Can anyone tell me what this pest is, and if it is a threat to my reef. It’s a very small white/ or translucent oval shaped pest. I’m seeing them on my glass as well as coral and live rock.
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I cant see your pests very well, but if they look like these white guys in my picture, they are Tunicates. It is a type of Sea Squirt and are not harmful. I have them on this plug of my Goni and a couple have spread to the back of my tank. Mine have been growing for a few months and I have left them alone for now.
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Very hard to make out in you blue light! Have a look at this. I think it could be a pineapple sponge. Third on in the majors list!
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What is that!! A R2R guide to common new tank hitchhikers.
One of the greatest things about starting a reef tank is getting your live rock in and admiring all the diversity within it. The rock comes to life different creatures. This is a guide that I, along with a very well known critter identifier @KJ , have put together for the new reefer on what...
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Image is very blue, but looks like one of two things:
is it . . . . . . . . .
limpet:
OR
Flatworm:
is it . . . . . . . . .
limpet:
OR
Flatworm:
ahaaa. Thank you, thank you very much. Im positive it’s a flatworm. Now now my second question is how much of a threat are they?
Not a good one. Siphon and remove and keep an eye out for any more and the presence of eggs. Likely an acro eating version
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