identification

Hi about 3 days ago these zoas stopped opening up all the way and looked odd maybe deformed. The tank is fairly new maybe a little over 4 months now, so these zoas we're still growing on the plug. I noticed that there was a couple white sponges growing on the back and the side of the plug as...

Can someone please tell me this is a Zoa and not a pest. It just popped up from the live rock I got. The rock was in water at a coral shop.

I bought about 25lbs from gulf live rock and 4 of these anemones came on one of the pieces, can anyone help me I.d. Them? I cycled the rock for a week and all 4 survived.

Hello, I need help identifying something on my Potter's Angel please! I purchased my Potter's Angel on 01/16. He is in a 30 gallon QT, Aqueon HOB Filter, Whisper air pump, some plastic pots for cover and a small piece of live rock because many say that they will only graze. Weekly 15-20% water...

I’m 2 weeks into cycling a tank and I just put in a tiny piece of LR in today 5 hours or so ago and I did see a couple of those more shrimp looking pods that crawl around on the rocks and in the sand. I crushed up a couple pellets and dropped it in to continue feeding the cycle and now I have...

Anyone can tell me if this is a torch or a cristata? The tentacles are really short. Looks like less than an inch.

I was sold this as a ‘gold and green’ torch from a local store. The colours were a lot less vibrant since settling in my aquarium. It is definitely more of a yellow than gold... or close to a 24k Aussie? But has a green/turquoise base to it. I have Indo and Aussie HG in the tank but to me feels...

Anyone know the ID? Someone said reverse gorilla nipples but it doesn’t match exactly. Mine has more green yellow inside(sorry i cant see certain colours so im not sure). Looking for another guess or opinion. Thanks

So I noticed a new slug/snail in my tank that I most certainly have never seen. I haven't bought any new coral or rock in the past few months so I was surprised to see this. It almost looked like it could be a baby forming it's shell but I've never seen a baby snail so I have no clue. Any help...

Hello, This fish is around 3/4", I want to know what kind is it. Is Mocha storm, Juvenile Black storm or something else? I thought it is a mocha storm till I read that juvenile black storm are mocha colored and they darken as they get older. Thanks,

Good afternoon all, I am on the downhill side of a ********’ fight with bryopsis (fluco ftw), and noticed some tubes on some frags now that they are not covered in algae. I am reading a lot of conflicting info, so hoping someone could give me a definite ID, so I can treat accordingly if needed...

I got this from a janky coral selection at my lfs for $10 thinking it was a cool cyohastrea with some potential. Now that it's recovered a bit, I'm noticing the polyps are stacked pretty neatly with some decent PE, I no longer think I got a cyphastrea, but a goni on death's door? It's been in my...

After searching for copepods that resemble the ones in my tank, I am not coming up with any results or similar matches. Does anyone recognize the order/family/genus/species of copepods in the following pictures (encircled in orange)? I am pretty sure they are some type of copepod, but not sure...

Found this amazing little dude earlier, ive got a stomatella and this isnt him for sure. He isnt a lettuce as far as i know. Who may he be? Hes a very pleasant guest to have, hes caused no trouble and is quite the looker. Friendly and clean, i rate him a 10/10. Where can i get another? Bunch of...

Hi, I wonder, If any one can help me identify a Tang , is this a Scopus Tang ? Thanks Brad

Some of you may have seen my post about a month ago on wanting to grow bubble algae as my moms Christmas present. Well I did it, and this is the build thread for that tank...

I have no idea what this is on my shrimp, it almost looks like dirt. At first I just thought maybe it was something he ate but it’s been 3 days since I first noticed it and after looking closely i could tell it’s on the outside of the shrimp not the inside.

Hey Reef Gang, I am new to the salt water game coming from freshwater. I am starting with a Red Sea Max Nano. 20lb Carib sea life rock, 10 pounds Fiji pink, 660gph wave maker, running skimmer 24/7 with filter sock, bunch of marine pure bio balls, red sea carbon, Red Sea coral salt pro, tank...

Hi, can someone identify those blue translucent mushrooms in the middle? I can’t get better pictures since this isn’t my pic or tank, thanks!

Got this live rock off another reefer in my community but I have no idea what this is

Hello from me! I am preparing a small video on corals and I need to identify this coral as soon as possible. I know it is fluorescent and it exists on the great barrier reef. It looks like it is glowing red. Does anyone know how it is called? Many thanks in advance, Anastasia

Hey guys, pretty new to reefing but I have an Semi established tank, I think it’s been like 4-5 months since I started with Tampa Bay live rock. But I looked at the glass today and saw something hatching? I didn’t see these eggs yesterday or last night but there seems to be little “sprouts”...

Pics attached .. I think it might be a mermaids cup ... but I’m not sure , there’s a lot of different species of macro algae so it is hard to identify but would love the R2R help on this one ! Thanks in advance Description : small water lily type pads growing off live rock in algae .

Any quess???