Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 88

caustin · 05/17/2013, 11:08 PM

Thanks for the ID on the brittle star guys. I was trying to figure out what kind of worm it could be and I never thought that it could be a star. And by the sounds of it they aren't bad critters to have in the tank.

Kentech5 · 05/17/2013, 11:14 PM

So what are these white tentacle like things I'm seeing stretching out from holes in my live rock? They stretch out in groups almost like a squids tentacles from a central hole in all directions.

cloak · 05/18/2013, 09:29 AM

Probably a harmless worm of some sort. Check this out.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php

Kentech5 · 05/18/2013, 12:20 PM

Yep that looks like it. Thanks.

SushiGirl · 05/18/2013, 12:59 PM

Tacos, I can't get your vid to play. As a guess (since you named it "snail") maybe a stomatella, a collonista, or a pyramid snail. I have pics of all of those on my Homepage (click my name & pick Homepage) or you can google them.

Hogfan, maybe a baby plate coral?

hogfanreefer · 05/18/2013, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SushiGirl

Tacos, I can't get your vid to play. As a guess (since you named it "snail") maybe a stomatella, a collonista, or a pyramid snail. I have pics of all of those on my Homepage (click my name & pick Homepage) or you can google them.

Hogfan, maybe a baby plate coral?

Thanks Sushi. It sure looks like a miniature plate coral. Today I noticed there is one next to it that I hadn't noticed before, about half the size of the other. Both have their tentacles out. Amazing that a stony coral would survive the cycle.

tacos · 05/18/2013, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SushiGirl

Tacos, I can't get your vid to play. As a guess (since you named it "snail") maybe a stomatella, a collonista, or a pyramid snail. I have pics of all of those on my Homepage (click my name & pick Homepage) or you can google them.

Hogfan, maybe a baby plate coral?

Thanks Sushi! I couldn't find anything like in in your pics or by googling those names, however, here's the video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd09f...ature=youtu.be

ReeferKimberly · 05/18/2013, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tacos

Thanks Sushi! I couldn't find anything like in in your pics or by googling those names, however, here's the video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd09f...ature=youtu.be

Weirdest related videos EVER. LOL.

It is a stomatella. Great little snails that will breed in our aquaria.

tacos · 05/19/2013, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ReeferKimberly

Weirdest related videos EVER. LOL.

It is a stomatella. Great little snails that will breed in our aquaria.

Well thank you

Good to know! I'll get him all setup in his/her/its new home then

santorkyle · 05/19/2013, 02:41 PM

The one of a rock looks like a feather duster kind of thing if someone could help me out and let me know if it is bad/good/or don't matter, and then the other one looks like a miniature anemone, and I have a few of those in there, and I could not resize my last one to fit but there are a few more things that are sort of small and have green and brown tentacles.

countrykat · 05/19/2013, 03:00 PM

Looks like Aptasia. Get em under control or there will be hundreds in a very short time.

SushiGirl · 05/19/2013, 05:03 PM

Yep, both pics are aiptasia. The green & brown tentacles sounds like majanos. Both will sting corals & invade your tank. Best to kill them ASAP.

santorkyle · 05/19/2013, 05:09 PM

The ones in the rock look like feather dusters, wasn't sure if they were baby ones since there used to be a few in their over the past few years, and how do I kill them all?

m-six hundred · 05/19/2013, 05:11 PM

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Anyone ever seen something like this little green pod. I think he is responsible for eating a little cavity in my Magician palys.

Sent from my big *** phone!

SushiGirl · 05/19/2013, 06:41 PM

M-six, I can't tell, sorry.

SantorKyle, featherdusters are harmless. What is in the 2 pics you posted are aiptasia. If you put "kill aiiptasia" in the search function of this site, there are lots of ways, all dependent on which one you feel like trying.

SKAREEF · 05/20/2013, 12:22 AM

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Anyone ever seen something like this little green pod. I think he is responsible for eating a little cavity in my Magician palys.

Sent from my big *** phone!

Could be a Aeolid
(Common Name: Zoa-eating nudi)

Yes, seen them before, took out a friend of mine zoa quick. Recomend to take out and dip. You should also be able to see an egg patch when closed up.
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/aeolid.shtml

cloak · 05/20/2013, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by m-six hundred

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Anyone ever seen something like this little green pod. I think he is responsible for eating a little cavity in my Magician palys.

Sent from my big *** phone!

That looks more like an amphipod than a nudibranch IMO. Check this out.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/index.php

cjbtech · 05/20/2013, 08:40 PM

I know the rock has hair algae, but could you identify these for me? They look like maybe a star polyp?

ReeferKimberly · 05/20/2013, 09:10 PM

yes, green star polyps

SKAREEF · 05/20/2013, 09:10 PM

Green star polyp

DragKnee · 05/22/2013, 02:49 PM

What Am I?

Is it a type of nudibranch? Is it bad?

It's been moving verrryyy slowly these last couple days, but moved about 2 inches in an hour just now.

Ryphen · 05/22/2013, 07:23 PM

Fleshy limpet. Good grazer. I feel like I never see mine move, but it manages to make circuits of the tank whenever I'm not looking.

lammy2012 · 05/22/2013, 08:11 PM

What's this little guy?

Rob in Puyallup · 05/22/2013, 08:24 PM

Terrible photo, I know, but for the second time in about a week my hermits have released larvae.

hogfanreefer · 05/23/2013, 07:47 PM

Sushi, Here's a better picture of the hitch hiker coral I posted earlier. I now have found six of these. The tentacles are about 1/2" long and are translucent green. Does this help any? Is this a stinger? Should I move the Zoa's a little?

05/17/2013, 11:14 PM	#2177
Kentech5 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Hudson Falls, NY Posts: 368	Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. So what are these white tentacle like things I'm seeing stretching out from holes in my live rock? They stretch out in groups almost like a squids tentacles from a central hole in all directions.

05/18/2013, 12:59 PM	#2180
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Tacos, I can't get your vid to play. As a guess (since you named it "snail") maybe a stomatella, a collonista, or a pyramid snail. I have pics of all of those on my Homepage (click my name & pick Homepage) or you can google them. Hogfan, maybe a baby plate coral? __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/19/2013, 05:03 PM	#2187
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Yep, both pics are aiptasia. The green & brown tentacles sounds like majanos. Both will sting corals & invade your tank. Best to kill them ASAP. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/19/2013, 06:41 PM	#2190
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	M-six, I can't tell, sorry. SantorKyle, featherdusters are harmless. What is in the 2 pics you posted are aiptasia. If you put "kill aiiptasia" in the search function of this site, there are lots of ways, all dependent on which one you feel like trying. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

05/20/2013, 09:10 PM	#2195
SKAREEF Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mesa Posts: 472	Green star polyp __________________ Happy Reefing..... Current Tank Info: 120g reef, 75 G reef, 48x24x12 frag tank, APEX K2R, Curve 9, Prestige Led. Reactors, yada yada yada…

05/17/2013, 11:08 PM	#2176
caustin Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 27	Thanks for the ID on the brittle star guys. I was trying to figure out what kind of worm it could be and I never thought that it could be a star. And by the sounds of it they aren't bad critters to have in the tank.

05/18/2013, 09:29 AM	#2178
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Probably a harmless worm of some sort. Check this out. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php

05/18/2013, 12:20 PM	#2179
Kentech5 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Hudson Falls, NY Posts: 368	Yep that looks like it. Thanks.

05/19/2013, 03:00 PM	#2186
countrykat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 303	Looks like Aptasia. Get em under control or there will be hundreds in a very short time.

05/19/2013, 05:09 PM	#2188
santorkyle Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 25	The ones in the rock look like feather dusters, wasn't sure if they were baby ones since there used to be a few in their over the past few years, and how do I kill them all?

05/19/2013, 05:11 PM	#2189
m-six hundred The Most Diabolical Hater Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruston, Louisiana Posts: 2,766	uploadfromtaptalk1369004928730.jpg Anyone ever seen something like this little green pod. I think he is responsible for eating a little cavity in my Magician palys. Sent from my big *** phone!

05/20/2013, 09:10 PM	#2194
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	yes, green star polyps

05/22/2013, 02:49 PM	#2196
DragKnee Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 218	What Am I? Is it a type of nudibranch? Is it bad? It's been moving verrryyy slowly these last couple days, but moved about 2 inches in an hour just now.

05/22/2013, 07:23 PM	#2197
Ryphen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 56	Fleshy limpet. Good grazer. I feel like I never see mine move, but it manages to make circuits of the tank whenever I'm not looking.

05/23/2013, 07:47 PM	#2200
hogfanreefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,117	Sushi, Here's a better picture of the hitch hiker coral I posted earlier. I now have found six of these. The tentacles are about 1/2" long and are translucent green. Does this help any? Is this a stinger? Should I move the Zoa's a little? __________________ DSA 155,Custom Trigger 42" sump/refugium, MP40 X2, MP 10 X 2, AI Hydra 52 X3, Apex controller, Tunze ATO Current Tank Info: DSA 155 gallon, mixed reef, SPS and wrasse dominant

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