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

crab in zoas

crab in zoas

like to share this critter, found on some zoas on my lfs. I have no ID. lot of crabs in the sea...

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No idea if he is reef safe because I don't know what he is but wow is he beautiful! If he turns out not to be reef safe I am sure lots of people might want him for a fowlr or something. Neat crab! If you can get a look at the tips of his claws it will give a hint. If they are sharp/dark they are usually not reef safe.
 
Can't seem to figure out what this thing is. It's not very active... It's been on that shell for a couple days.
 

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:confused:I looked up tunicate and I don't think that is it... Sorry the picture is crappy, took it on my phone. It seems to have a long soft body that is spiraling around itself and I noticed yesterday a web like substance that seems to be coming from its mouth. It doesn't have a shell and its face is dark with two antenna. Hope that gives a better idea. Its in the back corner of my tank that doesn't get much action, and its been on top the same shell since I noticed it.
 
Vermetid snail. Doesn't help that I looked at the pic on my phone LOL.

Stacyy, to answer you:. yes, looks like it, and yes. :)
 
I know it's sounds weird asking, but what exactly do you do with pests once you catch them? How do you get rid of them? I've never had a saltwater tank, in the process with my first one now, thanks.
 
is this a Aiptasia or majanos

is this a Aiptasia or majanos

is this one of "bad" anemones talked about in the bad column?
 

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That looks like a ball anemone. If I remember correctly they are not actually anemones but a coralimorph. Purists will say they are pests but in my opinion they are much less invasive and pose less of a threat than aiptasia and majano anemones. Some of them fluoresce under actinic leds, so that's not too bad. The ones I've had in my tank tend to grow in the shadow of other corals or in dark crevasses of the tank and never became an issue. If you don't like it, remove it. Otherwise leave it be. If my ID turns out to be wrong, please disregard for now but save the description for the future.
 
I know it's sounds weird asking, but what exactly do you do with pests once you catch them? How do you get rid of them? I've never had a saltwater tank, in the process with my first one now, thanks.

Do not just throw or flush them out. It would be best to actually knock out and kill the item incase it gets in the sewer or water system.

Bleach work wonders on them. Then placing them into a ziplock bag and in the trash would be a good place too. Sealed so there i no real chance of getting out.
 
I know it's sounds weird asking, but what exactly do you do with pests once you catch them? How do you get rid of them? I've never had a saltwater tank, in the process with my first one now, thanks.

For some things you can sump them, as in putting them in your sump or refugium. I do that for things like crabs etc that are pretty but might eat coral but I still don't want to kill. Or people might take 'pests' for species tanks. For instance one man's mantis shrimp pest is another man's lucky find.

Or do what he ^ said.
 
Hi All just got my first salty tank started. Looking to make a skimmerless reef in a 33. I have quite a gbit of experience in fresh, but this is the first excursion into salt.

Its been 3 days since the start, 40 lbs of live rock is in and 30lbs of aragonite. Looking through the rocks I have found a couple small starfish, some dead sponges and this thing... What is it?




Here's a FTS




Thanks in advance!
 
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