Live rock hitchhikers
http://www.ummfish.com/tank_hitchers_01_12-8-09.jpg
The tree-looking thing, maybe some sort of colonial worm? But there's also this crustacean(?), it looks like it's filter feeding off the pinnate antennae. (What a pose.) And there's an amphipod above it. http://www.ummfish.com/tank_hitchers_02_12-8-09.jpg I hope you enjoy! |
There are some amazing and bizzare things out there. How big would you say it is?
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Well, that's sand that it's building with, so pretty small. But it's still big enough to see pretty easily. An inch or so, probably.
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i think the first thing is a spaghetti worm...they eat detritus..I have no idea what the brown shrimp looking thing is
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I would think spaghetti worm, but aren't they sand sifters? Do they build permanent structures up into the water column?
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this is awsome!
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this is one of my favorite things about reef systems and why i can just sit and stare at the display forever. You never know what you may see. ;)
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Gosh that is totally wild
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Got a different ID on the funky sand-skeleton thing. Leslie (the worm wrangler) thinks its from a genus (Lanice) of sand-skeleton building worms.
Some information on those: Here's a scientist's experimental tank with them: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p...mage&pic=12186 and a picture of the worm, removed from the tube: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...conchilega.jpg And Leslie's comments are here: http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic10....aspx#bm105094 |
Let me start by saying RC is awesome! I've been trying to identify that worm for the last month or so with no pictures. I have the same Lanice Conchilega worm in my tank. I thought it was a piece of something from my arm but when it started moving I couldn't believe it. Thanks for the ID!
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