Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 50

SushiGirl · 09/01/2012, 10:43 AM

Sorry, can't tell from that pic. Need one closer with more detail. How many tentacles & how long were they?

CodyStamper · 09/01/2012, 12:30 PM

aiptasia

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Originally Posted by Trent Jackson

What is this guy growing in my garden of waterman zoas? At first, i thought he was a zoa bud that was developing, but during a feeding he put out tentacles.

SushiGirl · 09/01/2012, 01:25 PM

Where do you see an aiptasia?

CodyStamper · 09/01/2012, 04:41 PM

the bottom of the pylops its kinda white in the pic i had one looked the same

OKCchief · 09/01/2012, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CodyStamper

the bottom of the pylops its kinda white in the pic i had one looked the same

I also have a few of those. What are they? Good bad.... How do you get rid of them?

ReeferKimberly · 09/01/2012, 04:57 PM

The pic is not good enough to make out what it is. It could be aiptasia but it could also be many other things.....

MortenB · 09/01/2012, 05:13 PM

Hello all. I'm building a mixed reef tank. This nudibranch (I'm hoping I'm able to attach the photo - my first try) surfaced; and she's not alone - it seems she's made babies so I've got a bunch of miniature versions too.

May I have an ID please? My friend tells me there are good and bad kinds. Any input/advice would be appreciated.

SushiGirl · 09/01/2012, 06:58 PM

Trent, if you go look at my Homepage or my Albums, there are pics of aiptasia in there. See if that's what it is. To me it looks like a closed polyp at the bottom, that's all I can make out from the pic.

Sorry, Morten the pic isn't working. Google zoa-eating nudibranch & see if that's it.

MortenB · 09/02/2012, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SushiGirl

Sorry, Morten the pic isn't working. Google zoa-eating nudibranch & see if that's it.

Hmmm, looks like it may be, but I can't really tell for sure. Trying the picture thing one more time...

cloak · 09/02/2012, 06:36 PM

Yep, zoa-eating nudibranch.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/aeolid.shtml

Lyvric · 09/03/2012, 12:22 AM

strange moving tube. It looks like it has a small lump its using to eat off the rock

SushiGirl · 09/03/2012, 10:04 AM

Lyvric, google peanut worm & see iif that's it.

Lyvric · 09/03/2012, 10:47 AM

I thought it might be, but it's color and semi transparent tube seem a little off He also doesn't immediatly dart away from light

SushiGirl · 09/03/2012, 11:32 AM

Now that I'm on the computer & not the phone, definitely peanut worm.

Douden996 · 09/04/2012, 10:15 AM

I have a piece of rock that I bought with alot of diferent mushrooms on it, now I am getting a couple large patches which I have just saw from the above pics are "bubble algae". I pulled one off the other night, and it was teardrop shaped, quite hard, and range in size from pin heads to large peas. Should I pluck them all off, and try to remove them, or what?

SushiGirl · 09/04/2012, 10:21 AM

I have one frag that gets small bubble algae & usually take the frag out & pick them off periodically.

CanuckReefer · 09/04/2012, 06:57 PM

Hey guys i just got some live rock to seed my tank from the sump and there is some pod looking stuff growing in the sump on the rock now.

Just wondering if its good or bad and i should try to get rid of it before it makes it way to the DT?

Wont let me post a photo, so heres the link
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...35/photo-5.jpg

cloak · 09/04/2012, 09:17 PM

Aiptasia. (not good)

Check this out.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

CanuckReefer · 09/04/2012, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloak

Aiptasia. (not good)

Check this out.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

Awesome, thanks for the reply!
I was doing some reading and figured they were some kind of Anemone but was not sure what kind.

Glad i found them early before they spread and ruin my tank before it even gets going.

cloak · 09/05/2012, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CanuckReefer

Awesome, thanks for the reply!
I was doing some reading and figured they were some kind of Anemone but was not sure what kind.

Glad i found them early before they spread and ruin my tank before it even gets going.

Check these out.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-0...ides/index.php

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-0...ides/index.php

castrojc · 09/05/2012, 07:06 AM

Found this guy this morning

Sugar Magnolia · 09/05/2012, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by castrojc

Found this guy this morning

Bristleworm. They are harmless, beneficial detrivores.

Tristen · 09/07/2012, 05:10 PM

These have been growing on the glass and on the back of my tank... that's a generic fish net in the background for a size comparison

ReeferKimberly · 09/07/2012, 05:16 PM

Those spirals are tiny little feather dusters. Harmless filter feeders that will come and go. Moreso in the beginning of a tank.

Tristen · 09/07/2012, 06:14 PM

they're kinda neat =^_^= i wish coralline algae would grow instead, lol, but the tank's only a couple months old, so it is what it is

09/01/2012, 10:43 AM	#1226
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Sorry, can't tell from that pic. Need one closer with more detail. How many tentacles & how long were they? __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/01/2012, 01:25 PM	#1228
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Where do you see an aiptasia? __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/01/2012, 06:58 PM	#1233
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Trent, if you go look at my Homepage or my Albums, there are pics of aiptasia in there. See if that's what it is. To me it looks like a closed polyp at the bottom, that's all I can make out from the pic. Sorry, Morten the pic isn't working. Google zoa-eating nudibranch & see if that's it. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/03/2012, 10:04 AM	#1237
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Lyvric, google peanut worm & see iif that's it. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/03/2012, 11:32 AM	#1239
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Now that I'm on the computer & not the phone, definitely peanut worm. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/01/2012, 04:41 PM	#1229
CodyStamper Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Olathe, Kansas, USA Posts: 32	the bottom of the pylops its kinda white in the pic i had one looked the same

09/01/2012, 04:57 PM	#1231
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	The pic is not good enough to make out what it is. It could be aiptasia but it could also be many other things.....

09/02/2012, 06:36 PM	#1235
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Yep, zoa-eating nudibranch. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/aeolid.shtml

09/03/2012, 10:47 AM	#1238
Lyvric Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 55	I thought it might be, but it's color and semi transparent tube seem a little off He also doesn't immediatly dart away from light

09/04/2012, 10:15 AM	#1240
Douden996 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 7	I have a piece of rock that I bought with alot of diferent mushrooms on it, now I am getting a couple large patches which I have just saw from the above pics are "bubble algae". I pulled one off the other night, and it was teardrop shaped, quite hard, and range in size from pin heads to large peas. Should I pluck them all off, and try to remove them, or what?

09/04/2012, 10:21 AM	#1241
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	I have one frag that gets small bubble algae & usually take the frag out & pick them off periodically. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/04/2012, 06:57 PM	#1242
CanuckReefer Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 90	Hey guys i just got some live rock to seed my tank from the sump and there is some pod looking stuff growing in the sump on the rock now. Just wondering if its good or bad and i should try to get rid of it before it makes it way to the DT? Wont let me post a photo, so heres the link http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/v...35/photo-5.jpg

09/04/2012, 09:17 PM	#1243
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Aiptasia. (not good) Check this out. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

09/07/2012, 05:10 PM	#1248
Tristen Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: North Patomac, MD Posts: 17	These have been growing on the glass and on the back of my tank... that's a generic fish net in the background for a size comparison

09/07/2012, 05:16 PM	#1249
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	Those spirals are tiny little feather dusters. Harmless filter feeders that will come and go. Moreso in the beginning of a tank.

09/07/2012, 06:14 PM	#1250
Tristen Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: North Patomac, MD Posts: 17	they're kinda neat =^_^= i wish coralline algae would grow instead, lol, but the tank's only a couple months old, so it is what it is

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