ID this thing?

fiftyfive · 09/25/2006, 09:33 PM

Ok, here is another one. Any ideas what this new live rock hitcher I found is? It's in the curing tub right now and It seems to swell with water...

sir_dudeguy · 09/25/2006, 10:00 PM

are you talkin about that tube shaped thing thats somewhat white/tan?

fiftyfive · 09/25/2006, 10:08 PM

yEAH

thats the one

sir_dudeguy · 09/25/2006, 10:13 PM

ah, dang lol. In that case i got no clue. Well i could tell you a million things that its NOT, thats for sure...but thats all. I was thinking that you were talkin about the white thing kinda above and to the left of it...the white circle/oval witrh the brown dot..if that were it, i'd say its one of those limpet things...(is that what they're called? i think so..)

fiftyfive · 09/25/2006, 10:15 PM

Im clueless too. It is about 2" long and kinda wierd.

I thought it might be a peanut worm, but I have no clue!

(the white with brown circle you are talking about is actually the live rock where it was broken off. Sorry the pics are blurry, this camera really sucks)

sir_dudeguy · 09/25/2006, 10:25 PM

lol its all good.I was actually kinda thinkin after i posted that it might just be the rock...but for the record..if it wasnt rock, that was my guess

Could be a peanut worm...do a google image search for peanut worm

fiftyfive · 09/25/2006, 10:55 PM

i did... it came in on some Figi LR, and after looking at it and some images through google, I am almost certain. Can anyone else comfirm this?

To the mystery machine gang!

Paintbug · 09/26/2006, 07:31 AM

cant tell from the pic. could you give us a good description. things like how it moves, what it appears to be eating, how big it is, is out during the day or night, etc.

dc · 09/26/2006, 08:34 AM

Maybe a shot of the end of it? Try putting a magnifying glass in front of your lens to see if you can clear it up a little.

fiftyfive · 09/26/2006, 08:35 AM

It's out all the time... I think It is dead

but i am waiting for it to start decomping to be sure. Its about 2.5 inches, somewhat transparent so that I can see its guts or something... the color in that pic is correct, whitish and brown. I think its a dead peanut. Unless peanuts dont move around or do anything when they are alive

Sk8r · 09/26/2006, 09:31 AM

They're usually highly reactive.

But---anything that hasn't decomped within a few hours in a salt tank is probably alive.

Other possibilities are medusa worm [rarer] and some sort of lower sessile lifeform, on the level of [but not] a tunicate.

Amphiprion · 09/26/2006, 09:33 AM

Looks like it was a Sipunculan.

fiftyfive · 09/27/2006, 08:05 AM

awwe... it died.

stinky!

09/25/2006, 09:33 PM	#1
fiftyfive Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 103	ID this thing? Ok, here is another one. Any ideas what this new live rock hitcher I found is? It's in the curing tub right now and It seems to swell with water... __________________ - "living life like a firecracker quick is my fuse..." [ 5 5 ] Current Tank Info: 25 Gallon Tall / Apartment friendly 55 Gallons - retired

09/25/2006, 10:00 PM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	are you talkin about that tube shaped thing thats somewhat white/tan? __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

09/25/2006, 10:08 PM	#3
fiftyfive Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 103	yEAH thats the one __________________ - "living life like a firecracker quick is my fuse..." [ 5 5 ] Current Tank Info: 25 Gallon Tall / Apartment friendly 55 Gallons - retired

09/25/2006, 10:13 PM	#4
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	ah, dang lol. In that case i got no clue. Well i could tell you a million things that its NOT, thats for sure...but thats all. I was thinking that you were talkin about the white thing kinda above and to the left of it...the white circle/oval witrh the brown dot..if that were it, i'd say its one of those limpet things...(is that what they're called? i think so..) __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

09/25/2006, 10:15 PM	#5
fiftyfive Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 103	Im clueless too. It is about 2" long and kinda wierd. I thought it might be a peanut worm, but I have no clue! (the white with brown circle you are talking about is actually the live rock where it was broken off. Sorry the pics are blurry, this camera really sucks) __________________ - "living life like a firecracker quick is my fuse..." [ 5 5 ] Current Tank Info: 25 Gallon Tall / Apartment friendly 55 Gallons - retired

09/25/2006, 10:25 PM	#6
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	lol its all good.I was actually kinda thinkin after i posted that it might just be the rock...but for the record..if it wasnt rock, that was my guess Could be a peanut worm...do a google image search for peanut worm __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

09/25/2006, 10:55 PM	#7
fiftyfive Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 103	i did... it came in on some Figi LR, and after looking at it and some images through google, I am almost certain. Can anyone else comfirm this? To the mystery machine gang! __________________ - "living life like a firecracker quick is my fuse..." [ 5 5 ] Current Tank Info: 25 Gallon Tall / Apartment friendly 55 Gallons - retired

09/26/2006, 07:31 AM	#8
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	cant tell from the pic. could you give us a good description. things like how it moves, what it appears to be eating, how big it is, is out during the day or night, etc. __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

09/26/2006, 08:34 AM	#9
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	Maybe a shot of the end of it? Try putting a magnifying glass in front of your lens to see if you can clear it up a little. __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

09/26/2006, 08:35 AM	#10
fiftyfive Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 103	It's out all the time... I think It is dead but i am waiting for it to start decomping to be sure. Its about 2.5 inches, somewhat transparent so that I can see its guts or something... the color in that pic is correct, whitish and brown. I think its a dead peanut. Unless peanuts dont move around or do anything when they are alive __________________ - "living life like a firecracker quick is my fuse..." [ 5 5 ] Current Tank Info: 25 Gallon Tall / Apartment friendly 55 Gallons - retired

09/26/2006, 09:31 AM	#11
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	They're usually highly reactive. But---anything that hasn't decomped within a few hours in a salt tank is probably alive. Other possibilities are medusa worm [rarer] and some sort of lower sessile lifeform, on the level of [but not] a tunicate. __________________ 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%.

09/26/2006, 09:33 AM	#12
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Looks like it was a Sipunculan. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

09/27/2006, 08:05 AM	#13
fiftyfive Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 103	awwe... it died. stinky! __________________ - "living life like a firecracker quick is my fuse..." [ 5 5 ] Current Tank Info: 25 Gallon Tall / Apartment friendly 55 Gallons - retired