Found all these in my macro tank...???

[FullBoreReefer]

I have a seperate 5gal tank that houses chaeto, red and green gracilaria, and ulva. And of course packed with pods.

Anyways ive been noticing these little gobs of jelly with white dots in them(Pics1&2) for about 3-4days now and they only seem to be in the gracilaria.

Pic1 - Red Gracilaria


Pic2 - Green Gracilaria



Now, also in this tank i have a mini DIY algae scrubber that uses the feed line to operate. Anyways, literally 10mins ago i looked in there and i now see what i think are 4 baby sea hares.(pics3-6). These pics are kinda hard to see because they just look like little blobs. I have kept a sea hare years and years ago in another tank and it looks similar. Pictures 6 shows one climbing up to the algae scubber where the others already are, which im guessing their munching on the small bit of GHA growing on it. Also in picture 6 you can see the "horns/ears/antennas/etc" that sea hares have on their heads, lol.

***These things are only about 1/4" to 1/2" long***

Pic3


Pic4


Pic5


Pic6



Any ideas? They surely dont seem to be the dreaded nudibranch, but other opinions would help!

Thanks!

 

[Beandawg]

Those look like stomatella snails to me. I'm not sure on the egg masses though.

 

[FullBoreReefer]

i do have 2 good size full grown stomatella's in my display tank that have been there since day one. They are easily spotted every night in the DT.

 

[jcarman81]

+1 Stomatella. They are blowing up in my LPS tank. They keep my algae in check.

 

[Khemul]

If they have a 'tail' behind them, Stomatella. Otherwise, possibly Bubble Snails.

 

[FullBoreReefer]

Awesome, thanks guys.

They just dont look very similar to the large adult ones i have so i wasnt sure lol. And to think they were hitch hikers from the start, nice.

 

[FullBoreReefer]

If they have a 'tail' behind them, Stomatella. Otherwise, possibly Bubble Snails.

Yeah a tiny little slime tail lol

 

[FullBoreReefer]

Here are a couple better pics of them...

 

[FullBoreReefer]

I think those egg sacks are hatching. You can see in my last post little arrow head looking things all over. Here are a few pics of these new things...

They move like slugs...

 

[Cloudburst2000]

Those red things are flatworms...can be a major pest in an aquarium.

 

[Beandawg]

Yep. Planaria, red flatworms. Search "flatworm exit".

 

[FullBoreReefer]

Yep. Planaria, red flatworms. Search "flatworm exit".

Must have came in some macro algae...grrrr. Only thing that wasn't dipped...smh.

I'll get some FWE.

Thanks guys!

 

[Beandawg]

You're welcome. Beware, FWE is non toxic to your corals/inverts, but the planaria release toxins when they die. The toxins WILL kill stuff. Have a large water change ready, a good amount of carbon, a small diameter syphon tube, a couple buckets, and make sure you syphon out as many as humanly possible BEFORE you start. Good luck.

(The small diameter syphon tube is for the preliminary removal of flatworms. With a small tube like an airline tube, you can really get a lot of them out without a massive water change before you even start.)

 

[FullBoreReefer]

You're welcome. Beware, FWE is non toxic to your corals/inverts, but the planaria release toxins when they die. The toxins WILL kill stuff. Have a large water change ready, a good amount of carbon, a small diameter syphon tube, a couple buckets, and make sure you syphon out as many as humanly possible BEFORE you start. Good luck.

(The small diameter syphon tube is for the preliminary removal of flatworms. With a small tube like an airline tube, you can really get a lot of them out without a massive water change before you even start.)

You hit the spot on to what I just read thank you again. Hopefully Petco or Pet Supplies plus has some if not my closest saltwater store is about 40 minutes away I'm literally already in my truck on my way to get some! Lol

 

[FullBoreReefer]

Well the local big name pet stores don't have any. Looks like I'm taking a road trip.

 

[Beandawg]

You're welcome, and good luck again.