ID of 3 Critters

[CodeBlueMedic]

Hey Folks,

While spending some time staring at my tank, I couldn't help but notice 3 new things that I'm not sure about.

Attachment 1 shows a red tentacle looking thing sticking slightly out of my live rock, when I shine light on it or walk by the tank, it sucks back into the rock. Bristle worm?

Attachment 2 shows a new frag plug of zoas that has two very small white polyp things on it, you can see it in between the zoa polyps.

Attachment 3 shows what started off as about the size of a pea and over the course of 2-3 weeks has spread a little bit...I have no idea what this thing is, maybe some kind of anemone?

Thanks for the IDs

~CBM

 

[shesacharmer]

First one is a bristle worm...harmless but don't touch it as the bristles break off in your finger. Zoa picture is too blurry to make out what you are referring to. Third is a ball anemone again harmless.

 

[CodeBlueMedic]

Thanks for the ID's!!! Makes me feel much better about it. I'll try to get a better picture of the zoa frag to demonstrate what I'm talking about...Stand by

 

[CodeBlueMedic]

Here is a better picture of another one..I have a total of 3 of these. One on a live rock, two on this plug.

 

[CodeBlueMedic]

Not sure why the photos are attaching sideways...They are vertical before I upload them?

 

[syngraves]

If im seeing what you are in that last picture, it looks like the gills of a tube worm which are harmless. Ive got a good amount of them growing all over my tank. great filter feeders.

Is there a tube that it pulls itself into? hard to tell from both photos since they are abit grainy and blurry.

 

[CodeBlueMedic]

If im seeing what you are in that last picture, it looks like the gills of a tube worm which are harmless. Ive got a good amount of them growing all over my tank. great filter feeders.

Is there a tube that it pulls itself into? hard to tell from both photos since they are abit grainy and blurry.

I bet you are right...I'll have to look a little closer when I get home, but when I hit it with light, it completely disappears with no trace. Since it is getting sucked into something, I'm assuming it is probably a tube. I'll update when I can look next. Thanks for the reply!