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07/07/2020, 08:10 PM | #6426 |
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Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad.
Do you guys think this is an asterina starfish?
It’s tiny, about 1/4” from tip to tip. Not sure if good or bad, I’ve read many contrarian opinions... |
07/10/2020, 01:55 PM | #6427 |
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Yes
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09/27/2020, 06:08 PM | #6428 |
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ID?
Came in on some live rock from my LFS I picked up this week. Theres a larger one too, but can't get a good picture. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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09/27/2020, 06:10 PM | #6429 |
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Aptasia?
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09/28/2020, 06:22 AM | #6430 |
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Thats what I'm afraid of.
Best to just pull the rock since its new? Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk
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09/28/2020, 01:53 PM | #6431 |
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If you can, yes. PIA to manage once they start to
Spread. So if your clear of them now, do what you can to get it out! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
11/13/2020, 04:39 PM | #6432 |
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Can anyone ID this Worm looking thing, it's about 3cm long????
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11/29/2020, 03:09 PM | #6433 |
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ID these please...I think tube worms...but verifying.
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12/05/2020, 11:57 AM | #6434 |
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Yes- vermetid snails; they can irritate the coral, but mostly harmless in small numbers.
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12/06/2020, 10:49 AM | #6435 |
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Get rid of them!!!!!
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12/08/2020, 12:53 PM | #6437 |
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Easy when they're on a plug.
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01/20/2021, 10:11 PM | #6439 |
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New guest in live rock
Got some new live rock over the weekend and had a guy show up today. Yellow copopod or shrimp like creature, yellow mostly in color and a little over 1/4” long with a curved back and long antenna. My guess was a massive copopod (I know I’m spelling that wrong) but I haven’t ever seen one this large and he has some fairly pronounced “hands” that have some white detail If anyone can tell me how to post a video i can show you. So far pics haven’t shown any detail
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01/21/2021, 08:27 AM | #6440 |
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Actually it's an Aquilonastra spp. starfish. People have been misidentifiying them for years. A critical difference between the Aquilonastra genus and Asterina genus is the Asterina species cannot reproduce by splitting (fissiparous) like the Aquilonastra species. Here's a monograph on them with pictures of the different species in the genus. From what I've read and seen in my tanks if they are seen on corals they're probably helping the coral get rid of it's old mucus coating which has to be replenished periodicly and I not only consider them beneficial but essential. here's the links:
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media...ghlin_rowe.pdf https://www.nature.com/articles/ismej20169
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01/21/2021, 05:52 PM | #6441 |
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Any guesses ? About 1/4” long
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Another pic
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01/21/2021, 11:55 PM | #6443 |
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Looks like obviously a big dang amphipod, hadn’t seen one that big and was worried it was a bad shrimp Sorry for a annoying question
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01/22/2021, 07:30 AM | #6444 |
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It's an amphipod, harmless.
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01/27/2021, 06:01 AM | #6445 |
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Anyone know what this is?
Hello everyone. I recently bought a mushroom coral on a chunk of live rock. The rock itself has a light blue covering of something that feels like tissue of some sort. It also excretes mucus. Can anyone help me identify this.
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01/27/2021, 09:28 AM | #6446 |
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Looks like a blue sponge to me.
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02/21/2021, 06:52 PM | #6447 |
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I'd worm please. About 1 inch long and as thick as pencil lead or better don't see any bristles on it
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02/21/2021, 07:26 PM | #6448 |
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More pics of this worm....what is it?
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02/23/2021, 04:08 PM | #6449 |
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Looks like a spaghetti worm
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03/13/2021, 05:58 PM | #6450 |
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Showed up after getting some live rock. Has a long nose Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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