Nudi?

[Farrmanchu]

http://www.reefescape.ca/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2007&d=1165634634
If you click the link, you'll see the beast. Only way I can figure to post the pic-not mine. I do have something living in one of my rocks with exactly the same pattern on the flesh. Both the picture taker and I really want to know what this thing is, Thanks in advance.

 

[romunov]

If you really must know, it's a polyclad flatworm.

 

[SuperNerd]

Farrmanchu: What's the name of that caulerpa algae in the pic??

 

[Farrmanchu]

No idea, not my tank. The worm has been banished to that tank which is full of Bristles and hitchers, and overgrown with Macro.

 

[LeslieH]

A polyclad and one that specializes in eating molluscs.

 

[Farrmanchu]

Okay, so it's eating my snails, 3 so far. Are my Clams in danger, my Conch? Can I target feed the thing, so it stays in the rock and leaves everything else alone?

 

[graveyardworm]

I'd be more worried about the clams, snails are gastropods, clams are molluscs.

 

[graveyardworm]

My bad mollusk is alarger class which includes gastropods. At least thats how I read this.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-08/rs/index.php

 

[LeslieH]

Mollusca is a phylum. Gastropoda (snails, vermetids, sea slugs) and Bivalvia (clams, oysters) are the two largest classes in this phylum. It also includes Cephalopoda (squid, octopus), Polyplacophora (chitons), Scaphopoda (tusk shells), and a couple small classes that reefers rarely if ever see.

 

[cchoffman]

I have been fighting them for around 4 or 5 months now. They have never touched my clams, but kill snails and small hermit crabs. Look at my gallery to see pic of mine problem.

 

[Farrmanchu]

That's what I have, but only one that I know of, in a rock, never comes out. It has eaten 6 snails. How did you catch your's?

 

[cchoffman]

My lights go out at 10 pm. @ 10:30 i go down with a red flashlight. when i see them i pull them out. I have pulled some as big as 3.5 inches, most are around 1.5. I think I am denting the numbers , I don't find them as often. Does anyone know if they are sexual or asexual reproducers?

 

[Farrmanchu]

I believe they are sexual, and thankfully I have only one. Mine doesn't come out at night, the empty Snails are all around it's lair. Maybe yours come out more to "get it on".