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07/21/2018, 10:31 PM
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Reef Nube....Can anyone help ID my hitchhikers?
I'm still quite new at this hobby, and I appreciate the knowledge I am learning on Reef Central.
My tank is about 3 months old, and I've started to notice some freeloaders hanging around a piece of my original live rock. There are 2 guys I'm worried about. Can anyone help me identify the critters and let me know if they're OK or let know if I need to eradicate? TIA, Jayson I have 2 pictures of these white spiny worm-like things. I haven't noticed them moving, as they always seem to be in the same place....   This next guys looks like a greenish/tan branch, located in my live sand below the same live rock with the white "worms". 
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07/22/2018, 12:38 AM
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#1 - Not sure.
#2 - Maybe peanut worms? Do they move around? #3 - Do you happen to have any anthelia coral? Looks like it might be a piece of one. Have you seen it move? |
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07/22/2018, 06:42 AM
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Thanks for your help, Jayson
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07/22/2018, 06:43 AM
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not a bad start, maybe vermetids? I would upgrade you from nube to noob
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07/24/2018, 07:25 AM
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Picture 2 looks like feather dusters
Picture 3 looks like a bristle worm If so, no reason for concern.
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07/24/2018, 08:02 AM
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Harmless tube worms and what looks like it may be some macroalgae that I commonly see called Red Razor Bryothamnion
No worries there at all..
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07/25/2018, 07:52 PM
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Thanks for the help. Now I can quite worrying about unwanted varmints and start focusing on what corals I want to start adding....
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