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[Lionfish Lair]

If it was just those light brown ones and either no other long ones or just 2 other long ones, it would be a hair worm, a Cirratulid. There is however, many other long tentacles besides those short little ones and that makes it a spaghetti worm, a Terebellid. Hair worms only have 2 feeding palps. Spaghettis have a plethora.

The arrows in the pic below show all the long feeding palps stretched out around that darker set of tentacles, which is actually a bustle of gills.

 

[frogman_reefer]

Can anybody tell me what this round pink thing is i see 2 in my 14 gallon biocube

Not so sure about aptasia, I have some that look close to that. Do they look like this and located in very lowlight?

These are a NPS coral kind of like a sun coral. They are usually all white and sometimes have a slight pinkish center.

They were one of my favorite corals until my CBB mistook it for something else. It eats well and will reward you for feeing it.

 

[kristeena]

would anyone be able to tell me what this is?

 

[drstratton]

I'm pretty sure that's a Pineapple sponge! I just found some in my tank also!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Where did that picture from @ccravili come from? I missed that and am still not seeing it. O.O

It's probably a species of aiptasia. There's about a dozen of them.

For example, this is is an aiptasia - Aiptasia mutabilis (copyright Paul Newland)

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Found this little creature not sure what it is all i can see is some tentacles whitish with a gray stripeish look
Pic is hard to identify and a lil fuzzy nur best i could get

 

[Lionfish Lair]

A cucumber perhaps? If the arrows are pointing to a "ring" of tentacles with a central disc, it could be a cuke. If it's just a couple tentacles, it could be micro brittlestar legs.

Or am I even looking at the right thing, as there are little white tentacle-looking things right below it.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Its the little tentacles its actually underneath the rock so makes it hard to get a good pic i know it was a fuzzy pic lol

I have a few micro stars but they all are brown or red banded havent seen a milky whitish one before in the tank i will definately find out this week moving to a 125gal so gotta take everything out of here anyways

 

[nmohr6]

Not sure what these are. Found them in my grandma's tank lol. The one looks like a bristle worm but wasn't positive. The other I have no clue. It uses the small end to move and bury kind of like an actual earth worm.

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Yep one is a bristle worm just had one identified just like it a few pages back not sure on the other though

 

[Lionfish Lair]

The other is a peanut worm.

 

[Eckolancer]

Found this little creature not sure what it is all i can see is some tentacles whitish with a gray stripeish look
Pic is hard to identify and a lil fuzzy nur best i could get

Maybe a stometlla snail if so they are good to have.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Its the little tentacles its actually underneath the rock so makes it hard to get a good pic i know it was a fuzzy pic lol

I have a few micro stars but they all are brown or red banded havent seen a milky whitish one before in the tank i will definately find out this week moving to a 125gal so gotta take everything out of here anyways

Is it sessile or does it move around?

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Its very anemone like so far it hasnt moved


Are there white and gray banded aptasia?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Yes, there are appies that have bands.

 

[frogman_reefer]

Any ideas!?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Medusa hydroids.

 

[Eckolancer]

Any ideas!?

Jelly fish they will die and are pretty common.

 

[frogman_reefer]

They are swimming in my pod culture. Guess that batch is gone down the drain

 

[Lionfish Lair]

What will you be adding the pods to? How long ago did you start the culture?