oneofmany
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Does it move around or is it stationary? If it's the latter then it might be Colonial Tunicates.
Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad.
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Does it move around or is it stationary? If it's the latter then it might be Colonial Tunicates.
Ron Reefman
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Most tunicates are pretty cool looking and all are good if you can keep them in your tank. Good luck.
viper83065
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Ron Reefman
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How about a little bit more info????
Was it attached to something or moving around on it's own?
Can you tell if it's an algae or an animal?
Do you have any idea where it came from? Like a hitchhiker on some live rock, or in a new coral colony... anything?
oneofmany
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It looks like either a Terebellid or Cirratulid worm. (good)
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/terebellid.shtml
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/cirratulid.shtml
viper83065
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seems to be on live rock and it responds to touch did see something similar come off a coral during a dip
viper83065
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Thank you for the help i think this is very close if not correct. my wife thought it was algae till it moved.
Greentree
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That's great news - thanks again!
Ron Reefman
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Good call oneofmany. I know spaghetti worms and they don't have the hairy tendrils all down their body like the hair worm does (I've never seen one of them before). So I think you are right about it being a hair worm.
dalston
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Sorry if this has been asked before, there's a lot of info in this thread 
Looking for an ID on this in the video. Middle bottom half, white tentacle looking thing that's swaying. There are a lot of these and they only come out at night. There's no base to them at all and are directly attached to rock etc. they react to light by retracting quickly. Seems to be a stinger or irritator of some sort...
https://vimeo.com/184950188
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Looking for an ID on this in the video. Middle bottom half, white tentacle looking thing that's swaying. There are a lot of these and they only come out at night. There's no base to them at all and are directly attached to rock etc. they react to light by retracting quickly. Seems to be a stinger or irritator of some sort...
https://vimeo.com/184950188
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Digitate hydroids, yes they do sting anything nearby.
dalston
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Gah, thanks. Lots of mixed info on them with nothing really solid on how to rid them..
Are these pest anemones or innocent featherdusters?
http://imgur.com/HlefHhp
http://imgur.com/TfjUwNG
http://imgur.com/BglQhAP
Link 1 shows what seems to be more anemone like on the left side with that tall stalk.
The rest that I'm looking for an ID for can be seen in all three links
Thanks for the help!
http://imgur.com/HlefHhp
http://imgur.com/TfjUwNG
http://imgur.com/BglQhAP
Link 1 shows what seems to be more anemone like on the left side with that tall stalk.
The rest that I'm looking for an ID for can be seen in all three links
Thanks for the help!
Hey all, I bought about 100 pounds of live rock from a guy for 20 bucks yesterday, I put most of it into a big YETI and filled it with new Salt water, today I opened the lid and it is full of life. How do yall get such good pictures of these little creatures, I have tried because I want to ID them before adding anything to my main tank. It was full of Aiptasia but I dosed that with Aiptasia X this morning and do not see anymore as of yet. Thank you.
You are correct, each where directly injected per instructions. I did get some decent pictures.
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