Pix & ID: Critters that come in your rocks: the good and the bad. - Page 107

Rob in Puyallup · 09/19/2013, 08:22 AM

Is it a limpet? Hard telling from the angle.

Sugar Magnolia · 09/19/2013, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scastillo813

Any ideas what this is. It's kinda soft, almost rubbery feeling.

( Sorry about the quality. I'm in the process of getting new lighting. )

It's a sponge.

Budshark · 09/19/2013, 04:28 PM

Hi, new to the hobby and pulled this guy out today, the back half section is thicker almost as if its pregnant. Not sure though, help please!! Thank you!

cloak · 09/19/2013, 04:50 PM

Check these out.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rs/

HTH.

Dectr6 · 09/20/2013, 07:41 PM

Hello, I'm hoping someone can positively identify this type of aiptasia. It looks very much like Bartholomea annulata (in the aiptasia family) and from the literature I've read, this type is widely variable. These I'm showing range from approx quarter size to a silver dollar size when fully open. This is not the type that is widely hated in the reef community. I have about 8 of them that came in on some florida live rock about 10 months ago. They don't spread, or at least, not easily and have not created any problems with my other inhabitants. The literature I've read also states that Bartholomea annulata is by far the most common anemones in the Caribbean which makes sense as this is where the LR came from. The reason I need to know is because I want to get 3 or 4 pederson shrimp and everything I've read says that they only host in Bartholomea annulata and condylactis gigantica and I've never really cared for the condys. I'll be putting pictures on this reply and the following 2 or 3 since I've never figured out how to get more than one pic in a post at one time. Any advice on that would be appreciated also. Any help on identifying these Aiptasia would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, David

Dectr6 · 09/20/2013, 07:42 PM

Another pic of a different one.

Dectr6 · 09/20/2013, 07:44 PM

Last pic

saltyfresh88 · 09/21/2013, 01:53 PM

Does any1 know what this is?

SushiGirl · 09/21/2013, 05:43 PM

Sponge.
Sorry, Dectr, I have no idea. I've had a tiny nem for almost 3 years & never been able to ID it.

SushiGirl · 09/21/2013, 05:46 PM

Reefonaught, yes, ball anemone.

Reefonaught · 09/21/2013, 07:43 PM

Tanks Sushigirl!

No one has any ideas about my crusty black web net stuff?

Here's another pic, very similar to the first one, but now with 80% more photobombing shrimp.

SushiGirl · 09/21/2013, 07:50 PM

Reefonaught, strangely your last post isn't showing up here and not sure why, but I can only ever see small pics in Photobucket when I click on a link, they never show full size & aren't clickable. The only thing I can guess is old sponge remains. Has it been there since you got the rock?

Reefonaught · 09/21/2013, 09:02 PM

Maybe so. I had initially placed the rock that side down, and I didn't notice it at first. It doesn't seem to have morphed any since I first posted, so I'm not as worried as I had been. At first I thought it was some sort of funky mould, but I got much less concerned once I had touched it.
Just thought someone here might be able to either quickly set my mind completely at ease, or insist I pull that rock out ASAP.

Not sure what's up with my posts. They seem to show up or not depending on whether I'm logged in or not, at least until Dino's early am edit. Must be because I'm soooo new. Saw a reference somewhere suggesting that new posts with linked images need moderation to appear. Prolly that.

Thanks anyways!

Dino · 09/22/2013, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefonaught

Not sure what's up with my posts. They seem to show up or not depending on whether I'm logged in or not, at least until Dino's early am edit. Must be because I'm soooo new. Saw a reference somewhere suggesting that new posts with linked images need moderation to appear. Prolly that.

Thanks anyways!

If you get a notification and go to the thread and no new posts seem to have been made it probably just got flagged by our spam filter. It likes to flag new accounts that post URLs of any sort.

My edit was a separate issue. Occasionally even if the image tags are right a picture won't show up for who knows what reason. Just going into edit mode on a post fixes the problem

.

orangehic · 09/22/2013, 08:33 PM

found this on live rock can anyone help id

cloak · 09/22/2013, 08:35 PM

Sponge? At first glance though, an asterina star came to mind.

orangehic · 09/22/2013, 08:51 PM

I thought maybe star too, but im fairly new to the world of marine

worm5406 · 09/22/2013, 10:22 PM

It is a star... Watch where it goes and does not eat what is in your tank. Polyps and such. I have good ones in mine. They are well behaved.

Rob in Puyallup · 09/22/2013, 10:44 PM

The asterina stars in my tank tend to focus on the coralline algae, which is a good thing. Less for me to scrap off!

scastillo813 · 09/23/2013, 06:00 AM

I've been told this looks like an anemone. What do yall think?

Dctrojan · 09/23/2013, 08:04 AM

Ive got a few I need help identifying. Im new to the hobby so bare with me.

Dctrojan · 09/23/2013, 08:05 AM

Pic 3= whats the red stuff? Orange? I was told it was orange coralline

Sugar Magnolia · 09/23/2013, 09:38 AM

Dctrojan, Pic 1 is a small plate coral. Pic 2, not sure what I'm looking at. Pic 3 looks like some sort of macroalge...not sure..Pic 4 is the same picture. Pic 5 is hidden cup coral, Phyllangia Americana. Pic 5, not sure what I'm supposed to ID. The macroalgae on the left is halimeda.

Dctrojan · 09/23/2013, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

Dctrojan, Pic 1 is a small plate coral. Pic 2, not sure what I'm looking at. Pic 3 looks like some sort of macroalge...not sure..Pic 4 is the same picture. Pic 5 is hidden cup coral, Phyllangia Americana. Pic 5, not sure what I'm supposed to ID. The macroalgae on the left is halimeda.

Thanks so much for the help. Pic 2 is of a small piece of LR witg a open brain coral I believe and some tyoe of mollusk attached directly to tge left of it.

The algae in pic 3 is growing like a weed and it just randomly popped up from nothing.

Yes the pic 5 has a red coral or something attached to another mollusks . Heres a better picture

saltyfresh88 · 09/23/2013, 05:57 PM

I posted this already and got no response...

PLease help it is spreading/getting longer/make me Nervous... also there are now small white web liked things growing on the same rock.. It is only on 1 rock i got from a diff lfs. If anyone knows please help! i have been searching the web with no luck! Please & Thank you!

09/21/2013, 05:43 PM	#2659
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Sponge. Sorry, Dectr, I have no idea. I've had a tiny nem for almost 3 years & never been able to ID it. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/21/2013, 05:46 PM	#2660
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Reefonaught, yes, ball anemone. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/21/2013, 07:50 PM	#2662
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Reefonaught, strangely your last post isn't showing up here and not sure why, but I can only ever see small pics in Photobucket when I click on a link, they never show full size & aren't clickable. The only thing I can guess is old sponge remains. Has it been there since you got the rock? __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

09/22/2013, 10:22 PM	#2668
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	It is a star... Watch where it goes and does not eat what is in your tank. Polyps and such. I have good ones in mine. They are well behaved. __________________ 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

09/23/2013, 09:38 AM	#2673
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Dctrojan, Pic 1 is a small plate coral. Pic 2, not sure what I'm looking at. Pic 3 looks like some sort of macroalge...not sure..Pic 4 is the same picture. Pic 5 is hidden cup coral, Phyllangia Americana. Pic 5, not sure what I'm supposed to ID. The macroalgae on the left is halimeda. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

09/19/2013, 08:22 AM	#2651
Rob in Puyallup Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 191	Is it a limpet? Hard telling from the angle.

09/19/2013, 04:50 PM	#2654
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Check these out. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rs/ HTH.

09/21/2013, 07:43 PM	#2661
Reefonaught Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 8	Tanks Sushigirl! No one has any ideas about my crusty black web net stuff? Here's another pic, very similar to the first one, but now with 80% more photobombing shrimp.

09/21/2013, 09:02 PM	#2663
Reefonaught Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 8	Maybe so. I had initially placed the rock that side down, and I didn't notice it at first. It doesn't seem to have morphed any since I first posted, so I'm not as worried as I had been. At first I thought it was some sort of funky mould, but I got much less concerned once I had touched it. Just thought someone here might be able to either quickly set my mind completely at ease, or insist I pull that rock out ASAP. Not sure what's up with my posts. They seem to show up or not depending on whether I'm logged in or not, at least until Dino's early am edit. Must be because I'm soooo new. Saw a reference somewhere suggesting that new posts with linked images need moderation to appear. Prolly that. Thanks anyways!

09/22/2013, 08:35 PM	#2666
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Sponge? At first glance though, an asterina star came to mind.

09/22/2013, 10:44 PM	#2669
Rob in Puyallup Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 191	The asterina stars in my tank tend to focus on the coralline algae, which is a good thing. Less for me to scrap off!

09/23/2013, 06:00 AM	#2670
scastillo813 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 11	I've been told this looks like an anemone. What do yall think?

09/23/2013, 08:05 AM	#2672
Dctrojan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Huntsville tx Posts: 231	Pic 3= whats the red stuff? Orange? I was told it was orange coralline

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