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The tentacles at the end make me think Medusa wormHelp ID please! Peanut worm hopefully?!
Yes, or some other kind of cucumberThe tentacles at the end make me think Medusa worm
Okay thanks! Quick google search says they're beneficial detritus eaters phewThe tentacles at the end make me think Medusa worm
That is a man-eating Moray!!!!Hi guys, any idea what this could be? Never moved out of this spot but looks like a claw either opened or closed, just snapped shut when bristleworm went near. Any help greatly appreciated!
AgreeThat is a man-eating Moray!!!!
Kidding aside, I think it is a bivalve of some kind. Filter feeder.
I think we can safely rule out any arthropod, dosent look to be any hydroid I've ever seen, I don't think an anemone would get detached like that and it dosent appear to be a starfish of any kind. You have me stumped! It kinda looks like the feeding arms of something like a Medusa worm or other cuke, which would be my closest guess. @ISpeakForTheSeas @EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal?My LFS found this lil critter a couple days ago just as he was about to dip some new coral. I'm even surprised he saw it at all at bottom of his container. When he showed me, i immediately said baby aiptasia.
NOT!
I went home and got my Jewelers loupe (5X).
it is about 1/8inch across, with about 12 or 13 arms(tentacles). It was firmly attached to the bottom of the plastic cup. But while taking a video, it crawled just like an octopus and moved about a 1/4 inch.
Ive done a bit of searching(googling) and cant find anything quite like it.
okay people, what ya think?
My LFS found this lil critter a couple days ago just as he was about to dip some new coral. I'm even surprised he saw it at all at bottom of his container. When he showed me, i immediately said baby aiptasia.
NOT!
I went home and got my Jewelers loupe (5X).
it is about 1/8inch across, with about 12 or 13 arms(tentacles). It was firmly attached to the bottom of the plastic cup. But while taking a video, it crawled just like an octopus and moved about a 1/4 inch.
Ive done a bit of searching(googling) and cant find anything quite like it.
okay people, what ya think?
The video only shows 9 or 10 arms, but there are 12 or 13!!
Looks like it may be a very small Swimming Anemone, Boloceroides mcmurrichi. For a fairly similarly sized specimen to compare with:I think we can safely rule out any arthropod, dosent look to be any hydroid I've ever seen, I don't think an anemone would get detached like that and it dosent appear to be a starfish of any kind. You have me stumped! It kinda looks like the feeding arms of something like a Medusa worm or other cuke, which would be my closest guess. @ISpeakForTheSeas @EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal?
I'll remember that for next time! Forgot about swimming nemsLooks like it may be a very small Swimming Anemone, Boloceroides mcmurrichi. For a fairly similarly sized specimen to compare with:
Hydroids are predatory. Related to jellyfish and can sting fish and corals.Great writeup! Didn't realize hydroids were considered bad. See them from time to time on my glass...but very few at that. Why are they bad?
hydrozoan and will move about the tank. Catch it and discardMy LFS found this lil critter a couple days ago just as he was about to dip some new coral. I'm even surprised he saw it at all at bottom of his container. When he showed me, i immediately said baby aiptasia.
NOT!
I went home and got my Jewelers loupe (5X).
it is about 1/8inch across, with about 12 or 13 arms(tentacles). It was firmly attached to the bottom of the plastic cup. But while taking a video, it crawled just like an octopus and moved about a 1/4 inch.
Ive done a bit of searching(googling) and cant find anything quite like it.
okay people, what ya think?
The video only shows 9 or 10 arms, but there are 12 or 13!!
There's a good chance there was only the one - if you've got eggs or a breeding pair, then that's a problem though.How common is it to have a single zoanthid eating spider in your tank? I removed one the other day, and am worried there may be others. I have looked and looked and can't seem to find any. Really hoping it was a single hitchhiker