Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 63

aquanooby · 12/02/2012, 08:47 PM

the round thing in the center of the picture solid center feathery outer rim

aquanooby · 12/02/2012, 08:58 PM

SushiGirl · 12/02/2012, 08:59 PM

Yes, I see that one, don't see the 2nd object in that pic you want identified. You said there were a couple in that pic. I'd have to see a closer pic of that one to tell, it appears to be some kind of anemone or pseudocorynactis.

aquanooby · 12/03/2012, 05:14 AM

oops I worded it wrong lol just the one item in first pic the couple other things were the other pics

Barro777 · 12/04/2012, 12:09 AM

Is this gorilla?

SushiGirl · 12/04/2012, 12:46 PM

Too far away for me to tell on my phone.

GaryLCrouch · 12/05/2012, 08:04 AM

I have something inside a rock hole that I have no clue what it is. I just saw it the other day. its hard to get a pic put it looks like a tree trunck with long skinny white tenticles or strings coming out of it. They kinda look like potato roots if you knkow what i mean. lol i will try to take a pic tonight. Any ideas???

GeorgeMonnatJr · 12/05/2012, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaryLCrouch

I have something inside a rock hole that I have no clue what it is. I just saw it the other day. its hard to get a pic put it looks like a tree trunck with long skinny white tenticles or strings coming out of it. They kinda look like potato roots if you knkow what i mean. lol i will try to take a pic tonight. Any ideas???

Probably a White Foraminiferan. Here's a picture of a row of them (along with Valonia/Bubble Algae and a little Cyanobacteria).

It's a harmless filter feeder.

GaryLCrouch · 12/05/2012, 11:11 AM

It looks more long and string like. those are thicker and all the same size. this has many different sizes stretching out. Ill have to show a pic.

GeorgeMonnatJr · 12/05/2012, 11:36 AM

Like this?

GaryLCrouch · 12/06/2012, 07:35 AM

Alright i posted a few pics below. Sorry it was with my iphone while leaving for work. I think it is a plant if anythything but really i do not know. i just saw it yesterday.

You cant see it in the pics really good but those white things are branching out from a kinda stem ( trunk ).

LeslieH · 12/06/2012, 09:49 AM

Do the branches move on their own? Expand and contract? Or just hang there?

GaryLCrouch · 12/06/2012, 10:07 AM

They look like they are just hangiing there. I will keep a closer look to make sure though.

Sugar Magnolia · 12/06/2012, 11:51 AM

Kind of looks like some dead macro algae.

cheezischrist · 12/06/2012, 04:38 PM

i have mobs of really really long, really really skinny featherdusters with fans on them that i could only see wit a magnifying glass, but they grow in like balls of chaeto and are located in dark places like in caves or tunnels and under overhangs. been in my tank for over a year and dont seem to be a problem

GeorgeMonnatJr · 12/06/2012, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheezischrist

i have mobs of really really long, really really skinny featherdusters with fans on them that i could only see wit a magnifying glass, but they grow in like balls of chaeto and are located in dark places like in caves or tunnels and under overhangs. been in my tank for over a year and dont seem to be a problem

Could they be Pineapple Sponges?

Cabe · 12/06/2012, 05:37 PM

This came off my live rock and is now hanging on the glass. Should I try and move it back to the rocks? Is it some sort of coral?

cheezischrist · 12/06/2012, 08:39 PM

no i got pineapple sponges. i just figured mine were some kind of dusters but meant to say they look almost identical to what gary has, just in largwer colonys now, to try and help him id them

cloak · 12/07/2012, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cabe

This came off my live rock and is now hanging on the glass. Should I try and move it back to the rocks? Is it some sort of coral?

It almost looks like a Kenya tree coral. You can leave it be, or use a razor blade to scrape it off the glass and then place on the rocks. Your choice.

Shorty Harris · 12/07/2012, 03:06 PM

Pulled this out of the tank as soon as I saw it this morning.
Should Santa put it on his naughty or nice list?

It is about a half inch long.

1. Is there any reef safe nudibranch?
2. Is it pronounced "branch" or "brank"?

LeslieH · 12/07/2012, 11:23 PM

Naughty, if you prefer soft corals to nudibranchs (pronounced brank). Genus Dermatobranchus, family Arminidae. All the members of this family whose eating habits are known seem to prefer soft corals or sea pens.

I'm guessing it's the same species as this one http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9094 and it's undescribed.

I know a specialist who would like it (dead or alive) if you'd care to send it away.

Shorty Harris · 12/08/2012, 12:11 AM

Thanks for the info, I'll have to keep watch for more of them.
You can PM me with the details for shipping, I can try. It is relegated to a tupperware container so I can't say how long it will stay alive, I've swapped out the water a couple times today.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeslieH

Naughty, if you prefer soft corals to nudibranchs (pronounced brank). Genus Dermatobranchus, family Arminidae. All the members of this family whose eating habits are known seem to prefer soft corals or sea pens.

I'm guessing it's the same species as this one http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9094 and it's undescribed.

I know a specialist who would like it (dead or alive) if you'd care to send it away.

LeslieH · 12/08/2012, 04:42 PM

It doesn't need to be alive. If you have 70% (= 150 proof) or higher % alcohol on hand just throw it into some to kill it. Rubbing alcohol from the store, white rum (Baccardi 151) or a high proof vodka would be fine. that will preserve it for DNA analysis.

Put it in a small leakproof container (the smaller the better) with more alcohol. Secure the cap with waterproof tape. Put the container into a baggie or other type of sealable plastic bag. Now it's ready to be shipped. I'll send you my address in a PM.

Many thanks --

LeslieH · 12/08/2012, 04:42 PM

Double post, sorry....

Shorty Harris · 12/09/2012, 08:23 PM

Okay, it's in a small vial of of alcohol. Got your address, will send it on Tuesday if my jury duty is cancelled that day, otherwise it will go out on Wednesday.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeslieH

It doesn't need to be alive. If you have 70% (= 150 proof) or higher % alcohol on hand just throw it into some to kill it. Rubbing alcohol from the store, white rum (Baccardi 151) or a high proof vodka would be fine. that will preserve it for DNA analysis.

Put it in a small leakproof container (the smaller the better) with more alcohol. Secure the cap with waterproof tape. Put the container into a baggie or other type of sealable plastic bag. Now it's ready to be shipped. I'll send you my address in a PM.

Many thanks --

12/02/2012, 08:59 PM	#1553
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Yes, I see that one, don't see the 2nd object in that pic you want identified. You said there were a couple in that pic. I'd have to see a closer pic of that one to tell, it appears to be some kind of anemone or pseudocorynactis. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

12/04/2012, 12:46 PM	#1556
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Too far away for me to tell on my phone. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

12/05/2012, 11:11 AM	#1559
GaryLCrouch Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: CT Posts: 670	It looks more long and string like. those are thicker and all the same size. this has many different sizes stretching out. Ill have to show a pic. Last edited by GaryLCrouch; 12/05/2012 at 11:23 AM.

12/06/2012, 09:49 AM	#1562
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,178	Do the branches move on their own? Expand and contract? Or just hang there? __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

12/06/2012, 11:51 AM	#1564
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Kind of looks like some dead macro algae. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

12/02/2012, 08:47 PM	#1551
aquanooby Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 144	the round thing in the center of the picture solid center feathery outer rim

12/02/2012, 08:58 PM	#1552
aquanooby Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 144

12/03/2012, 05:14 AM	#1554
aquanooby Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 144	oops I worded it wrong lol just the one item in first pic the couple other things were the other pics

12/05/2012, 08:04 AM	#1557
GaryLCrouch Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: CT Posts: 670	I have something inside a rock hole that I have no clue what it is. I just saw it the other day. its hard to get a pic put it looks like a tree trunck with long skinny white tenticles or strings coming out of it. They kinda look like potato roots if you knkow what i mean. lol i will try to take a pic tonight. Any ideas???

12/05/2012, 11:36 AM	#1560
GeorgeMonnatJr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 281 Blog Entries: 3	Like this?

12/06/2012, 10:07 AM	#1563
GaryLCrouch Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: CT Posts: 670	They look like they are just hangiing there. I will keep a closer look to make sure though.

12/06/2012, 04:38 PM	#1565
cheezischrist Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: lindenwold, new jersey Posts: 367	i have mobs of really really long, really really skinny featherdusters with fans on them that i could only see wit a magnifying glass, but they grow in like balls of chaeto and are located in dark places like in caves or tunnels and under overhangs. been in my tank for over a year and dont seem to be a problem

12/06/2012, 08:39 PM	#1568
cheezischrist Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: lindenwold, new jersey Posts: 367	no i got pineapple sponges. i just figured mine were some kind of dusters but meant to say they look almost identical to what gary has, just in largwer colonys now, to try and help him id them

12/07/2012, 03:06 PM	#1570
Shorty Harris Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New Mexico Posts: 48	Nudibranch-good or bad? Pulled this out of the tank as soon as I saw it this morning. Should Santa put it on his naughty or nice list? It is about a half inch long. 1. Is there any reef safe nudibranch? 2. Is it pronounced "branch" or "brank"?

12/07/2012, 11:23 PM	#1571
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,178	Naughty, if you prefer soft corals to nudibranchs (pronounced brank). Genus Dermatobranchus, family Arminidae. All the members of this family whose eating habits are known seem to prefer soft corals or sea pens. I'm guessing it's the same species as this one http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9094 and it's undescribed. I know a specialist who would like it (dead or alive) if you'd care to send it away. __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Last edited by LeslieH; 12/07/2012 at 11:28 PM.

12/08/2012, 04:42 PM	#1573
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,178	It doesn't need to be alive. If you have 70% (= 150 proof) or higher % alcohol on hand just throw it into some to kill it. Rubbing alcohol from the store, white rum (Baccardi 151) or a high proof vodka would be fine. that will preserve it for DNA analysis. Put it in a small leakproof container (the smaller the better) with more alcohol. Secure the cap with waterproof tape. Put the container into a baggie or other type of sealable plastic bag. Now it's ready to be shipped. I'll send you my address in a PM. Many thanks -- __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

12/08/2012, 04:42 PM	#1574
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,178	Double post, sorry.... __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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