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

[SushiGirl]

If you ever plan to get corals, I'd get them out now. They spread very quickly & by the time you get corals it could be a nightmare to get rid of them all.

 

[mlott132]

Can I keep the rock they are on and just pick them off?

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[SushiGirl]

They'll spread from any piece left. Burn them to a crisp with a lighter, scrub each area with saltwater, then put the piece back in.

 

[mlott132]

Sounds like toasted anemone for dinner tonight.

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[mlott132]

Instead of burning them off could I just soak the rock in a bleach solution and then rinse it freshwater?

 

[Biocubehqi]

So I'm curious as to what this is..

It has gone from this:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericksonfamily2011/7331856944/" title="photo by ericksonfamily2011, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/7331856944_92fcf9c64d.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="photo"></a>

To this:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericksonfamily2011/7331844752/" title="photo by ericksonfamily2011, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7331844752_187d7c2374.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="photo"></a>

And it now looks like this: (over a week later)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericksonfamily2011/7331829010/" title="photo by ericksonfamily2011, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7331829010_e4e7529c0c.jpg" width="374" height="500" alt="photo"></a>

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[SushiGirl]

mlott, you'll lose anything else on the rock doing that, including the bacteria, but if it's not the only live rock then you'll be fine. Rinse it very well and let it dry out completely to get rid of the chlorine before putting it back in.

bio, looks like a strawberry ball anemone, which is actually not an anemone but related to mushrooms. Some say they're harmless, but I have over 20 (not pink, but clear) that multiplied from one and they bug my zoas.

 

[SushiGirl]

double post

 

[ReeferKimberly]

I would guess injecting them with vinegar would work too. That's what I do with larger aptasia.

 

[ArrowCrab]

Found this on the leaf of a fake plant the day after I added new live rock.
Stomatella? Isopod or copepod? Snail? Do I need to get rid of it?

 

[ReeferKimberly]

Think it's a stomatella. Sushigirl can confirm better than me though!

 

[ArrowCrab]

Think it's a stomatella. Sushigirl can confirm better than me though!

I've been looking at some more pictures, becoming increasingly convinced that's what it is.

 

[mgrmax]

I tried googling reef mushrooms and couldn't find anything that looks like these. They are on a buddy's rock and just started growing. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[SushiGirl]

Odd angle, but looks like a stomatella.

mgrmax, looks like bleached out palys.

 

[mgrmax]

Thank you!

 

[Mikealike]

Ive got this purple fuzz growing on my rock, ive been lookin but couldnt find a solid answer. Any ideas?

 

[SushiGirl]

Ive got this purple fuzz growing on my rock, ive been lookin but couldnt find a solid answer. Any ideas?

Might be cyanobacteria, but can't know for sure without a pic.

 

[cheezischrist]

is there a kind of majano or apstaisia that has balls on the ends of the tentacles and a very pronounced mouth?

 

[SushiGirl]

Ball anemone, several posts in this thread about them.

 

[Mikealike]

Sorry it took so Long



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