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12/20/2013, 05:07 PM
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hitchhiker ID please
What are these things? Are they harmful?
The first picture is about ~5mm, white, fuzzy thing with a mouth on the top center. My emerald crab currently have 2 of these things attached on him which don't seem to bother him. On the second picture, I'm pertaining to the 1-2mm, round, flat, white spots attached on my live rocks and now starting to grow on my tank wall as well. Both hitchhikers stay in place. Thanks in advance for your help. |
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12/20/2013, 05:44 PM
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First is a harmless sponge. Second pic is hard to tell. It may be spirorbid worms, also harmless.
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12/20/2013, 05:49 PM
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Thanks for the reply! Do you think I should try to remove the sponges from my emerald crab though?
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12/21/2013, 02:43 AM
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harmless filter feeders. let them be, cant tell from your 2nd picture.
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