Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 73

worm5406 · 03/04/2013, 10:05 PM

Sucked up two of these, in the turkey baster, headed and around my new corals today. I had some in my tank when I had my 120, I remove on site now:

Danienov · 03/04/2013, 10:59 PM

I'm pretty sure i've already identified these guys but there are two in here that I haven't yet.

Let me know if i'm on the right track

Bristle Worm

Hyroids?

These are red tentacles that sweep the sandbed and retract with light. No clue what they are

This is some hitchhiker red stick stuff, again I think it may be a coral but i'm not sure

SushiGirl · 03/04/2013, 11:30 PM

Once again there's a post in my email that's not showing up in the thread. In response to it:

Bristleworm
Ball anemones, get rid of them if you can. They've taken over my tank LOL.
Spaghetti/hair worm, harmless.
Maybe some type of algae? Don't know of any corals like that.

worm5406 · 03/04/2013, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SushiGirl

Once again there's a post in my email that's not showing up in the thread. In response to it:

Bristleworm
Ball anemones, get rid of them if you can. They've taken over my tank LOL.
Spaghetti/hair worm, harmless.
Maybe some type of algae? Don't know of any corals like that.

Yeah I reported it, again... hummm.. I wonder if this thread needs to be broken apart and a new one started, or just fragged out maybe?

SushiGirl · 03/04/2013, 11:40 PM

Could be. It's a difficult thread. It would be easier if from the beginning people would have looked through it before posting. There's only a small handful of things that get posted that aren't already in here, but it's time consuming to go through every page looking for what you need ID'd now because it's so long. That was why I started my albums & my homepage, hoping to take a little strain off the thread, but it didn't work! LOL

Danienov · 03/04/2013, 11:51 PM

i'll go to war with the ball anemone's but they are already all over the place and some are in impossible to reach places

SushiGirl · 03/05/2013, 12:32 AM

Good luck. If you find something that actually kills them, let me know. I've tried injecting lemon juice, kalk paste, vinegar, kalk paste mixed with vinegar, and kalk mixed with hydrogen peroxide. They get mad for a day or so, then come back laughing LOL.

Dino · 03/05/2013, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by worm5406

Yeah I reported it, again... hummm.. I wonder if this thread needs to be broken apart and a new one started, or just fragged out maybe?

Nah, it doesn't have anything to do with the thread

. Its just our spam filters at work. New members posting links tends to trigger it which just requires us to clear it manually which is done periodically through the day.

worm5406 · 03/05/2013, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dino

Nah, it doesn't have anything to do with the thread

. Its just our spam filters at work. New members posting links tends to trigger it which just requires us to clear it manually which is done periodically through the day.

Ahhh keep up the good work!

cloak · 03/05/2013, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danienov

This might be an algae known as "Galaxaura fastigiata."

OrQidz · 03/05/2013, 06:26 PM

Update on my coral eating critter: It may be a worm I found in the rock that had the mucus tube structures and the affected corals. (I took the rock out). I flushed out a normal bristleworm type critter, then another worm that was quite different. I wish I could take a pic but it got a bit mangled during the extrication procedure....it is the size of a smallish bristleworm but has no bristles anywhere. It's kind of orangey/pink color with a darker red line down the middle (looks like blood/innards). It's definitely segmented and has really small little nubs where a bristleworm has bristles. Possibly the Oenone? Anyway, it's out. We'll see if the problem occurs again, hopefully not!

SushiGirl · 03/05/2013, 09:34 PM

I had the wrong worm, description. Of the body sounds like a Eunicid. A description of the head would be ideal.

OrQidz · 03/05/2013, 11:31 PM

A eunicid...I will google pics and compare. The head, well there was some squishing that inadvertently occured as I was chiseling bits of rock apart (determined to find the thing).

Ok, back from looking at pictures. Too bad the head got squished, now it's hard to tell. It really does look like some of those eunicids though. Not, thank goodness, like the one laid out 7feet long next to a car! Yikes!!

This is the one it looked like most: (although headless)
http://invertebrates.si.edu/palola/opt/Fig4_worm_hr.jpg

LeslieH · 03/06/2013, 09:45 AM

That sounds right.

Claytore · 03/06/2013, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SushiGirl

One variety of hydroid. There's a huge variety of hydroids & they don't all look alike. This kind turned into the little jellyfish shown.
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Peanut worm. They come in a variety of colors and various feathery head types.
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SushiGirl · 03/06/2013, 02:37 PM

Did you have a question?

Zimmer · 03/07/2013, 03:03 PM

ok so i got a couple hermitcrab ID's for someone...? the brown ones were sold to me as scarlets, which as they have gotten bigger i can see now that i don't think they are, so what are they? they are probably about.... 1/2"-3/4" big, getting bigger, eating diatoms and other substrate crud like crazy!! both claws the same size, both used for eating. so far they haven't caused any trouble but i would like to be forewarned if thats going to be the case soon lol

this little guy is TINY - like, smaller than my legit blue dwarf hermits! he came to me as a snail from the LFS, and obviously is not. its hard to see but the right claws is much larger than the left, and he only uses the left to eat with. he also is constantly digging and burying himself in the sand... normal? seems to eat algae mostly. my hubby calls him the albino lol

Green0j0s · 03/07/2013, 11:23 PM

Can anyone ID this? Just tossed this piece of rock into my tank then saw this out on the side.

ReeferKimberly · 03/07/2013, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrQidz

A eunicid...I will google pics and compare. The head, well there was some squishing that inadvertently occured as I was chiseling bits of rock apart (determined to find the thing).

Ok, back from looking at pictures. Too bad the head got squished, now it's hard to tell. It really does look like some of those eunicids though. Not, thank goodness, like the one laid out 7feet long next to a car! Yikes!!

This is the one it looked like most: (although headless)
http://invertebrates.si.edu/palola/opt/Fig4_worm_hr.jpg

Did you guys decide it was indeed a eunicid? Because I had the exact same worm as the link. Where did you find that? We decided earlier in this thread it was a oenone fulgida.....so is this (what I am about to post and what is in that link) a eunicid or a oenone?

(this is the pic in that link above)

(and this was the one in my tank you guys IDed as a Oenone Fulgida, and in person looks just like that ^^^)

about 8-10 inches

SushiGirl · 03/08/2013, 12:27 AM

I have no idea on the hermits, I believe GerritM (not sure on the spelling of his name) is really good at hermit ID. A lot of them don't really have common names.
I'll leave worm ID to LeslieH, as she's the expert there.

Green0j0s, not sure what I'm supposed to be looking at.

Green0j0s · 03/08/2013, 12:57 AM

Sorry I was talking about the small white branching organism coming out from one of the crevices in the rock here's another shot of it.

adre · 03/08/2013, 03:38 AM

Hi guys, it's late and I can't sleep. This thing has me creeped out!

It looks like some kind of worms, it's sensitive to light and touch and the "tentacle" can extend as far as 2". I have a nano tank so that makes it comparatively HUGE. Yuck!

I've also included a youtube video of it when I tried to touch it with a chopstick...

http://youtu.be/JSB8KrV9wv4

SushiGirl · 03/08/2013, 02:36 PM

Green, looks like a type of sponge.
Adre, looks like a harmless type of worm. I don't remember what the ones with one tentacle are called but they're similar to spionid worms that have 2 tentacles. They help keep the tank clean.

BillyBigReef · 03/08/2013, 02:58 PM

This looks like a cactus! I hope I'm posting in the right spot I'm new.. anyone know what this is? It's growing pretty fast..... the top half was just a small bud last night.

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SushiGirl · 03/08/2013, 03:23 PM

In response to the latest post that doesn't show up

It looks like Halimeda, an algae that requires calcium to grow. It rarely takes over tanks. I'd call it a good find if it makes it.

03/04/2013, 10:05 PM	#1801
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Sucked up two of these, in the turkey baster, headed and around my new corals today. I had some in my tank when I had my 120, I remove on site now: __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

03/04/2013, 10:59 PM	#1802
Danienov Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 42	More hitchhiker photo's I'm pretty sure i've already identified these guys but there are two in here that I haven't yet. Let me know if i'm on the right track Bristle Worm Hyroids? These are red tentacles that sweep the sandbed and retract with light. No clue what they are This is some hitchhiker red stick stuff, again I think it may be a coral but i'm not sure

03/04/2013, 11:30 PM	#1803
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Once again there's a post in my email that's not showing up in the thread. In response to it: Bristleworm Ball anemones, get rid of them if you can. They've taken over my tank LOL. Spaghetti/hair worm, harmless. Maybe some type of algae? Don't know of any corals like that. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

03/04/2013, 11:40 PM	#1805
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Could be. It's a difficult thread. It would be easier if from the beginning people would have looked through it before posting. There's only a small handful of things that get posted that aren't already in here, but it's time consuming to go through every page looking for what you need ID'd now because it's so long. That was why I started my albums & my homepage, hoping to take a little strain off the thread, but it didn't work! LOL __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

03/05/2013, 12:32 AM	#1807
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Good luck. If you find something that actually kills them, let me know. I've tried injecting lemon juice, kalk paste, vinegar, kalk paste mixed with vinegar, and kalk mixed with hydrogen peroxide. They get mad for a day or so, then come back laughing LOL. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

03/04/2013, 11:51 PM	#1806
Danienov Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 42	i'll go to war with the ball anemone's but they are already all over the place and some are in impossible to reach places

03/05/2013, 06:26 PM	#1811
OrQidz Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 825	Update on my coral eating critter: It may be a worm I found in the rock that had the mucus tube structures and the affected corals. (I took the rock out). I flushed out a normal bristleworm type critter, then another worm that was quite different. I wish I could take a pic but it got a bit mangled during the extrication procedure....it is the size of a smallish bristleworm but has no bristles anywhere. It's kind of orangey/pink color with a darker red line down the middle (looks like blood/innards). It's definitely segmented and has really small little nubs where a bristleworm has bristles. Possibly the Oenone? Anyway, it's out. We'll see if the problem occurs again, hopefully not!

03/05/2013, 09:34 PM	#1812
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	I had the wrong worm, description. Of the body sounds like a Eunicid. A description of the head would be ideal. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

03/05/2013, 11:31 PM	#1813
OrQidz Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 825	A eunicid...I will google pics and compare. The head, well there was some squishing that inadvertently occured as I was chiseling bits of rock apart (determined to find the thing). Ok, back from looking at pictures. Too bad the head got squished, now it's hard to tell. It really does look like some of those eunicids though. Not, thank goodness, like the one laid out 7feet long next to a car! Yikes!! This is the one it looked like most: (although headless) http://invertebrates.si.edu/palola/opt/Fig4_worm_hr.jpg

03/06/2013, 09:45 AM	#1814
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,178	That sounds right. __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

03/06/2013, 02:37 PM	#1816
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Did you have a question? __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

03/07/2013, 03:03 PM	#1817
Zimmer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 263	ok so i got a couple hermitcrab ID's for someone...? the brown ones were sold to me as scarlets, which as they have gotten bigger i can see now that i don't think they are, so what are they? they are probably about.... 1/2"-3/4" big, getting bigger, eating diatoms and other substrate crud like crazy!! both claws the same size, both used for eating. so far they haven't caused any trouble but i would like to be forewarned if thats going to be the case soon lol this little guy is TINY - like, smaller than my legit blue dwarf hermits! he came to me as a snail from the LFS, and obviously is not. its hard to see but the right claws is much larger than the left, and he only uses the left to eat with. he also is constantly digging and burying himself in the sand... normal? seems to eat algae mostly. my hubby calls him the albino lol __________________ Newb for life. Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef w/ two 16" Reefbreeders LED fixtures - wp25 & 1500gph ATB return pump - ATB 840 v2.0 skimmer

03/07/2013, 11:23 PM	#1818
Green0j0s Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Hickory Hills, IL Posts: 34	Can anyone ID this? Just tossed this piece of rock into my tank then saw this out on the side.

03/08/2013, 12:27 AM	#1820
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	I have no idea on the hermits, I believe GerritM (not sure on the spelling of his name) is really good at hermit ID. A lot of them don't really have common names. I'll leave worm ID to LeslieH, as she's the expert there. Green0j0s, not sure what I'm supposed to be looking at. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

03/08/2013, 12:57 AM	#1821
Green0j0s Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Hickory Hills, IL Posts: 34	Sorry I was talking about the small white branching organism coming out from one of the crevices in the rock here's another shot of it.

03/08/2013, 02:36 PM	#1823
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Green, looks like a type of sponge. Adre, looks like a harmless type of worm. I don't remember what the ones with one tentacle are called but they're similar to spionid worms that have 2 tentacles. They help keep the tank clean. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

03/08/2013, 02:58 PM	#1824
BillyBigReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Marysville, Ohio Posts: 45	What is this? This looks like a cactus! I hope I'm posting in the right spot I'm new.. anyone know what this is? It's growing pretty fast..... the top half was just a small bud last night. [IMG][/IMG]

03/08/2013, 03:23 PM	#1825
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	In response to the latest post that doesn't show up It looks like Halimeda, an algae that requires calcium to grow. It rarely takes over tanks. I'd call it a good find if it makes it. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

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