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

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I am no expert here. Is it Stomatella?

Thanks

Yes.
 
Is this a bristle worm?

Is this a bristle worm?

It's bright red with white spikes and gets blueish on the other part I have seen
 

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Can you tell me what the white string like white worm looking thing is in the picture posted in #3056... I have several of these and they come out most of the time but not sure if bad or good??? Please help
 
I wish they'd either fix or discontinue Tapatalk.

To answer, probably not. Did it come in maybe a green coral? They typically look like what they eat.

Sushi Girl,

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Yes, I can only assume that this nudi hitchhiked last week when I added a cluster of new green zoas. I'll remove it immediately. :uzi:
 
This white thing appeared on the back side of the top of my rock. It is about the size of a golf ball and the tentacles or hairs are about one inch when fully extended. They flow in the current.

What is it???


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I have lots of these attached to the glass. Is it a type of hydroid and should I do anything about them?

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It's an Aiptasia, a type of anemone that will reach plague proportions if you dOnt get rid of them. You have to remove the entire organism, it can regenerate from small pieces of tissue. I like to use joe's juice. Coating them with kalk paste works just as well. You can try scraping them off the glass while you siphon.
 
It's an Aiptasia, a type of anemone that will reach plague proportions if you dOnt get rid of them. You have to remove the entire organism, it can regenerate from small pieces of tissue. I like to use joe's juice. Coating them with kalk paste works just as well. You can try scraping them off the glass while you siphon.

I have a couple of big ones on the most recent rock I added but these teeny ones were there way before I added it and none of my other rock had any but I guess they must have been hiding! I'm getting a peppermint shrimp at the weekend as I really like the look of them anyway so fingers crossed he'll deal with the problem :)
 
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I found a worm swimming around and then climbing on my coral (which concerned me). I removed it but I don't know what it is - I tried to identify but can't find anything that matches. See picture. Any guesses?

Thanks
 

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