Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad.

[Dave.H]

Need Help Id Please

Need Help Id Please

These are eating my Favia Brain at night. Anything eat them? What can I do to get rid of them. Thanks

 

[Kyle918]

Can anyone ID this growth on my rocks?



Original post below. I was advised to post here.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2444597

 

[Simultaneous]

weird critter

weird critter

This morning I noticed what I believe are eggs on the side of the disk my new zoa frags came on. Did some hunting but decided to investigate tonight before posting.

Well I went hunting a found this reddish and white striped critter on the side of the frag. I tried to figure it out and the closest I can get is maybe isopod or chitin (sp?)

Picture is included sorry if it's huge or tiny still trying to figure this out,

Any help would be appreciated,

 

[cloak]

That red & white design looks kind of like a Sundial snail. :thumbdown

Can you get another picture of it?

 

[Bolo101673]

What are these?

What are these?

I have these in my sump and overflow as well as reactor...

 

[Simultaneous]

That red & white design looks kind of like a Sundial snail. :thumbdown

Can you get another picture of it?

Sounds like it's not good, I'm gonna start researching now and I'll get better pictures tonight

Thanks for the help

 

[DDon]

I have these in my sump and overflow as well as reactor...

I would say sponges and from the shape of the one top left pineapple sponge.

 

[StangLvr78]

Is this a turbo snail?

Is this a turbo snail?

Is this a turo snail?

 

[cloak]

I'm not sure what kind of snails that is exactly, but no, it's not a turbo snail. More along the lines of a nassarius snail or whelk. (Vibex?)

 

[mjs61290]

Looks like a nassarius snail to me.

 

[StangLvr78]

thank you. it's a nassarius snail.

 

[cloak]

If you haven't already, you might want to post that picture in the Other Invertebrates Forum. There's a few people there who are very good a identifying things for people. While it does look kind of like a nassarius snail, whelks are not that far off as far as appearance goes. It would suck to have this predatory snail roaming throughout your tank. (eating the good things)

 

[StangLvr78]

what is this?

what is this?

does anyone know what this spikey stuff is?

 

[clk17]

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Anybody know what that thingy is?
Came on my rock, looks funky but kinda ugly lol

 

[StangLvr78]

id please

id please

I know these are a good sign but what are they? I'm sure there are 500 otherr posts with the same thing and same question so i will thank you in advance for helping me out. (it's the teeny tiny white thing)

 

[ReeferKimberly]

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Anybody know what that thingy is?
Came on my rock, looks funky but kinda ugly lol

Not 100% sure what I am looking for, but maybe a chiton? They are harmless algae grazers.

 

[ReeferKimberly]

I know these are a good sign but what are they? I'm sure there are 500 otherr posts with the same thing and same question so i will thank you in advance for helping me out. (it's the teeny tiny white thing)

The spiral shells? Spirorbid worms. Normal and harmless filter feeders

 

[StangLvr78]

The spiral shells? Spirorbid worms. Normal and harmless filter feeders

not the spirorbids the little clear/white thing...thank you for the quick reply...it's between and to the top left of the spirorbids

 

[Troio2]

Bristle worm I think? Best pic I could get before he went back into the rocks. I've heard some are good and some are bad?

 

[paperdesk]

I got this nerite as part of a cleanup crew from a seller in Florida. It has a barnacle and just noticed that it also has a little colony of what may be digitate hydroids. What do you think? I like the barnacle but not sure about the other creatures.