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bok
11/14/2011, 04:26 PM
I did a closer inspection on my newly established reef tank , and found some new creatures that I never seen before .
Can you please help me ID them ? Are reef safe? Are they a sign of disease or something ?...
Preble
11/14/2011, 04:37 PM
Yeah, we can help ya out.

Just give us some Pictures.
bok
11/14/2011, 04:42 PM
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Meh6fQP0zuo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
http://youtu.be/Meh6fQP0zuo


I am interested in the white legged criter that walks near the feather duster
bok
11/14/2011, 04:44 PM
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GAqrmSJKN18" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Is this a spaghetti worm beside my Xenia ? If you can wait ,near the end of the video, you'll see a tentacle moving ... Is a spaghetti worm tentacle ?
bok
11/14/2011, 04:46 PM
And finally....this little critters , very small (1 mm in length) are little aiptasia ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amHWEKDJoqc
bok
11/14/2011, 04:46 PM
PS- I can not embed no videos from youtube...can you link me to a post that teaches how ?
djkms
11/14/2011, 04:47 PM
Amphipod, harmless detrivore.
sra127
11/14/2011, 04:48 PM
copepods/amphipods signs of a growing system. they eat detrius and wastes in the tank harmless and good signs
sra127
11/14/2011, 04:49 PM
feather worms, not aptasia another good thing
monkeyman14554
11/14/2011, 04:54 PM
everything in that video was good dont hurt any of them.. i agree some sort of detrivore and a feather duster
bok
11/14/2011, 04:54 PM
Please, can you watch again this video and certainly tell me that this is not aiptsia babies ? I never had them before, so I am scared not to let them inside :
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/amHWEKDJoqc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
http://youtu.be/amHWEKDJoqc


Can you see them in the middle of the rock ? There are 3 of them
monkeyman14554
11/14/2011, 04:58 PM
now that one not sure.. but if it is an anemone it is not the end of the world.. there are effective ways to get rid it doesnt look thike the tank is to stocked yet
bok
11/15/2011, 02:10 AM
So , aiptasia or not ?
sqwat
11/15/2011, 08:49 AM
yes that is a baby aiptasia for sure do not touch him and remove that little rock.sometimes when you just see a little one like that in a new tank they wither away cause not enough food .but if you crush him he will spread everywere . it is just easier to remove that rock and cleanit.
Sugar Magnolia
11/15/2011, 08:57 AM
Those are not aiptasia. Aiptasia doesn't have a hard tube. Probably a species of serpulidae worm.
mystikdragon7
11/15/2011, 11:46 AM
I agree with Sugar Magnolia, those are definitely not aiptasia. Their bodies do not have a hard tube shell like you see in the video. Those are just miniature feather dusters which are good to have.
bok
11/15/2011, 03:50 PM
Thank you so very much for the good news !
I'll keep posting after a while , to see how it evolves !
discus513
11/15/2011, 10:58 PM
I agree with Sugar Magnolia, those are definitely not aiptasia. Their bodies do not have a hard tube shell like you see in the video. Those are just miniature feather dusters which are good to have.

I agree! if they are hard tubes they are feather dusters, they come in all sizes and colors, and they are filter feeders so they wont hurt anything. They do not look like aptasia to me