Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 105

seahorsedreams · 09/06/2013, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by LizardLou

Really awesome branching star

Is this yellow sponge?

Where did you get that amazing rock from to be covered with tunicates? All 3 of the pics are tunicates.

LizardLou · 09/07/2013, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by seahorsedreams

Where did you get that amazing rock from to be covered with tunicates? All 3 of the pics are tunicates.

From Richard at tbsaltwater.com--he sent me the most amazing things.

LizardLou · 09/07/2013, 03:25 PM

Finally added my first two clowns today so I decided to try to rid the tank of the Mantis shrimp. In the process I found two of these guys. Gorillas?

And my mantis! What a feat. I'm not sure what to do with him now though...

cloak · 09/07/2013, 03:26 PM

Just to be safe, I would toss them.

"For the greater good."

SushiGirl · 09/07/2013, 03:46 PM

Neither of the last 2 crab pics look like gorillas. They're usually hairy all over. All crabs have hairy legs. The first pic (last page) almost looks like an emerald, but hard to tell from that angle. Not sure on the crab Lou posted, pic is too far.

LizardLou · 09/07/2013, 03:57 PM

Do you really just toss them? I don't know that I could do that. I'm a trap and set free spiders from my house kind of person.

cloak · 09/07/2013, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LizardLou

Do you really just toss them? I don't know that I could do that. I'm a trap and set free spiders from my house kind of person.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloak

"For the greater good."

SushiGirl · 09/07/2013, 07:17 PM

If you have a sump, you can put them in there.

Rob in Puyallup · 09/08/2013, 02:06 PM

In amongst the red coralline algae there appears to be a couple tiny Sun Coral polyps... I need a better way of magnifying to be certain, though...

Payrion · 09/08/2013, 05:50 PM

Hey guys, new to the forum, new to saltwater.. Just added a new piece of live rock tonight and noticed this on it, any ideas of what it is?

Payrion · 09/08/2013, 06:22 PM

Sorry for the 2nd post, i couldn't edit the last one. Here is a natural lighting pic of the I.D. needed.

Roachant · 09/08/2013, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LizardLou

Finally added my first two clowns today so I decided to try to rid the tank of the Mantis shrimp. In the process I found two of these guys. Gorillas?

And my mantis! What a feat. I'm not sure what to do with him now though...

I would try to find someone to take that mantis. They are quite popular as pets now so you might not have any trouble finding someone.

Sugar Magnolia · 09/09/2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Payrion

Sorry for the 2nd post, i couldn't edit the last one. Here is a natural lighting pic of the I.D. needed.

It's a majano, pest anemone. You'll want to inject it with either kalk slurry or a commercially available aiptasia killer.

Payrion · 09/09/2013, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

It's a majano, pest anemone. You'll want to inject it with either kalk slurry or a commercially available aiptasia killer.

that sucks....we were so excited that we had something on our live rock....my wife thinks its pretty, i told her to say goodbye......

Rob in Puyallup · 09/09/2013, 06:05 PM

I, too, like the look of majanos anemones.
A local pet shop has a rock covered with them in one of their tanks. I don't know if it's up for sale. Lol.

If I had the space I'd set up a tank just for that rock and maybe some hermits.

It's a shame that they're nasty critters.

Flashy Fins · 09/09/2013, 11:43 PM

I feel like I've seen pictures of this before, but my memory fails me. It was attached to the piece of rock my new plate coral came on.

ID appreciated!

gregburb · 09/10/2013, 07:56 AM

Hi all,
Could someone help me id this? My 90 gallon tank has been up for almost 6 mos now. I started with 90 lbs dry rock. I cant figure out what the red anemone thing is, should I get rid of it?http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/at...1&d=1378821273

worm5406 · 09/10/2013, 12:07 PM

Does it react to light or move/shrink?

gregburb · 09/10/2013, 06:12 PM

I am not sure, will keep an eye on that.
Greg

Payrion · 09/10/2013, 07:52 PM

just found this guy while feeding the chromis tonight...looks like a spider, very small and pale in color.....

Im at week 9 i believe, man the stuff is coming out. Love it! maybe....

Caurimare · 09/11/2013, 10:27 AM

any idea of what this is?
http://youtu.be/CGglhmPjq2E

cloak · 09/11/2013, 10:32 AM

It's kind of hard to tell from those pictures, but it could be one of the unwanted spiders outlined in this link.

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

Caurimare · 09/11/2013, 10:51 AM

I am having a hard time embedding the video... let's try again.

Payrion · 09/11/2013, 05:08 PM

first is a growth, there is one with a thick truck that hides when there is light on it, this one hides when i poke it... Aptaisa?

second....here is a crab i found, Dont know how i missed him, he is big, Click on it and blow it up in my photobucket, youll see him great...

last, no pic...but in the am before house or aquarium lights come on, another thing growing, it has 4 longer skinny arms and goes to a trunk, once lights are on in house its gone...any ideas?

cloak · 09/12/2013, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Payrion

first is a growth, there is one with a thick truck that hides when there is light on it, this one hides when i poke it... Aptaisa?

second....here is a crab i found, Dont know how i missed him, he is big, Click on it and blow it up in my photobucket, youll see him great...

last, no pic...but in the am before house or aquarium lights come on, another thing growing, it has 4 longer skinny arms and goes to a trunk, once lights are on in house its gone...any ideas?

The top picture is definitely aiptasia. I'm not sure about the crab in the second picture. (sorry) Just to be safe though, you might want to try and capture that thing. It could start running a muck if you just leave it alone. (eating fish, invertebrates, corals)

09/07/2013, 03:46 PM	#2605
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Neither of the last 2 crab pics look like gorillas. They're usually hairy all over. All crabs have hairy legs. The first pic (last page) almost looks like an emerald, but hard to tell from that angle. Not sure on the crab Lou posted, pic is too far. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/07/2013, 07:17 PM	#2608
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	If you have a sump, you can put them in there. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/08/2013, 05:50 PM	#2610
Payrion Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 13	can i get an i.d. please Hey guys, new to the forum, new to saltwater.. Just added a new piece of live rock tonight and noticed this on it, any ideas of what it is?

09/08/2013, 06:22 PM	#2611
Payrion Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 13	another view Sorry for the 2nd post, i couldn't edit the last one. Here is a natural lighting pic of the I.D. needed.

09/10/2013, 12:07 PM	#2618
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Does it react to light or move/shrink? __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

09/07/2013, 03:25 PM	#2603
LizardLou Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 55	Finally added my first two clowns today so I decided to try to rid the tank of the Mantis shrimp. In the process I found two of these guys. Gorillas? And my mantis! What a feat. I'm not sure what to do with him now though...

09/07/2013, 03:26 PM	#2604
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Just to be safe, I would toss them. "For the greater good."

09/07/2013, 03:57 PM	#2606
LizardLou Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 55	Do you really just toss them? I don't know that I could do that. I'm a trap and set free spiders from my house kind of person.

09/09/2013, 06:05 PM	#2615
Rob in Puyallup Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 191	I, too, like the look of majanos anemones. A local pet shop has a rock covered with them in one of their tanks. I don't know if it's up for sale. Lol. If I had the space I'd set up a tank just for that rock and maybe some hermits. It's a shame that they're nasty critters.

09/09/2013, 11:43 PM	#2616
Flashy Fins Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 105	I feel like I've seen pictures of this before, but my memory fails me. It was attached to the piece of rock my new plate coral came on. ID appreciated!

09/10/2013, 06:12 PM	#2619
gregburb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 19	I am not sure, will keep an eye on that. Greg

09/10/2013, 07:52 PM	#2620
Payrion Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 13	Another I.d., critter this time.. just found this guy while feeding the chromis tonight...looks like a spider, very small and pale in color..... Im at week 9 i believe, man the stuff is coming out. Love it! maybe....

09/11/2013, 10:27 AM	#2621
Caurimare Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 104	any idea of what this is? http://youtu.be/CGglhmPjq2E

09/11/2013, 10:32 AM	#2622
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	It's kind of hard to tell from those pictures, but it could be one of the unwanted spiders outlined in this link. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/rs/index.htm

09/11/2013, 10:51 AM	#2623
Caurimare Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 104	I am having a hard time embedding the video... let's try again.

09/11/2013, 05:08 PM	#2624
Payrion Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 13	a few more here first is a growth, there is one with a thick truck that hides when there is light on it, this one hides when i poke it... Aptaisa? second....here is a crab i found, Dont know how i missed him, he is big, Click on it and blow it up in my photobucket, youll see him great... last, no pic...but in the am before house or aquarium lights come on, another thing growing, it has 4 longer skinny arms and goes to a trunk, once lights are on in house its gone...any ideas?

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