Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad.
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I'm at page 152 right now of this thread, and through Sushigirl's ID pages, but at the rate I'm going, it was going to be another 2 or three days until I made it to the end. I wanted to verify which of these items on my rock I might want to remove.
I feel like after 150 pages, I can recognize aiptasia, bristle worms, fan feeders, pineapple sponges and majano anemones pretty well. The rest is still a learning experience.
However, after 30 years of freshwater tanks, I had a chance to pick up a nice saltwater tank and I've decided to take the plunge.
I picked up about 120# of live rock from a local hobbyist who was breaking their tank down, and had another order of 40# of live rock from an Amazon seller.
As I started reading through this thread, I recognized one or two items from my second order or rock. I'd like to verify that's what it is before I start cleaning it up though.
There were also a few misc. hitchhikers on the local live rock as well, and the person I got the rock from wasn't sure what they were.
I'm guessing since this is my first post it will get moderated.
1st photo, some kind of tube like plant/creature (1), along with stems that have a feathered, orange florescent top (2) Second photo is the same structures, from a different angle.
3rd photo
Elsewhere I did find bubble algae, but this looked different than that, but similar enough to double check. If the out of water photo doesn't cut it, I can find the same spot now that it's in the water.
Photo 4 Out of water photo of a similar structure as to what was in the first photo. This one is green, the other was more pink/green.
5. I *think* this is the remnants of the base of Caulerpa algae. Keep or clear out?
6 and 7. The following two anemone made the trip on the local live rock. Any positive ID?
Thanks for the amazing info in this thread. I was able to ID another 20 or so items based off of previous posts.
I feel like after 150 pages, I can recognize aiptasia, bristle worms, fan feeders, pineapple sponges and majano anemones pretty well. The rest is still a learning experience.
However, after 30 years of freshwater tanks, I had a chance to pick up a nice saltwater tank and I've decided to take the plunge.
I picked up about 120# of live rock from a local hobbyist who was breaking their tank down, and had another order of 40# of live rock from an Amazon seller.
As I started reading through this thread, I recognized one or two items from my second order or rock. I'd like to verify that's what it is before I start cleaning it up though.
There were also a few misc. hitchhikers on the local live rock as well, and the person I got the rock from wasn't sure what they were.
I'm guessing since this is my first post it will get moderated.
1st photo, some kind of tube like plant/creature (1), along with stems that have a feathered, orange florescent top (2) Second photo is the same structures, from a different angle.
3rd photo
Elsewhere I did find bubble algae, but this looked different than that, but similar enough to double check. If the out of water photo doesn't cut it, I can find the same spot now that it's in the water.
Photo 4 Out of water photo of a similar structure as to what was in the first photo. This one is green, the other was more pink/green.
5. I *think* this is the remnants of the base of Caulerpa algae. Keep or clear out?
6 and 7. The following two anemone made the trip on the local live rock. Any positive ID?
Thanks for the amazing info in this thread. I was able to ID another 20 or so items based off of previous posts.
OK, posted some items to ID, but guessing since I'm a new user, the post will have to be approved. I wanted to edit one of my items, but since the post is awaiting approval I'm guessing I can't.
My other question was, is the general consensus that I'd want to be rid of any and all bubble algae in the tank, period?
My other question was, is the general consensus that I'd want to be rid of any and all bubble algae in the tank, period?
Ron Reefman
Active member
You want to be rid of all bubble algae... absolutely! It's nothing but a PITA!
I'm at page 152 right now of this thread, and through Sushigirl's ID pages, but at the rate I'm going, it was going to be another 2 or three days until I made it to the end. I wanted to verify which of these items on my rock I might want to remove.
I feel like after 150 pages, I can recognize aiptasia, bristle worms, fan feeders, pineapple sponges and majano anemones pretty well. The rest is still a learning experience.
However, after 30 years of freshwater tanks, I had a chance to pick up a nice saltwater tank and I've decided to take the plunge.
I picked up about 120# of live rock from a local hobbyist who was breaking their tank down, and had another order of 40# of live rock from an Amazon seller.
As I started reading through this thread, I recognized one or two items from my second order or rock. I'd like to verify that's what it is before I start cleaning it up though.
There were also a few misc. hitchhikers on the local live rock as well, and the person I got the rock from wasn't sure what they were.
I'm guessing since this is my first post it will get moderated.
1st photo, some kind of tube like plant/creature (1), along with stems that have a feathered, orange florescent top (2) Second photo is the same structures, from a different angle.
3rd photo
Elsewhere I did find bubble algae, but this looked different than that, but similar enough to double check. If the out of water photo doesn't cut it, I can find the same spot now that it's in the water.
Photo 4 Out of water photo of a similar structure as to what was in the first photo. This one is green, the other was more pink/green.
5. I *think* this is the remnants of the base of Caulerpa algae. Keep or clear out?
6 and 7. The following two anemone made the trip on the local live rock. Any positive ID?
Thanks for the amazing info in this thread. I was able to ID another 20 or so items based off of previous posts.
They're puzzles, some of them, partly because they're in fragmentary form. Love the little disk with tentacles: coral, maybe, rather than nem. The whitish tucked in one could be a nem. I'd leave these to see what they become. Some of yours I have in my tank (brown fluffy growth) and have no idea what it is but have no problem with it. The pink is puzzling: could be green star polyp that grew without light (it's normally bright green and pink. And the green stuff is some sort of macro algae I'd drop hydrogen peroxide on after toothbrushing, so as not to have that spreading. It looks like a variety of caulerpa.
Ron Reefman
Active member
Hard to say as they are so small. My guess is sponges given they look to have holes like many sponges do for expelling water. Probably pineapple sponges which are common in newer tanks.
joshbrookkate
New member
What kind of eggs?
I'm no expert but they can't be good!
GXPKY
New member
Not sure about these crabs, there were 2 of them in my rock, put em in the sump anyways. Broke down my 29 at the barbershop and brought the livestock home, all I have ever added was an emerald crab and have never seen one a dark purple or blue before and both looked identical.
-Dennis
-Dennis
anthonys51
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If your tank is a week old that's not coralline algae. Most like cryno. Not really good but normal to get in s new tank
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Looks like Aiptasia to me. Can you get a clearer picture?
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