PLEASE help ID

[lenny8671]

just saw this little creature sticking out my LR puffing white liquid out, my damsel seemed very interested in it, but what is it and is is good or bad??? thanks, this hobby always surprises me :D :D :D


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CZmLGdTfQhc

[MotherFish]

I'm on a laptop outdoors so between the blurry video and the bad contrast I can't see the critter, but the "puffs" resemble the spawning behaviour of certain inverts that release sperm or eggs into the water column.

[Michael]

id like to say i know what it is, my first instinct was a black sea slug squirting toxins into the water, but its unlikely, sorry no idea, perhaps WK has an idea

[lenny8671]

it only puffed out when the fish went near it. So im going to play ist safe and get the rock out and dip it.. thanks

[lenny8671]

it only puffed out when the fish went near it. So im going to play ist safe and get the rock out and dip it.. thanks

[lenny8671]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=265516



GOT HIM!!!! Sorry about the quality from my mobile and he wouldnt keep still..lol

[Michael]

well after seeing pic no 2, its possible i was right after all

[lenny8671]

Thanks Micheal, i take it he is a nasty?

[Michael]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14190844#post14190844 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lenny8671
Thanks Micheal, i take it he is a nasty?

not sure mate, dont know much about them, i think they eat sponges, but please dont hold me to that, hope someone else chips in, im outta my depth with them tbh, sorry, im just not sure

[lenny8671]

no probs, he is in a bag till i can get a poss id, will take him to LFS tomorrow.

[lenny8671]

Found this link, looks pretty much what mine is, the milky substance could have been sperm and eggs, which is why my damsel was hanging around.


http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=8838

[greenbean36191]

It's a black Stomatella squirting sperm.

[jasonrp104]

Sea slug forum? I bet they party hard

[lenny8671]

greenbean good cop or bad???