some wierd life in my tank

palileo · 05/02/2006, 09:41 AM

sorry but i don't have a good enough camera to take pics of this stuff so i'll try to describe them the best i can.

the first thing i noticed were these clear long worms... they seem to have some sort of stickyness to them. they reach out accross the rocks, things seem to stick to it, as it pulls itself back into the hole it's in, the stuff stuck to it gets left on the outside of the hole. as the stuff it drags back, the holes seems to be getting longer and longer as the stuff makes like a tube.

next thing i noticed is this wierd worm/slug thing that as it reaches out, it seems to turn itself inside-out. it looks to have some sort of mouth thing that looks like it's eating from the rock. it's kinda dark, maybe black, with a few white spots on the side. it actually pulls itself all the way back into the rock.

next thing i noticed are these 1/4-5/8" red vein looking things that seem to be attached to the glass. when i look at it in a magnifying glass, it looks like it's reaching out or growing from a few areas.

last thing i can think of is this wierd looking bubble thing. right now it's only like 1/2-5/8". it kinda looks like anemone as it has a tentacle that reaches out from the center of each bubble. color seems to be close to that of a kenya tree.

duec22 · 05/02/2006, 09:53 AM

here is a good place to ID things.
from your discriptions I would say
#1: spagetti worm
#2 penut worm
#3 some kind of macro algea

Sk8r · 05/02/2006, 10:18 AM

Your clear long worms are a common one...spionid comes to mind, but I'm not sure that's the right name. Saltcorner.com has pictures in its inverts section, lots of id's. I agree with the other ids, except the last, which doesn't ring a bell.

sagitariuscbc · 05/02/2006, 11:07 AM

http://melevsreef.com/id/

duec22 · 05/02/2006, 11:34 AM

thanks Shawn....that was the link I ment to put in my post..

palileo · 05/02/2006, 03:53 PM

thanks for the link... i think i found all the creatures except the anemone thing... all seem to be reef safe too! sweet. i got a little worried last night when i saw how populated i was with the clear worms... then to happen on the peanut worm thing!!! that thing is wierd! in a cool saltwater living creature kind of wierd way!!!

boviac · 05/02/2006, 09:25 PM

I discovered I have almost an entirely different tank at night when I use a flashlight to highlight areas before creatures start to scramble away. Love this part of the hobby. My first year of owning the tank (bought it already stocked) it seemed like I saw something new almost every month if not week!!! Enjoy your discoveries.

Chris

robertloop · 05/02/2006, 10:28 PM

I have a ton of spagehetti worms!

palileo · 05/03/2006, 10:24 AM

i removed a bunch of hair algae from a rock and found a small colony of worms i think... they were red, thin and about 1-1.5" long. they were all kinda twisted together and kinda worked together as they stretched accross the rock to probably find a new home. are these the spaghetti worms? couldn't find it on Melev's Reef.

duec22 · 05/03/2006, 11:34 AM

did they have little bristles running down their sides. They sound more like bristle worms.

palileo · 05/04/2006, 11:34 AM

they looked similar to tubiflex worms, except they were red.

palileo · 05/19/2006, 10:31 AM

finally able to get a pic of the bubbly thing i mentioned. what is this thing.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showp...p?photo=170218

anyone know what this is? it's growing on the end of what i think is a dead piece of coral. but someone was telling me that because it's purple toward the end of the coral, it still could be alive.

sagitariuscbc · 05/19/2006, 10:32 AM

looks like an lps, blasto!~)

!~)

duec22 · 05/19/2006, 10:40 AM

It does look like a severly bleached single head of blasto merletti. If you feed it small pieces of meaty foods, it should make a good comeback and grow for you.

sagitariuscbc · 05/19/2006, 10:42 AM

you may even end up with something like david's blasto's!~)

palileo · 05/19/2006, 11:15 AM

so how do i feed it? it's pretty small... and how do i get it to grow? it seems like it's reached the max because of what it's growing on... will it move off of the branch of dead coral?

sagitariuscbc · 05/19/2006, 11:18 AM

lps= large polyp stoney
the thing you think it's growing on is actually the coral's skeleton.

!~)

palileo · 05/19/2006, 03:32 PM

oh! really! so how should i have it mounted... right now i just had it laying on top of a rock thinking i could get to move away from it or spread onto the rock. what is the ideal positioning of this. should i stick the skeleton into the sand? when i first noticed it, it was a little darker pinkish in color and was in the sand... also looked a little larger...

05/02/2006, 11:07 AM	#4
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05/02/2006, 11:34 AM	#5
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05/02/2006, 09:25 PM	#7
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05/03/2006, 11:34 AM	#10
duec22 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,187	did they have little bristles running down their sides. They sound more like bristle worms. __________________ -David

05/19/2006, 10:32 AM	#13
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05/02/2006, 09:41 AM	#1
palileo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 349	some wierd life in my tank sorry but i don't have a good enough camera to take pics of this stuff so i'll try to describe them the best i can. the first thing i noticed were these clear long worms... they seem to have some sort of stickyness to them. they reach out accross the rocks, things seem to stick to it, as it pulls itself back into the hole it's in, the stuff stuck to it gets left on the outside of the hole. as the stuff it drags back, the holes seems to be getting longer and longer as the stuff makes like a tube. next thing i noticed is this wierd worm/slug thing that as it reaches out, it seems to turn itself inside-out. it looks to have some sort of mouth thing that looks like it's eating from the rock. it's kinda dark, maybe black, with a few white spots on the side. it actually pulls itself all the way back into the rock. next thing i noticed are these 1/4-5/8" red vein looking things that seem to be attached to the glass. when i look at it in a magnifying glass, it looks like it's reaching out or growing from a few areas. last thing i can think of is this wierd looking bubble thing. right now it's only like 1/2-5/8". it kinda looks like anemone as it has a tentacle that reaches out from the center of each bubble. color seems to be close to that of a kenya tree.

05/02/2006, 09:53 AM	#2
duec22 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,187	here is a good place to ID things. from your discriptions I would say #1: spagetti worm #2 penut worm #3 some kind of macro algea __________________ -David

05/02/2006, 10:18 AM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Your clear long worms are a common one...spionid comes to mind, but I'm not sure that's the right name. Saltcorner.com has pictures in its inverts section, lots of id's. I agree with the other ids, except the last, which doesn't ring a bell. __________________ 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%.

05/02/2006, 03:53 PM	#6
palileo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 349	thanks for the link... i think i found all the creatures except the anemone thing... all seem to be reef safe too! sweet. i got a little worried last night when i saw how populated i was with the clear worms... then to happen on the peanut worm thing!!! that thing is wierd! in a cool saltwater living creature kind of wierd way!!!

05/02/2006, 10:28 PM	#8
robertloop Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Orangevale, CA Posts: 868	I have a ton of spagehetti worms!

05/03/2006, 10:24 AM	#9
palileo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 349	i removed a bunch of hair algae from a rock and found a small colony of worms i think... they were red, thin and about 1-1.5" long. they were all kinda twisted together and kinda worked together as they stretched accross the rock to probably find a new home. are these the spaghetti worms? couldn't find it on Melev's Reef.

05/04/2006, 11:34 AM	#11
palileo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 349	they looked similar to tubiflex worms, except they were red.

05/19/2006, 10:31 AM	#12
palileo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 349	finally able to get a pic of the bubbly thing i mentioned. what is this thing. http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showp...p?photo=170218 anyone know what this is? it's growing on the end of what i think is a dead piece of coral. but someone was telling me that because it's purple toward the end of the coral, it still could be alive.

05/19/2006, 10:40 AM	#14
duec22 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,187	It does look like a severly bleached single head of blasto merletti. If you feed it small pieces of meaty foods, it should make a good comeback and grow for you. __________________ -David

05/19/2006, 10:42 AM	#15
sagitariuscbc Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Helvetia Posts: 2,290	you may even end up with something like david's blasto's!~) __________________ How to get rid of worry wrinkles, get your faith lifted!-)

05/19/2006, 11:15 AM	#16
palileo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 349	so how do i feed it? it's pretty small... and how do i get it to grow? it seems like it's reached the max because of what it's growing on... will it move off of the branch of dead coral?

05/19/2006, 11:18 AM	#17
sagitariuscbc Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Helvetia Posts: 2,290	lps= large polyp stoney the thing you think it's growing on is actually the coral's skeleton. !~) __________________ How to get rid of worry wrinkles, get your faith lifted!-)

05/19/2006, 03:32 PM	#18
palileo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 349	oh! really! so how should i have it mounted... right now i just had it laying on top of a rock thinking i could get to move away from it or spread onto the rock. what is the ideal positioning of this. should i stick the skeleton into the sand? when i first noticed it, it was a little darker pinkish in color and was in the sand... also looked a little larger...