keep an eye on it and let you know if it ever gets a tube or something. The article really helped out and from what I gathered the terebellid worm isn't a bad thing to have in the tank.

Biocubehqi · 05/30/2012, 07:02 PM

Finally got a picture of our worm!
What kind of worm is this? It comes out at night, it grabs things and disappears again...

SushiGirl · 05/30/2012, 07:30 PM

Thanks, Sugar!

Biocube, that would be a peanut worm, nice find. You seem to have lots of nice goodies in your rock!

Biocubehqi · 05/30/2012, 07:41 PM

Thanks sushi!

I only have "aquatic environments" to shop at in the QC and got lucky they are a great place. So far the only "bad guy" we have found is that aiptasia and even then we only had 5 of them.
Don't know what I'd do without this thread! Probably drive myself crazy worrying over the little things.

Moody636 · 05/31/2012, 03:40 PM

My dad found this grub looking thing in his sump today. It's maybe a quarter of an inch long and 2 centimeters wide. It also has what appears to be a brush on the "mouth" side. Any ideas?

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SushiGirl · 05/31/2012, 05:47 PM

Can't really see any detail. I'd guess either a peanut worm or a cucumber.

Biocubehqi · 05/31/2012, 07:26 PM

We found another new worm in our rock tonight. It looks like a Dalmatian! White body with black spots on it. Is this little guy safe?

05/28/2012, 08:44 PM	#652
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Mushrooms, nice! __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/29/2012, 11:45 AM	#655
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Take a cruise through the rest of the thread, too. Lots of stuff already ID'd and a few hitchhiker links in here. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/29/2012, 08:04 PM	#657
mlott132 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NWI Posts: 697	Got a few small pieces of live rock from my lfs. After I put them in the tank I switched on the red leds and I found this moving around on one of the new pieces. What is it? __________________ 75 Gallon mixed reef, Trigger Systems Ruby 30S, Lifereef SVS3-24 Skimmer, Eheim 1262, 2x AI Vega LED Lights, 1x Jebao RW-8 powerhead, 1x Ecotech MP-40 powerhead

05/29/2012, 08:38 PM	#658
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Mini brittle starfish. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/29/2012, 08:49 PM	#660
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Don't know, I've never had any during a cycle. We did have to remove a rock frag rack the other day that we thought had 3 in it, so we dipped it in RO/DI. About 20 bailed out & were pretty shocked. They all recovered after a few minutes, though LOL. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/28/2012, 08:29 PM	#651
Biocubehqi Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 777	And is this the same thing that tony posted? Mine so far only has one opening....

05/28/2012, 10:24 PM	#653
jester1343 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 4	thanks to all taken a lot in but learning so much to do

05/29/2012, 06:58 AM	#654
Biocubehqi Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 777	Thanks again sushigirl! You're awesome! I'm pretty new to this and have lots of questions, it's nice to have this to come to if I get stumped by a new hitchhiker

05/29/2012, 01:37 PM	#656
rollermonkey Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 65	I've read through this thread all the way once and Ms. Sushi is pretty amazing so far. I have 38 pounds of rock arriving tomorrow, so I suspect that I'll be cruising this thread quite a bit for the next few weeks.

05/29/2012, 08:57 PM	#661
mlott132 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NWI Posts: 697	Well I guess I will cross my fingers that it makes it. The kids were excited to actually see some life in the tank. Along with the starfish, we got a small hermit crab about a quarter inch long. __________________ 75 Gallon mixed reef, Trigger Systems Ruby 30S, Lifereef SVS3-24 Skimmer, Eheim 1262, 2x AI Vega LED Lights, 1x Jebao RW-8 powerhead, 1x Ecotech MP-40 powerhead

05/30/2012, 02:33 PM	#662
St.Pete_Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 251	Manjo?? [IMG]http://i46.*****.com/333vhjp.jpg[/IMG] BIGGER [IMG]http://i46.****.com/23uya1s.jpg[/IMG] __________________ 34 Gallon Deep Sea Aquatics (DSA) 25 Gallon Drilled Breeder 8 Gallon CAD lights Last edited by St.Pete_Reefer; 05/30/2012 at 02:44 PM.*

05/30/2012, 02:45 PM	#663
St.Pete_Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 251	Maybe a Ball anenome. I will take a better picture later and post for the super cool sushi girl! __________________ 34 Gallon Deep Sea Aquatics (DSA) 25 Gallon Drilled Breeder 8 Gallon CAD lights

05/30/2012, 05:30 PM	#666
Biocubehqi Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 777	We have these maroon, pink, and clear/white tubes coming out of our rocks all over...

05/30/2012, 05:33 PM	#667
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Those ^^^ would be vermetid snails. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rs/index.php __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

05/30/2012, 07:02 PM	#670
Biocubehqi Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 777	Finally got a picture of our worm! What kind of worm is this? It comes out at night, it grabs things and disappears again...

05/30/2012, 07:30 PM	#671
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Thanks, Sugar! Biocube, that would be a peanut worm, nice find. You seem to have lots of nice goodies in your rock! __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/30/2012, 07:41 PM	#672
Biocubehqi Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 777	Thanks sushi! I only have "aquatic environments" to shop at in the QC and got lucky they are a great place. So far the only "bad guy" we have found is that aiptasia and even then we only had 5 of them. Don't know what I'd do without this thread! Probably drive myself crazy worrying over the little things.

05/31/2012, 05:47 PM	#674
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Can't really see any detail. I'd guess either a peanut worm or a cucumber. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/31/2012, 07:26 PM	#675
Biocubehqi Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 777	We found another new worm in our rock tonight. It looks like a Dalmatian! White body with black spots on it. Is this little guy safe?

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