Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 8

Sk8r · 01/07/2012, 01:05 PM

Could be a barnacle. I had one once: our tanks usually don't have what they need to live.

Gibbnal · 01/07/2012, 08:04 PM

How about these little blue tubes amongst the Aiptasia? Some kind of Sponge? How large might they grow?

SushiGirl · 01/07/2012, 08:22 PM

Yeah, that's sponge.

UCT · 01/11/2012, 12:07 PM

Cleaning around some rock and found this. Then noticed some growing out of rock too. They extend and contract, becoming short and fat or long and thin as a hair.

Sk8r · 01/11/2012, 06:08 PM

Nearest looks like the extensile part of a peanut worm; but they don't get thread-thin: spionids do...so can spaghetti worms. The good news is all those things are beneficial.

UCT · 01/11/2012, 07:16 PM

Fantastic. You are providing a great service to the newbies!

bdr · 01/14/2012, 03:31 PM

What are these? i just noticed them on my rock. are they good or bad?
They are around 1/4 inch long kind of translucent and they are hart/ brittle. pinkinsh with white on the end and looks like a little tube.

SushiGirl · 01/14/2012, 09:37 PM

Those are vermetid snails, I believe there's some info closer to the beginning of this thread. Annoying but not harmful.

danderso · 01/15/2012, 10:23 AM

Should have posted this here I guess--- Amphipod? Good thing?

UCT · 01/15/2012, 11:42 AM

Have these green protrusions starting to come out of the rock. Smaller ones are very hairy and lime green.

SushiGirl · 01/15/2012, 12:17 PM

Amphipods are good.
UCT, that's Neomeris annulata, harmless.

danderso · 01/15/2012, 12:28 PM

These snails got mixed in when I was collecting my blue legged hermits in the Florida Keys. Can anyone ID them? They are abount 1/2-3/4" long. They dont seem to be interested in much else but cleaning the glass. Should I let them stay? Sorry the pics arent great.

SushiGirl · 01/15/2012, 12:40 PM

Kinda look like dwarf cerith, but hard to tell with the dark pics.

danderso · 01/15/2012, 01:49 PM

I'll try to get better pics. Are dwarf ceriths native to the keys cuz there's millions of these guys there. And should I take them out of the tank?

Kitsune_Gem · 01/15/2012, 03:19 PM

Just wanted to share my favorite hitch hiker so far, besides a feather duster

ryanpely · 01/15/2012, 04:18 PM

Ive only had my tank running for a couple weeks now, have been able to identify everything except for these three things... any ideas?

SushiGirl · 01/15/2012, 07:43 PM

danderso, I think they are. I know that reefcleaners.org operates out of Florida and they always carry them.

Cool hitchhiker, Kitsune!

Ryan, can you get pics using more light so they're more clear? I can't tell what the first 2 are. The 3rd one I guess you're talking about the maroon spot? If it comes off easily, I'd say cyano, if it has to be scraped to come off, I'd say corraline.

Kitsune_Gem · 01/15/2012, 09:53 PM

@SushiGirl:

Isnt s/he cute? I'm already in love with him/her, and I just noticed something else that hitched a ride on that bit of rock, it looks like mini brittle starts, Ill post some photos of them once I get some. Im about to go use some aiptasia-x

Reefing Newbie · 01/15/2012, 09:57 PM

What is making these little tubes out of my sand around my rock work?

bdr · 01/16/2012, 05:08 PM

Thanks for the last quick id which after some more research in the right direction was correct so here is one more please 1/4 long or so pinkish with a flat white tube?? in the center lots of little strands with white tips on the end. Apistasia??

SushiGirl · 01/16/2012, 06:18 PM

That's a ball anemone. Some people say they're not pests & don't reproduce quickly, but they're reproducing pretty quickly in my tank and irritating/stinging several of my zoas.

Reefing Newbie · 01/16/2012, 07:07 PM

Sushi, would you have any idea what is making those tubes out of sand on my rock? I have found similar looking "tunnels"/ tubes just under the surface of my sand bed. Just curious as to what makes them.

SushiGirl · 01/16/2012, 07:22 PM

Sounds like spionid worms.
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/dualpalps.html

Kitsune_Gem · 01/16/2012, 07:53 PM

Tinny snail id?

Thats my pinky next to it.

SushiGirl · 01/16/2012, 08:39 PM

Collonista snails, they're fine. I tried to get in this thread earlier & couldn't, but you can let them out of the cup now! LOL

01/07/2012, 01:05 PM	#176
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Could be a barnacle. I had one once: our tanks usually don't have what they need to live. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/07/2012, 08:22 PM	#178
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Yeah, that's sponge. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/11/2012, 12:07 PM	#179
UCT Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: 90720 Posts: 142	worm? Cleaning around some rock and found this. Then noticed some growing out of rock too. They extend and contract, becoming short and fat or long and thin as a hair.

01/11/2012, 06:08 PM	#180
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Nearest looks like the extensile part of a peanut worm; but they don't get thread-thin: spionids do...so can spaghetti worms. The good news is all those things are beneficial. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/14/2012, 09:37 PM	#183
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Those are vermetid snails, I believe there's some info closer to the beginning of this thread. Annoying but not harmful. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/11/2012, 07:16 PM	#181
UCT Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: 90720 Posts: 142	Fantastic. You are providing a great service to the newbies!

01/15/2012, 11:42 AM	#185
UCT Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: 90720 Posts: 142	Have these green protrusions starting to come out of the rock. Smaller ones are very hairy and lime green.

01/15/2012, 12:17 PM	#186
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Amphipods are good. UCT, that's Neomeris annulata, harmless. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/15/2012, 12:40 PM	#188
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Kinda look like dwarf cerith, but hard to tell with the dark pics. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/15/2012, 01:49 PM	#189
danderso Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 396	I'll try to get better pics. Are dwarf ceriths native to the keys cuz there's millions of these guys there. And should I take them out of the tank? __________________ It's always sunny in my reef tank Current tank info- 7 gal nano with AI Prime

01/15/2012, 03:19 PM	#190
Kitsune_Gem Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	Just wanted to share my favorite hitch hiker so far, besides a feather duster

01/15/2012, 04:18 PM	#191
ryanpely Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1	Had a quick question on what these three things are Ive only had my tank running for a couple weeks now, have been able to identify everything except for these three things... any ideas?

01/15/2012, 07:43 PM	#192
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	danderso, I think they are. I know that reefcleaners.org operates out of Florida and they always carry them. Cool hitchhiker, Kitsune! Ryan, can you get pics using more light so they're more clear? I can't tell what the first 2 are. The 3rd one I guess you're talking about the maroon spot? If it comes off easily, I'd say cyano, if it has to be scraped to come off, I'd say corraline. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/15/2012, 09:53 PM	#193
Kitsune_Gem Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	@SushiGirl: Isnt s/he cute? I'm already in love with him/her, and I just noticed something else that hitched a ride on that bit of rock, it looks like mini brittle starts, Ill post some photos of them once I get some. Im about to go use some aiptasia-x

01/15/2012, 09:57 PM	#194
Reefing Newbie Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,435	What is making these little tubes out of my sand around my rock work?

01/16/2012, 06:18 PM	#196
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	That's a ball anemone. Some people say they're not pests & don't reproduce quickly, but they're reproducing pretty quickly in my tank and irritating/stinging several of my zoas. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/16/2012, 07:07 PM	#197
Reefing Newbie Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,435	Sushi, would you have any idea what is making those tubes out of sand on my rock? I have found similar looking "tunnels"/ tubes just under the surface of my sand bed. Just curious as to what makes them.

01/16/2012, 07:22 PM	#198
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Sounds like spionid worms. http://www.melevsreef.com/id/dualpalps.html __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

01/16/2012, 07:53 PM	#199
Kitsune_Gem Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	Tinny snail id Tinny snail id? Thats my pinky next to it.

01/16/2012, 08:39 PM	#200
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Collonista snails, they're fine. I tried to get in this thread earlier & couldn't, but you can let them out of the cup now! LOL __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

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