ID on unknown critter (pics)

Electrobes · 07/27/2008, 05:22 AM

I am currently away from my home on a trip and my wife gives me a call saying that they is something brown and very spikey in the tank... then two of them... then three of them. Naturally having a heart attack when she said worm and brown before saying spikey I thought she was describing a Pololo Worm. But after saying spikey and sending me pictures.. I don't know what to make of it...

Any suggestions would be great.. this is a new tank and would hate to not take action as soon as I get back

Electrobes · 07/27/2008, 05:25 AM

This might sound odd but I just remembered adding a Black Bristled Starfish... if three popped up that quickly.. are they his arms? .... hmmm..... but again my wife says brown colored though he was pitch black...

shackscs · 07/27/2008, 05:25 AM

Looks like a Nudibranch of some sort in the second picture.

They don't look very small and three of them showed up at the same time?

They must have been waiting for you to go out of town.

Maybe have your wife scoop them up and toss in your sump\fuge untill you get back.

shackscs · 07/27/2008, 05:27 AM

Quote:

This might sound odd but I just remembered adding a Black Bristled Starfish... if three popped up that quickly.. are they his arms?

Strong possiblity.

Electrobes · 07/27/2008, 05:27 AM

Well I don't have a fuge but I'll see if she is willing to scoop them out and toss them in the trash... better to be safe than sorry I guess...

VacavilleFC3S · 07/27/2008, 06:54 AM

hmm why through out something thats possibly beneficial though?

Electrobes · 07/27/2008, 07:17 AM

Because the dangers are much more devastating....

davez104 · 07/27/2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by Electrobes
Because the dangers are much more devastating....

Yeah, be careful, he might eat your hair algae

I would wait for a positive ID.

Dave.

Mykel Obvious · 07/27/2008, 03:34 PM

I'd say send the pics to the Sea Slug forum and see if they can ID it... and remember that some Nudis have stinging cells, so don't let the wife pick them up bare handed if you do decide to have her dispose of them before you return

melev · 07/27/2008, 04:03 PM

She can remove them with tongs, chop sticks, forceps... put them in a small container of tank water, seal it and let it float in the tank for now. Each day, change the water until you return.

07/27/2008, 05:22 AM	#1
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	ID on unknown critter (pics) I am currently away from my home on a trip and my wife gives me a call saying that they is something brown and very spikey in the tank... then two of them... then three of them. Naturally having a heart attack when she said worm and brown before saying spikey I thought she was describing a Pololo Worm. But after saying spikey and sending me pictures.. I don't know what to make of it... Any suggestions would be great.. this is a new tank and would hate to not take action as soon as I get back __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

07/27/2008, 05:25 AM	#2
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	This might sound odd but I just remembered adding a Black Bristled Starfish... if three popped up that quickly.. are they his arms? .... hmmm..... but again my wife says brown colored though he was pitch black... __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

07/27/2008, 05:27 AM	#5
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	Well I don't have a fuge but I'll see if she is willing to scoop them out and toss them in the trash... better to be safe than sorry I guess... __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

07/27/2008, 07:17 AM	#7
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	Because the dangers are much more devastating.... __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

07/27/2008, 03:34 PM	#9
Mykel Obvious Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Huntsvegas, Alabama Posts: 907	I'd say send the pics to the Sea Slug forum and see if they can ID it... and remember that some Nudis have stinging cells, so don't let the wife pick them up bare handed if you do decide to have her dispose of them before you return __________________ Mykel Obvious - "I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer." Brendan Behan Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef

07/27/2008, 05:25 AM	#3
shackscs Super Premier Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norristown, PA Posts: 849	Looks like a Nudibranch of some sort in the second picture. They don't look very small and three of them showed up at the same time? They must have been waiting for you to go out of town. Maybe have your wife scoop them up and toss in your sump\fuge untill you get back.

07/27/2008, 06:54 AM	#6
VacavilleFC3S Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vacaville California Posts: 2,613	hmm why through out something thats possibly beneficial though?

07/27/2008, 04:03 PM	#10
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	She can remove them with tongs, chop sticks, forceps... put them in a small container of tank water, seal it and let it float in the tank for now. Each day, change the water until you return.