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euromomtx
06/28/2009, 04:48 PM
I am sure somewhere somebody compiled pictures of small pods and cirtters and made a webpage about it.
I just can't find it.
Does anybody have a link to such a small critter ID page?
I love to look into my refugium and try and figure out what I have.
Besides the usual small copepods and amphipods I also have a lot of these horseshoe shaped bugs:
http://www.dominopads.com/reefbug2.jpg
(the string beneath is a Cerith snail egg string and is not related to the bugs)
Or maybe these cute little snowflake critters:
http://www.dominopads.com/reefstar.jpg

cloak
06/28/2009, 05:21 PM
Check these out.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/reefslides/index.php

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-08/reefslides/index.php

http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

http://www.chucksaddiction.com/

euromomtx
06/29/2009, 03:21 PM
Thanks! I'll check them out :)

GreshamH
06/29/2009, 03:56 PM
Horseshoe one is a harmless flatworm

snowflake looks like a medusa stage of something.

demonboy369
06/29/2009, 05:50 PM
Im thinking the second one is a jellyfish polyp. check it out on chucks addiction under jellyfish it will show you.

not sure on the first one i cant find it anywhere. will check into the flatworms as GreshamH said. I have them as well.

euromomtx
06/29/2009, 05:52 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15277079#post15277079 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GreshamH
Horseshoe one is a harmless flatworm

Are there harmless flatworms? I think I remember a post about people all freaking out about flatworms!

Elysia
06/29/2009, 11:20 PM
Yes, there are harmless flatworms. These are pod eaters.

The "cute snowflake thing" is a hydroid.

demonboy369
06/29/2009, 11:22 PM
pod eaters? hmm do you know a name or have a link? I have these as well and would like to know more.

euromomtx
06/30/2009, 03:18 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15279400#post15279400 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Elysia
Yes, there are harmless flatworms. These are pod eaters.

The "cute snowflake thing" is a hydroid.
Hey I work hard at growing these pods! :mad: No wonder the hydroids and pod eaters are so prolific. I've been dosing phyto, etc. just to grow more pods ...not pod eaters!