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

[Dickie89]

Is this a bristle worm?

 

[coffee_snob]

I must have posted this in wrong forum, didn't get much feedback.
Wondering if this guy should be removed.

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[Sugar Magnolia]

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Is this a bristle worm?

Yes, harmless.

I must have posted this in wrong forum, didn't get much feedback.
Wondering if this guy should be removed.

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[Dickie89]

Yes, harmless.



Video isn't playing for me.

Cheers I've lost him hopefully I see him again soon

 

[worm5406]

I must have posted this in wrong forum, didn't get much feedback.
Wondering if this guy should be removed.

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Coffee_snob,

It is NOT a bristleworm.

That is a Spaghetti worm, out of it's protective area, normally they are hidden under the substrate or in a crack of a rock.

 

[coffee_snob]

Coffee_snob,

It is NOT a bristleworm.

That is a Spaghetti worm, out of it's protective area, normally they are hidden under the substrate or in a crack of a rock.

Thanks!

 

[Snowdawg]

I've got a bunch of these things growing in my overflow, sump, and also some inside live rock crevasses.

Anyone know what these are?

 

[traumajeff]

I've got a bunch of these things growing in my overflow, sump, and also some inside live rock crevasses.

Anyone know what these are?

Pineapple sponges. Common... they come and go.

 

[chefbill]

Bright green nem, pink tips. Very fast reproducer. Doesn't seem to bother anything. Ideas?

 

[worm5406]

Majano it is a pest.

You would do best to remove it as soon as possible and keep up on removing as you see them.

 

[chefbill]

not so sure is majano. much more slender and elegant looking. Not as thick and bulbous as the others ive seen.

 

[Socalreef60]

Maybe aptaisa then?

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

not so sure is majano. much more slender and elegant looking. Not as thick and bulbous as the others ive seen.

Majano is a general term used to describe a wide variety of pest anemones which is what you have.

 

[chefbill]

OK, good thing they are in a LFS. None of the reefers there ID'ed as majano. We all figured pest, just from growth rate. Damn, actually nice looking little nems.

 

[aponok]

Another strange occurrence that I do not have a photo of is: at random times during the day 3 pieces of my live rock will shoot out "dust" out of a tiny hole...I have not seen any critter that could be the culprit...any ideas?

Thanks ; )

I remember seeing something similar years ago on a previous tank. It could possibly be chiton. The one I had was well blended with the rock. Most chiton have their mouth on the bottom, so I can't explain the exhaust stack. But the dust or what I thought at first was smoke appeared to be coming from a short tube on the top exterior.

 

[Socalreef60]

I've seen this before in the past as well. Found a clam nearby through a porous channel in the rock, so may have been an expulsion from one of the clams vents ( insert proper terminology for water vent here ). May have even been a oyster as it was dark grey

 

[Puffyluv]

Whoops, sorry!

 

[rajczi]

This was sold at the LFS as a Marble Tile Starfish but I haven't seen any pictures online of marble or tile starfish (or any fromia for that matter) that has as consistent a coverage of markings. He is a bit more red on the back between the tiles than this image makes him appear. I have had him about 6 weeks and he seems fairly happy and want to know more to make sure he stays that way.

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Puffyluv]

Looks like a fromia indica to me...they come in a variety of patterns. BTW, this is a hitchiker forum...think there might be another one for non hitchikers? Not sure?

 

[sbaldewicz]

What is this? We purchased an established tank, and these keep popping up on different live rock. This is our 4th or 5th so far.

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