can someone help me id this

[jcgoguen]

i bought 2 dozen snzails from the LFS and on 1 of the shells i thought was an aptasia or a marjano jumped of the shell and started swimming kind of like an octopus the owner of the LFS had no idea what it was and hes been reef keeping for almost 19 years i apologize for the pic quality but with tentacles spread this "thing" is only 3/8 inches long pics r from backside through catch bucket

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im not sure if i can post this thread here but i posted on newbies and other inverts with little to no success

 

[BLKTANG]

bump 4-ya.


I wanna know what it is too.

 

[lvpd186]

Another bump, I have no idea but I would like to know too.

 

[lancer99]

jc,
Can I suggest that you post this in the "Other Invertebrates" forum?

It's a really interesting creature, and there are some real experts there who might be able to ID it.

-R

 

[scott84]

Is it free swimming of attached now? It definitely looks like a type of hydromedusa based on your swimming description, and I am thinking something in the Staurocladia genera. Any more details?

 

[jcgoguen]

in pics it is attached and i posted on other inverts and new to the hobby forums im really curious about this thing

 

[Aquabucket]

Could be a coral eating nudibranch but its hard to tell from the pics.

 

[wrott]

Nudi is what came to my mind also.

 

[jcgoguen]

i got some better pics tonight it moved to the bottom of my catch bucket top or front veiw

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well a little better

 

[widmer]

I donno man, but there's a good chance it's going to attack you in your sleep.

 

[jcgoguen]

I donno man, but there's a good chance it's going to attack you in your sleep.



lol i dont think it will do much damage to me but my reef?????

 

[jcgoguen]

on other inverts someone suggested a "swimming anenome" still trying to research this thing all over the web any site suggestions would also be helpful