This is an interesting link on the common hitchhickers that we could come across in the hobby. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker.shtml
Thanks doc I appreciate it I honestly wasn't sure where to really put it. Maybe we could make another folder just for people and there pest encounters!
Great link. I just ID'd some flatworms I was wondering about. Now all I have to do is get rid of them.
I forgot to add the picture of the eunice worm attributed to Hogfanreefer is a pic I took of a Bobbit worm from my tank.
I have watched a colony of Zoas disappear very slowly. I have looked, and looked, and looked for the cause to no avail. Today I pulled every zoa out of my tank and did a dip in Bayer. Followed by a soak in tank water. Followed by an inspection of every rock lrior to it goin in to another soak. That is when I found it. Attached to one of my Palythoas Grandis was this Snail. I almost didn't notice it and I had a hard time removing it. There is no doubt in my mind that it was feeding on my zoas. I have seen this snail on a different colony a few months ago. I never thought anything of it until now. There was a distinct hole where this was sitting.
so did you notice an improvement. I tend to stay away from bayer wth zoas, I prefer FW dips and H2O2. Interesting snail, hadn't seen one with a shell like that before
Neither have I Frank. That is why I wasn't concerned when I first saw it. Sundial would alarm me but not anything like this. 12 years of reef keeping and it is a first for me.
I go pretty extreme with quarantine for zoas and they are pretty hardy. Over the last 5 years, I've realized that they have so many pests compared to other corals. As of late, a lot of people across the many reefing forums are reporting an increase in nasty hitchhikers, AEFW, Red Bugs, Spiders and etc. I think that the main sources of a lot of our coral our now infestation zones.
the biggest reason we have so many pests is likely the farming methods, no reef fish(wrasses) around to clean up the nasties. The one I've noticed most recently is the white flea like euphyllia bugs as they are called.
Any idea what this guy might be? Nermetea? Bootlaces worm? Tiny little legs...in the hundreds. Several hairs/bristles at the head end. Highlighter yellow. Fast crawler.
Hiya, Looks kewl to me. For a minute I thought it was a pipefish, but then you described it and nope...wouldn't be so lucky. Kim/Benton, AR
That first picture sure looks like a eucinid worm (other names include Medusa worm, Bobbit worm) It's hard to say though because of the distance from the camera. Does the head look like this with the 5 tentacles on the head? I've just never seen one so colorful. If you can you need to catch him and take some pics in a plastic dish. I'm sure the guys on Reef2Reef would love to see it.
I could use identification on this please. First guess is a type of sponge, as there are a few pineapple sponges in this same area. But I'm not sure. I've not seen these here in the last months so this is new growth. Could it be a type of hydroid? They're white, opaque, not the blue cast seen here in my lights.