Need ID, Spider in tank out of nowhere! - Page 2

LOU A VILLE · 06/10/2014, 08:43 PM

under water spiders, im not safe on this planet

pmrossetti · 06/10/2014, 09:52 PM

really creepy

Crooked Reef · 06/10/2014, 10:30 PM

That looks terestrial to me as well. I had a 4" fishing spider in my sump. I know that they can encase their mouths in a bubble and stay submerged for something like 10 minutes. Freaky things. I reached in to grab some chaeto that went over a baffle and some of the chaeto started crawling up my hand. I put it in a rubbermaid sandwhich container and the tips of the legs could touch on all sides. I don't think they are used to salt water but maybe it wont hurt them. How long was it submerged?

SaltyWalter · 06/10/2014, 11:26 PM

That's wild, new to me! I love spiders, woulda kept him in my fuge lol I wish one of my tarantulas was safe to keep in a salt tank!

Vilas · 06/11/2014, 03:25 AM

I love terrestrial spiders. My rule is that if it is smaller than my hand, it is allowed to stay in my house.

That thing? KILL IT WITH FIIIREEEEEE.

justross04 · 06/11/2014, 07:54 AM

The creepy little guy is no longer with us....fire was not needed.

ReeferBill · 06/11/2014, 08:12 AM

I bet that spider would have survived anything! Glad its gone !

TankCla · 06/11/2014, 08:13 AM

I am not so glad. That could be in a museum or public aquarium since little is known about them.
Well, now it is too late.

Tweaked · 06/11/2014, 08:41 AM

Why all the hatred towards spiders? I absolutely love them and study them. All are allowed in my house, and pretty much only move the large wood spiders outdoors. Its the ticks and mosquitos I hate!!! Spiders don't carry disease around my parts, the little mosquitos and ticks are deadly here in CT.

phillrodrigo · 06/11/2014, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tweaked

Why all the hatred towards spiders? I absolutely love them and study them. All are allowed in my house, and pretty much only move the large wood spiders outdoors. Its the ticks and mosquitos I hate!!! Spiders don't carry disease around my parts, the little mosquitos and ticks are deadly here in CT.

Cause there gross. I'll go find all the spiders in my house and bring them to you.

Tweaked · 06/11/2014, 09:51 AM

Ticks and mosquitos have evolved to track us down by heat signatures or the carbon monoxide we breathe out. The spiders have evolved to co-exist with humans, and seek out these human parasites.

Save a spider, save a life!

thebanker · 06/11/2014, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TankCla

Where are you located? Where did you get the rock from? Do not release the spider, you don't want to introduce an alien specie into your native fauna. Donate it to your local aquarium/zoo/museum/university/school.

Or, you know, kill it with extreme prejudice.

postshawn · 06/11/2014, 12:50 PM

Wife hates spiders, loves fish tanks. Not showing her this thread or else no more fish tanks in my house.

Tweaked · 06/11/2014, 01:10 PM

^^ Don't look down, there are spiders on your shoulder

pmrossetti · 06/11/2014, 01:56 PM

I was reading about the coral dip Coral Rx online today,
And it said, Kills zoanthid eating spiders!!!
So they ARE out there.

cmbspd · 06/11/2014, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TankCla

Looks like Desis martensi.

http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/docs/re...20martensi.pdf

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/rs/index.htm

I'm an arachnologist and I agree that it looks a lot like Desis martensi, although I'd need to see the spider to be certain. Staying submerged for so long doesn't fit their known ecology, but maybe the spider was retreating to the top of your tank - do you see any silk up in the corners or the overflow where the animal would have been out of the water?

Also, just curious...where did you get your live rock?

JoeVandal49 · 06/11/2014, 02:29 PM

dang, i would have kept it and tried to create some sort of biotope, although that may b difficult since it sounds like they hunt at low tide, and are only submerged at high tide.

Really cool though.

justross04 · 06/11/2014, 03:02 PM

I did not see any webs or silk in the tank, just the spider cruising around on the live rock.

I purchased most of my rock from a local store near O'Hare airport named Xzotic Aqautic World. It's a great little store who has helped me get setup and dealt with all my questions in the process.

I would have liked to keep the spider a few days but took it out during my lunch break from work and did not have time to find a seperate tank/holding until I could take it to the shop. Being a new NanoCube runner and new to the hobby, I have heard the quicker a problem is taken care of the better since things can go wrong very fast. So I get rid of it.

Keoki18 · 06/16/2014, 10:41 AM

Very cool! Didn't even know about this species until this thread.

IgnatiusRath · 06/16/2014, 11:37 AM

This may be what gets me to wear my gloves when I put my hands in the tank.

Just bought a good bit of live rock I've had cycling and now I'm a touch paranoid. Thanks!

pyithar · 06/17/2014, 07:40 AM

that's a cool looking spider! u should've kept it. then accidently get bitten by it while doing the tank maintenance, and u could become a spiderman!

TankCla · 06/17/2014, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pyithar

that's a cool looking spider! u should've kept it. then accidently get bitten by it while doing the tank maintenance, and u could become a spiderman!

Underwater spiderman

Sugar Magnolia · 06/17/2014, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Keoki18

Very cool! Didn't even know about this species until this thread.

I would have been quite content with never knowing these things existed.

m0nkie · 06/17/2014, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by TankCla

Underwater spiderman

Aquaman is the weakest hero ever... Aquaspiderman might even be worse.. shooting webs and floating around live rocks

tmantaylor18 · 06/17/2014, 02:54 PM

im all itchy now

06/10/2014, 10:30 PM	#28
Crooked Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,765	That looks terestrial to me as well. I had a 4" fishing spider in my sump. I know that they can encase their mouths in a bubble and stay submerged for something like 10 minutes. Freaky things. I reached in to grab some chaeto that went over a baffle and some of the chaeto started crawling up my hand. I put it in a rubbermaid sandwhich container and the tips of the legs could touch on all sides. I don't think they are used to salt water but maybe it wont hurt them. How long was it submerged? __________________ “In wine there is wisdom; in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef. Biocube 29 lionfish tank. Mantis tank.

06/11/2014, 03:25 AM	#30
Vilas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Blythedale Beach, South Africa Posts: 1,419 Blog Entries: 4	I love terrestrial spiders. My rule is that if it is smaller than my hand, it is allowed to stay in my house. That thing? KILL IT WITH FIIIREEEEEE. __________________ 320 gallon tank, lots of locally collected stock. Yes, I have the permits. Took ten years off, happy to be back! Current Tank Info: 320g custom tank with 80g sump. Using local natural sea water.

06/11/2014, 08:12 AM	#32
ReeferBill Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,906	I bet that spider would have survived anything! Glad its gone ! __________________ I never realized I had to be a Chemist and a Marine Biologist to maintain a Reef Aquarium!

06/11/2014, 08:13 AM	#33
TankCla SPSychology Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Golden Horseshoe Posts: 169	Need ID, Spider in tank out of nowhere! I am not so glad. That could be in a museum or public aquarium since little is known about them. Well, now it is too late. __________________ Thanks! Claus Current Tank Info: 75 gal mixed reef, 29 gallon sump, 6x54W(Giesemann) T5HO, Tunze 9410, 2xJebao RW15, Tunze Silence, DIY ato, RKE Titanium Last edited by TankCla; 06/11/2014 at 08:43 AM.

06/11/2014, 08:41 AM	#34
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	Why all the hatred towards spiders? I absolutely love them and study them. All are allowed in my house, and pretty much only move the large wood spiders outdoors. Its the ticks and mosquitos I hate!!! Spiders don't carry disease around my parts, the little mosquitos and ticks are deadly here in CT. __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

06/10/2014, 08:43 PM	#26
LOU A VILLE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 127	under water spiders, im not safe on this planet

06/10/2014, 09:52 PM	#27
pmrossetti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 3,199	really creepy

06/10/2014, 11:26 PM	#29
SaltyWalter FUP&A Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 402	That's wild, new to me! I love spiders, woulda kept him in my fuge lol I wish one of my tarantulas was safe to keep in a salt tank!

06/11/2014, 07:54 AM	#31
justross04 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Illinois Posts: 6	The creepy little guy is no longer with us....fire was not needed.

06/11/2014, 09:51 AM	#36
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	Ticks and mosquitos have evolved to track us down by heat signatures or the carbon monoxide we breathe out. The spiders have evolved to co-exist with humans, and seek out these human parasites. Save a spider, save a life! __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

06/11/2014, 12:50 PM	#38
postshawn Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Los Angeles (SF Valley), CA Posts: 180	Wife hates spiders, loves fish tanks. Not showing her this thread or else no more fish tanks in my house.

06/11/2014, 01:10 PM	#39
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	^^ Don't look down, there are spiders on your shoulder __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

06/11/2014, 01:56 PM	#40
pmrossetti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 3,199	I was reading about the coral dip Coral Rx online today, And it said, Kills zoanthid eating spiders!!! So they ARE out there.

06/11/2014, 02:29 PM	#42
JoeVandal49 Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 360	dang, i would have kept it and tried to create some sort of biotope, although that may b difficult since it sounds like they hunt at low tide, and are only submerged at high tide. Really cool though.

06/11/2014, 03:02 PM	#43
justross04 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Illinois Posts: 6	I did not see any webs or silk in the tank, just the spider cruising around on the live rock. I purchased most of my rock from a local store near O'Hare airport named Xzotic Aqautic World. It's a great little store who has helped me get setup and dealt with all my questions in the process. I would have liked to keep the spider a few days but took it out during my lunch break from work and did not have time to find a seperate tank/holding until I could take it to the shop. Being a new NanoCube runner and new to the hobby, I have heard the quicker a problem is taken care of the better since things can go wrong very fast. So I get rid of it.

06/16/2014, 10:41 AM	#44
Keoki18 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Plainfield IL Posts: 314	Very cool! Didn't even know about this species until this thread. __________________ There are no such things as pest hitchhikers, you just haven't found a good home for them yet.

06/16/2014, 11:37 AM	#45
IgnatiusRath Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 50	This may be what gets me to wear my gloves when I put my hands in the tank. Just bought a good bit of live rock I've had cycling and now I'm a touch paranoid. Thanks!

06/17/2014, 07:40 AM	#46
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	that's a cool looking spider! u should've kept it. then accidently get bitten by it while doing the tank maintenance, and u could become a spiderman!

06/17/2014, 02:54 PM	#50
tmantaylor18 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 4,143	im all itchy now