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

[Staisman]

Interesting, thanks. I guess I should move them to the DT with better lighting? One problem tho I have diatom bloom.

 

[LAMBrose1994]

Hello Guys

Can anyone give an ID on this? Possible Macro algae?, I cannot find a positive ID anywhere the stuff is popping out of my rock like no tomorrow.



Thank You All

 

[cloak]

Sargassum hystrix perhaps?

There's a picture of something that looks very similar in this link. You might have to adjust the delay a bit though. Fifteen seconds can last forever.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/reefslides/index.php

 

[saintsnsinners]

Found in filter sock. about 1" long.

 

[AirForceAquariu]

Hey everyone! I've got 2 of these little guys on my LR seem to be reaching out to the nearby rocks and grabbing on. Little white tentacles with a few floating aroind.
http://imgur.com/Akh9E4Q

 

[cloak]

Hey everyone! I've got 2 of these little guys on my LR seem to be reaching out to the nearby rocks and grabbing on. Little white tentacles with a few floating aroind.
http://imgur.com/Akh9E4Q

Spaghetti worm most likely.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php

 

[AirForceAquariu]

Spaghetti worm most likely.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php

Awesome thanks! I figured they weren't trouble but wanted to have an idea of what they were!

 

[AirForceAquariu]

OK one more I'd if possible. I can't get a decent picture so a guess is ok. It's a reddish crab under a rock with slightly hairy legs. Also a very tiny blackish crab with with tipped claws.also an id on the white and black blobs would be nice. I think they are sponges but not sure.
http://imgur.com/A1DfxCL
http://imgur.com/xpSA59U
http://imgur.com/Wwpz98u
http://imgur.com/CG8slHD

 

[SuperNiketas]

Had to get a picture in the dark for it to show up good. I'm worried it's aptasia or some other terrible thing, but hopefully someone could say for sure.

 

[cloak]

Had to get a picture in the dark for it to show up good. I'm worried it's aptasia or some other terrible thing, but hopefully someone could say for sure. View attachment 293979

Aiptasia.

 

[DDon]

Had to get a picture in the dark for it to show up good. I'm worried it's aptasia or some other terrible thing, but hopefully someone could say for sure. View attachment 293979

That would be aptasia

 

[saintsnsinners]

Found in filter sock. about 1" long.

Mosquito larvae??????

 

[Big_Boss_77]

Mosquito larvae??????

I've never seen mosquito larvae get an inch long... maybe you all have bigger mosquitoes than we do lol

 

[wzevon]

Found his guy on my glass, looks like a snail without a shell. http://imgur.com/qWBVq7Y

 

[Xavibear]

Found his guy on my glass, looks like a snail without a shell. http://imgur.com/qWBVq7Y

Stometella snail. Good to have.

 

[Big_Boss_77]

This seems like as good a place as any for this question, but do spaghetti worms irritate coral? I've got a couple of mushrooms lookin a bit rough since one popped up near them.

 

[cloak]

It's definitely possible, but I've never had any problems with spaghetti worms myself. They are listed on this site as an irritator, and mushrooms are not that far off from zoanthids IMO.

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384

 

[Tdog208]

What is this on the snail and glass?

What is this on the snail and glass?



The glass is hard to see but getting rather large on the snail...

 

[Big_Boss_77]

It's definitely possible, but I've never had any problems with spaghetti worms myself. They are listed on this site as an irritator, and mushrooms are not that far off from zoanthids IMO.

http://www.coralpedia.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384

Any tips for encouraging them to relocate?

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

View attachment 294298

View attachment 294299The glass is hard to see but getting rather large on the snail...

That's a mojano anemone growing on the snail's shell. You'll want to inject it with some kalk slurry or lemon juice.