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[Psiber_Syn]

Casting a line of sorts

 

[Psiber_Syn]

I will see if i cant turn the cabbage and get a better video

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Ctenophore for sure.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Is it harmful if so how to remove it dipping didnt work and trying to use tweezers didnt either

 

[Lionfish Lair]

They're not harmful. I had one living in my toadstool leather for a long time.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Thanks bunches

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Ok is this the dreaded fireworm? It is at least 6 to 8 inches not stretched out finally grabbed it during feeding

 

[JDJP]

These are in my overflow. The tentacles have the diameter of a pencil eraser. I dont have aptasia anywhere in the tank that i can see. These do look like tiny aptasia to me. Is there anything else they could be?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Ok is this the dreaded fireworm? It is at least 6 to 8 inches not stretched out finally grabbed it during feeding

Who is the "dreaded fireworm"? The Hermodice carunculata?

Yours is fine.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

@JDJP Thery're aiptasia. It's common for them to grow in the overflow, even if no where else. I have some in back of my JBJ nanocube.

 

[JDJP]

Thankyou

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I will see if i cant turn the cabbage and get a better video

Could you try to get that for me? I just watched it on a normal size screen and that's not the base of a ctenophore. It reminds me of a vermetid, but the casting behavior doesn't fit.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Ive just read about these fireworms eating sleeping fish etcetc the little bristleworms dont bother me but this was a fatdaddy lol

I will totally get a better video tomorrow when lights are on and repost it its tough to see i know


Thanks again for the help

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Ah. This one won't hurt anything.

 

[drstratton]

Baby Bristle Worm? I found this crawling on my glass! It is the size of a thread and about 1/4" long! I tried to take a picture of it, but could not get it to focus properly. I finally took a bunch of video. This is the best one, but still blurry in places, it's very wiggly and I wanted to get a shot of the head.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

It's a Dorvilleidae.

 

[drstratton]

It's a Dorvilleidae.

Thank you! Good & Beneficial or Bad?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I love them! They're herbivores and are rasping algae from the glass. Can you see the two little lines going back and forth... nom nom nom.

 

[drstratton]

Good to know, I love algae eaters!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I'm getting a little ticked off that you're getting all these cool hitchhikers Oh wait now, I need a ticked off face..... :mad: