I'll get some pictures tonight, I didn't think things through last night, but i've been watching very closely for any sign of pests. (just got rid of black bugs, been checking day and night for survivors). Last night i saw a ton of little white round things, with maybe a little bit of darker marks on them, biggest one i would say was 2-3mm. None were on any of my sps, and were all over all the rocks. They looked much thicker than any flatworms i've looked up, they only come out at night. Could these possible be stomatella babies or limpet babies? I couldn't really make out much of a shell. The other thing i noticed, only saw two, were these tiny long wormish things, about 3mm long, less than 1mm wide, grayish in color, maybe due to the light i was using, and moved about as fast as the nassarius snails i had. I didn't see any legs like a bristle worm, looked more like the movement of a snail or flatworm, but i haven't come across an id of it as well. I've combed through three or four pest id sites at this time and came up with nothing. Anyone have anything like these before? sorry for no pics yet, i'll have them up later tonight when they come back out.
Two things i found last night, no idea what they are
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Arkayne Reefer
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You could try to id them on a site like melvs reef. Without a picture it would be a wild guess
I've been searching through all those sites, and i'm also on page 132 of the pix and id critters thread with nothing that i can see that resembles anything i saw last night. At least not to me. Was taking an off chance that someone maybe had something similar and then i could look up pictures of what they had. They only come out at night, so i should have some pictures late tonight, hoping they are good, I beat one thing and another thing pops up it seems. No coral seem effected, the only one i've noticed that has less polyps is the milli, for whatever reason they are difficult to keep in my tank, all my other acro's do very well.
Heres the pictures, The first could are the little white circles, you can see them all over the rocks, after staring at them for a while, i believe they may be limpets?
I also noticed i have two astern stars while i was taking these. This last photo i believe is some type of flatworm, it's only the underside, but i'm hoping i can get a general ruling on it just from shop, the top of him when i put a flashlight to him was just white with varying shades of gray
Let me know your thoughts, there are literally at least a couple hundred of those little white guys, I have not seen them on any coral.
I also noticed i have two astern stars while i was taking these. This last photo i believe is some type of flatworm, it's only the underside, but i'm hoping i can get a general ruling on it just from shop, the top of him when i put a flashlight to him was just white with varying shades of gray
Let me know your thoughts, there are literally at least a couple hundred of those little white guys, I have not seen them on any coral.
Ron Reefman
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I agree that the first pics are probably limpets. They are good for your tank. Actually pulling one off the rock and putting in a shallow glass dish with some tank water would allow for a much better picture. And allow the critter to get comfortable in the bowl and start moving around before you take the photo.
The second does look like some kind of flat worm. I'd try the same technique with it as with the possible limpet. Better photos will really help. I'm not sure any flat worms are good for your system.
Hopefully others can offer better advise.
The second does look like some kind of flat worm. I'd try the same technique with it as with the possible limpet. Better photos will really help. I'm not sure any flat worms are good for your system.
Hopefully others can offer better advise.
I'm just amazed at the sheer volume of the limpets, as for the flatworm, there are no bite marks on my coral, i've never even seen one of them near them, just on the rocks and glass. I'll be doing a tank move hopefully in a few months, so at that point everything will be fragged and dipped in bayer before going into the new tank.
It's actually the dry live rock stuff that comes in white, it just looks like that i guess after the almost two years of being in the system and the various things that have been added to the tank. Never actually added any fresh from the sea live rock, but i'll take that as a compliment, lol.
