Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 9

Kitsune_Gem · 01/16/2012, 08:53 PM

Sweet, I feel bad for them living in a cup!

SushiGirl · 01/16/2012, 09:38 PM

heheheh, I'm sure they weren't too traumatized!

Kitsune_Gem · 01/16/2012, 10:22 PM

found more hitchhikers ><

Little red thing in a tube.

And

SushiGirl · 01/16/2012, 10:28 PM

Serpulid featherdusters (the red tube worms) and amphipods.

Kitsune_Gem · 01/16/2012, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SushiGirl

Serpulid featherdusters (the red tube worms) and amphipods.

Amphipods are good correct?

I love feather dusters! I'm assuming its harmless?

SushiGirl · 01/16/2012, 10:36 PM

Yes, they're both good. Sorry, thought I typed that!

leadsinker · 01/17/2012, 09:00 PM

found this guy in my skimmer over flow cup.

pictures are not that great

SushiGirl · 01/17/2012, 09:04 PM

Bristleworms.

A lot of stuff has been identified in this thread so far, a good look through all the pics first can answer most questions!

J2T · 01/18/2012, 06:53 PM

Got in an order from reefcleaners today and had these two guys sneak in. I want to say the first is a peanut worm, but can someone confirm? Second one perhaps aptasia?

SushiGirl · 01/18/2012, 09:26 PM

Looks like you're correct to me.

Kitsune_Gem · 01/18/2012, 11:48 PM

SushiGirl, I have another Id for you : )

This was growing in my mothers tank, but ever since we put the fox face in, it closed up and didn't come out. So I threw it in my tank the other day and its opening back up, its red on the outside, and green on the inside, I know its hard to tell from the photo, but my cameras battery died, so I used my cell.

Could you tell me what it is, and how I care for it?

Starting to open up again

SushiGirl · 01/19/2012, 07:01 PM

I'm not very good at coral IDs, sorry! Maybe someone else will know.

danderso · 01/19/2012, 07:20 PM

Can someone id this? Not great pics. I tried to zoom in. They are growing along the back wall and alot on the plastic overflow. They are about 1/2" long and growing vertically like up towards the light. Its hard to tell the color for sure but I think its green.

Kitsune_Gem · 01/21/2012, 12:29 AM

Found this little guy on my rock

Hes in the cup of shame. May I add him back in or no?

Mike_Noren · 01/21/2012, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitsune_Gem

Found this little guy on my rock

Hes in the cup of shame. May I add him back in or no?

Stomatella. Good guy.

Sk8r · 01/21/2012, 11:34 AM

And the 'coral on the rock' looks like a discosoma mushroom, or common shroom. Hardy, apt to spread, but nice. Just don't let it near rock you don't want to have to get rid of if it proliferates.

Hydrologist · 01/22/2012, 09:25 AM

Any idea on what these are? Hydroids? Sorry the pic isn't the best

Snorkel911 · 01/23/2012, 12:28 AM

My hammer coral has this in it under the skin. The coil is about the diameter of a dime and about 3 spagetti noodles thick. The coil is relaxed/not touching the sides of another part of the coil. It is some type of worm with a little "door" over the end like a snail has. When I baste my reef it sends out a multitude of strings that cling together about the size of 3 spagetti noodles together.

I do have vermetid snails in my reef. They are smaller than 1 uncooked, thin spagetti noodle and only send out 1 long string. Their coils are tight and totally touching each other.

What is it and what do I do? If I cover the opening/door with super gel glue will it move onto another part of my hammer coral? Will gluing the door shut kill it?

Sk8r · 01/23/2012, 11:09 AM

This is one for Leslie H over in Invertebrates. I've not seen one like this---but I wouldn't kill it or discourage it without knowing what it is---if the hammer is happy, it'll outgrow it many-fold. I'd be very interested to know what this is: common spaghetti worm is vaguely possible, since I've never seen the base of one, but I'm really curious about this one. At first I thought 'coco worm', which is sold as an ornamental for quite a few bucks, but do look into this with Leslie.

danderso · 01/23/2012, 11:48 AM

High sk8r can you look at the pics on post #213? Do you know what this is? They are bigger now a d definetly look green.

Hydrologist · 01/23/2012, 05:02 PM

Any ideas on what is in my picture above?

SushiGirl · 01/23/2012, 09:39 PM

I can't tell from your pics, Hydrologist & danderso.
Snorkel, sounds (and looks) like it could be a Spionid worm.

Aaarrrggg · 01/23/2012, 09:47 PM

Snapped this the other day and thought it might be handy for people ID their critters:

Spaghetti worms:

It's very, very small... that's a dwarf cerith next to it and those "rocks" it's buried in are actually grains of sand.

FidgetBridget · 01/23/2012, 11:01 PM

Ok, I have looked through each post unless I missed it I didn't see these:
They actually look more purple in person

Another strange occurrence that I do not have a photo of is: at random times during the day 3 pieces of my live rock will shoot out "dust" out of a tiny hole...I have not seen any critter that could be the culprit...any ideas?

Thanks ; )

SushiGirl · 01/23/2012, 11:05 PM

Nice pic, Aaarrrggg!

FidgetBridget, pics are kinda small, but maybe tunicates.
As for the "smoke" it may be something spawning or something kicking detritus out of the hole.

01/16/2012, 09:38 PM	#202
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	heheheh, I'm sure they weren't too traumatized! __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/16/2012, 10:28 PM	#204
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Serpulid featherdusters (the red tube worms) and amphipods. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/16/2012, 10:36 PM	#206
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Yes, they're both good. Sorry, thought I typed that! __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/17/2012, 09:00 PM	#207
leadsinker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SACRAMENTO,CA Posts: 753	id info needed: friend or foe found this guy in my skimmer over flow cup. pictures are not that great

01/17/2012, 09:04 PM	#208
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Bristleworms. A lot of stuff has been identified in this thread so far, a good look through all the pics first can answer most questions! __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/16/2012, 08:53 PM	#201
Kitsune_Gem Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	Sweet, I feel bad for them living in a cup!

01/16/2012, 10:22 PM	#203
Kitsune_Gem Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	found more hitchhikers >< Little red thing in a tube. And

01/18/2012, 09:26 PM	#210
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Looks like you're correct to me. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/18/2012, 11:48 PM	#211
Kitsune_Gem Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	SushiGirl, I have another Id for you : ) This was growing in my mothers tank, but ever since we put the fox face in, it closed up and didn't come out. So I threw it in my tank the other day and its opening back up, its red on the outside, and green on the inside, I know its hard to tell from the photo, but my cameras battery died, so I used my cell. Could you tell me what it is, and how I care for it? Starting to open up again

01/19/2012, 07:01 PM	#212
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	I'm not very good at coral IDs, sorry! Maybe someone else will know. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/21/2012, 12:29 AM	#214
Kitsune_Gem Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	Snail or slug, good or bad Found this little guy on my rock Hes in the cup of shame. May I add him back in or no?

01/21/2012, 11:34 AM	#216
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	And the 'coral on the rock' looks like a discosoma mushroom, or common shroom. Hardy, apt to spread, but nice. Just don't let it near rock you don't want to have to get rid of if it proliferates. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/22/2012, 09:25 AM	#217
Hydrologist Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 417	Any idea on what these are? Hydroids? Sorry the pic isn't the best __________________ 550g reef system (150 DT + 225 DT + 110 frag tank) + 7' Frag Table - Vertex Alpha Kone 300 & 170 - x7 mp40ES - Controlled via Profilux x2 - Pacific Sun LED (150g)/ATI PM 10x80w(225g)/ATI PM 10x54w Current Tank Info: See Signature

01/23/2012, 12:28 AM	#218
Snorkel911 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 17	My hammer coral has this in it under the skin. The coil is about the diameter of a dime and about 3 spagetti noodles thick. The coil is relaxed/not touching the sides of another part of the coil. It is some type of worm with a little "door" over the end like a snail has. When I baste my reef it sends out a multitude of strings that cling together about the size of 3 spagetti noodles together. I do have vermetid snails in my reef. They are smaller than 1 uncooked, thin spagetti noodle and only send out 1 long string. Their coils are tight and totally touching each other. What is it and what do I do? If I cover the opening/door with super gel glue will it move onto another part of my hammer coral? Will gluing the door shut kill it?

01/23/2012, 11:09 AM	#219
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	This is one for Leslie H over in Invertebrates. I've not seen one like this---but I wouldn't kill it or discourage it without knowing what it is---if the hammer is happy, it'll outgrow it many-fold. I'd be very interested to know what this is: common spaghetti worm is vaguely possible, since I've never seen the base of one, but I'm really curious about this one. At first I thought 'coco worm', which is sold as an ornamental for quite a few bucks, but do look into this with Leslie. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/23/2012, 11:48 AM	#220
danderso Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 396	High sk8r can you look at the pics on post #213? Do you know what this is? They are bigger now a d definetly look green. __________________ It's always sunny in my reef tank Current tank info- 7 gal nano with AI Prime

01/23/2012, 05:02 PM	#221
Hydrologist Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 417	Any ideas on what is in my picture above? __________________ 550g reef system (150 DT + 225 DT + 110 frag tank) + 7' Frag Table - Vertex Alpha Kone 300 & 170 - x7 mp40ES - Controlled via Profilux x2 - Pacific Sun LED (150g)/ATI PM 10x80w(225g)/ATI PM 10x54w Current Tank Info: See Signature

01/23/2012, 09:39 PM	#222
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	I can't tell from your pics, Hydrologist & danderso. Snorkel, sounds (and looks) like it could be a Spionid worm. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/23/2012, 09:47 PM	#223
Aaarrrggg Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 866 Blog Entries: 53	Snapped this the other day and thought it might be handy for people ID their critters: Spaghetti worms: It's very, very small... that's a dwarf cerith next to it and those "rocks" it's buried in are actually grains of sand. __________________ Click on my homepage link to see my new 144g Half Circle Build! Current Tank Info: 144g Half Circle Oceanic (started 11/7/2011)

01/23/2012, 11:01 PM	#224
FidgetBridget Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 30	Ok, I have looked through each post unless I missed it I didn't see these: They actually look more purple in person Another strange occurrence that I do not have a photo of is: at random times during the day 3 pieces of my live rock will shoot out "dust" out of a tiny hole...I have not seen any critter that could be the culprit...any ideas? Thanks ; )

01/23/2012, 11:05 PM	#225
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Nice pic, Aaarrrggg! FidgetBridget, pics are kinda small, but maybe tunicates. As for the "smoke" it may be something spawning or something kicking detritus out of the hole. __________________ 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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