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

[texasbug]

Anyway, the first is a sponge, the second is some kind of coral.

Thanks!

 

[SushiGirl]

Thanks, Dino!
You're welcome, texasbug.

 

[blur456]

don't know if this counts as a hitchhiker or not, but found this white hazy growth on the back of a rock. It's covering approximately a 3 X 4 inch area.

http://imgur.com/TI8VYLn

 

[SushiGirl]

Sponge.

 

[blur456]

Sponge.

Thanks. Harmless? Beneficial? Remove?

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Harmless, no need to remove it.

 

[lokii_37]

I am looking at the with white string in the middle of the pic. I have lots of these that come out at night especially. They seem to just blow in the current. I assume they are just filter feeders of some sort.

 

[SushiGirl]

Digitate hydroids. They can be really annoying. I've had them annoy zoas, but eventually the zoas get used to them. Haven't found a way to get rid of mine.

 

[worm5406]

I am subscribed to this thread and read all new items and guess, in my head as to their ID, I am right on most of them, only from reading previous ID requests.

Guess what I found tonight?

I have LR/LS fish 2x anemones shrimp and a GOOD size CUC.

Ohh and yes I have bristle worms. I see them all the time, I pick on them with food and intising them out so I can see their size.

The only things I have added lately are some corals.

YES I dipped them in coral rx and gave them a rinse off per directions both here and on the bottle.

Now here are some of my normal ones:


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Well I'll have to get out the hook and line to catch this one.

SushiGirl.... is my gut/instinct correct as to this ID?? (NO not a bristle worm)

 

[SushiGirl]

Just a bristleworm, I have a bunch like that.

 

[worm5406]

Just a bristleworm, I have a bunch like that.

RATS.... Why does it looks like a immature fireworm? I mean I have seen lots of bristles. I have one that is prob close to 8+ inches long, and it was not even stretched out.

Rats... Well good to know though.

 

[SushiGirl]

You wouldn't want a fireworm anyway, it'd eat your corals. They're actually kind of interchangeable as far as calling them fireworms/bristleworms, but that particular kind doesn't eat corals or livestick IME, and I have a bunch of them.

 

[worm5406]

Ohh I know.. I was going to lasso him tonight if it really was a fireworm.

 

[LightTackle]

These little buggers have always been present in my tank, coming out of little crevices with lights out and often on the glass. Now I seem to have tons of them.

What could they be?

 

[cloak]

Chiton perhaps?

 

[SushiGirl]

Kinda blurry. I just woke up from a nap & am on my phone, but they do look like they might be chitons.

 

[LightTackle]

I was thinking that but at the same time I can't see any separation in between shell and foot. Maybe some type of scale worm?


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[LightTackle]

SushiGirl, on second thought I believe you are right, I had confused chiton for limpet.


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[GoVols1983]

I am new to reefing and have had my 20L for a couple of months. I have a few hitchhikers that I'm unsure of, so here they are.

Polyp looking things

Not sure how to describe this one.

This one is somewhat blue.

Same one a little closer

A tiny starfish on my glass.


Any clues?

 

[SushiGirl]

Cloak got it first LOL.