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[Spiffyguy]

peanut worms? I have one of those. Rather neat but I only see it at night. Lives in the rock.

 

[bobt2]

nope, i have a filter feeding cuke. i'll have to try a flash pic at night, problem is the stupid auto focus

 

[krajacich]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8637929#post8637929 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bobt2
nope, i have a filter feeding cuke. i'll have to try a flash pic at night, problem is the stupid auto focus

That's what I said several hours ago

I've got at least 3 of them in my tank....strange little creatures.

 

[BrianPlankis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8639486#post8639486 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by krajacich
That's what I said several hours ago

I've got at least 3 of them in my tank....strange little creatures.

Yep, strange, but pretty little creatures Here is the best shot I have of one so far:

Brian

 

[bobt2]

ok, i got some pictures last night! i never figured how to post here however. if someone will give me an e-mail address i'll send them tonight

 

[techreef]

there is a sticky post in the newbie forum on how to post pics, if you're curious. it's daunting at first, but is pretty simple once you see how it works.

 

[bobt2]

tried it once, it said the pics were too big. i gave up

 

[skippy2]

I sent you a pm with my addy. I can do it tonight or maybe this afternoon yet.

 

[bobt2]

got the pm's. thanks. will get them out tonight. then we'll have a id contest. i think i'll also shoot some to tbs later.

 

[bobt2]

got the pm's. thanks. will get them out tonight. then we'll have a id contest. i think i'll also shoot some to tbs later.

 

[dwculp]

Pictures of Bobs animal

Pictures of Bobs animal

Here are pics Bob sent me of his mystery creature. You can see the tentacles off on the right. I reduced the pics in size and played with the color balance to get them to show better.

Any guesses?

 

[skippy2]

I am going to guess medusa worms.

 

[techreef]

That is too cool. Bob, can you get any better look at the arms/worms close up? If they have the little bristles like serpent star arms, or heck, even suction cups like an octopus. What a neat animal mystery. The way they are curled up, they appear more like arms to a larger animal than individual worm bodies. Note how the curling occurs mostly in the last 1/3 of each "thread." Kind of like how fingers grasp/are mobile on our arms, the movements of the ends of these remind me of that.

 

[bobt2]

if you look close in the first pic, you can see a smaller one to the left of the big one. i get the impression the main body is in the rock, and the arm looks like serpent arms, but of course its not.

 

[dwculp]

Very interesting and erie at the same time. It could be a medusa worm. See the below links for some pics.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/invert.htm

http://reefnet.ca/galleries/2004-07/KW_Invertebrates/slides/medusa%20worm-02.html

http://www.seahorse-nw.com/Predators.html

I am not too sure, none of the pics have tentacles as long as yours.

Too bad Dr. Ron Shimek isnt around here anymore. He could ID it.

 

[dwculp]

(*!#^$!@&*(!!@#!

(*!#^$!@&*(!!@#!

Doing a water change and scrubbing some algae I actually broke the main stalk of my hammer coral. I think the weight may have become too much for it as it has grown HUGE. It had 2 little heads when I got it, now it has 15-20.

Anyways, no super glue, no epoxy putty so I just set it gently on the rocks. I supose this gives me a chance to move it to a better location.

 

[patsan]

Well if it is a medusa worm, then I think I have one too. Mine aren't as long "armed" as Bob's. I always thought it was a mini serpent star that just never came out of the rock.

 

[liverock]

Winner!

Winner!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8651797#post8651797 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by patsan
Well if it is a medusa worm, then I think I have one too. Mine aren't as long "armed" as Bob's. I always thought it was a mini serpent star that just never came out of the rock.

Pat wins!

Richard TBS:rollface: :rollface: :rollface:

 

[bobt2]

it's not as worm! i know where dr ron now resides. i shoot him some pics.

 

[patsan]

Re: Winner!

Re: Winner!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8651894#post8651894 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by liverock
Pat wins!

Richard TBS:rollface: :rollface: :rollface:

Peggy is the one who suggested a medusa worm Richard. I'm just saying if it is, than I have one too. I always thought it was a mini serpent.