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Hey all,
Welcome again to the new forum, we hope you'll like the idea as much as we did.
To kick things off, I would like all your help in creating an "ID FAQ" to be pinned in this forum.
The idea is to get some good pictures of the things that frequently crop up as ID requests. This could be shots bristleworms, pods, aptasia, mejano, flatworms, those slug things with half a shell :lol:
You get the idea ;)
Hopefully we can put together a great little thread that can be used by those new to the hobby, to help ID the things that can sometimes cause a shock :o
Please feel free to post your pic on here, and also a description of what it is and what it does, and any remedial action you would take. I'll pull the best ones together and form the new sticky.
Hope you guys can help out - so get your macro lenses out!!
Heres a couple of nasties :evil:
Flatworms
heres a nudibranch the zooanthus eating variaty! some people want them :wub: some dont :evil: ;) :thumbsup: nick
Come on folks - more pics needed!! I just know you got some out there.
blue legged hermit crab
Elliott
mushroom anemones which often turn up on live rock
Elliott
Abalone
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/abalone.jpg
Originally posted by Mikey@Mar 7 2005, 21:30
Come on folks - more pics needed!! I just know you got some out there.
Bristleworm..... be afraid, very afraid............ :blink:
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/bristleworm.jpg
Peanut worm...
http://www.nuts-bolts.net/images/worm.jpg
Isopod...
http://www.nuts-bolts.net/images/lice.jpg
Reef bloke
30-08-05, 21:57
Stometella snail,a goody :D
Reef bloke
30-08-05, 21:58
Cyanobacteria,lovely NOT!
This is actually what it looks like just before it dies back.Notice a green patch starting to appear,in my tank this started to consume the Cyano.
Soft coral eating nudibranch.
some macroalgae...tangs love the red stuff
Originally posted by Reef bloke@Aug 30 2005, 21:57
Stometella snail,a goody :D
Is it my imagination or is this exatly the same as the abalone?
Reef bloke
04-09-05, 19:53
Very similar in the photos but definately different.I have never seen an Abelone in the flesh so could comment to the specifics except i would imagine Abelone's are far bigger.Stometella's rarely get larger than about an 1inch long.
Posted this last night, thanks to everyone who identified it as a Stommetella.
Hope the picture helps others.
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/Stommatela.jpg
These katest additionas are great! Thanks guys!
5061litres
06-09-05, 09:21
NOw on this picture we have a few animals.
1, A small bristleworm. good to have in the tank as they are detritus and dead/leftover food consumers.
2, Flatworm they come in various colours from orange to brown and white and have a small V shaped appendage to the rear of the body usually a diffferent colour. Not liked in tanks as can get into plague proportions. remove with FLATWORM EXIT or other reef safe chemical removel.
3, these are a small mite. shouldn't be too worried about these. not seen any harm come to anything. they do look similar to a thing called 'RED BUG' that eat Acropora's.
4, Is a blade type algae called razor algae. good for removing nitrates.
5,Is a small starfish called ASTERINA. thye can come in a lot of different shapes. they are said to be detrimental to your tank in large numbers. in small quantities they do no harm.
6, is a grape algae, also good for removing nitrates in a closed system, but reall need to be lit 24/7 as they tend to want to go 'sexual' and pollute the tank.
Hope that helps some people out.
tony.
http://www.acroreef.co.uk/pics/DSCN2499.JPG
The Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Ross :thumbsup:
Tanaidacea - good guys - about 1mm long
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tony0044_critter1.jpg
hydroid jellyfish - Staurocladia oahuensis - about 1mm across - on the glass
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/tony0043_critter2.jpg
5061litres
14-10-05, 17:04
antother majano....
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/DSCN2859.JPG
tony.
I believe this is a juvie flatworm, but I'm not sure....
Not a very clear pic, but I believe these are sponges...
A Chiton found tonight a welcom addition to the clean up crew
About 800 existing species of chiton are identified. All are rock-dwelling marine molluscs with oval shaped bodies that are flattened from back to front (dorsoventrally). Eight overlapping and separate plates form the shell, and the plates are articulated by a fairly complex set of muscles. The class is designated from its name, Polyplacophora, which means "bearer of many plates."
Chitons are mainly found in shallow water, often under rocks and other shells, but several genera can be found in water as deep as 5,000 ft.. They become active at twilight and move around very slowly in search of food. Most are grazers, and with a multi-toothed radula, they can feed on small algae and other tiny organisms. Some are actively carnivorous, feeding on small crustaceans by smothering them with the girdle; e.g., Lepidochitona.
waddington43
18-01-06, 20:22
briareum nudibranch...eats Briareum (star polyp)
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploads/IMG_343.jpg
Hi Mikey,
Can you not move the thread from photography which has a similar theme and lots of piccies of critters
http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=39963
Cyanobacteria,lovely NOT!
This is actually what it looks like just before it dies back.Notice a green patch starting to appear,in my tank this started to consume the Cyano.
Hi, looks just like the stuf growing in my tank! What causes it and what is the best way to get rid of it? Last water change I syphoned it off but it's coming back! Help
I have loads of piccies but still cannot post attachments - why not????
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g37/fishflopy/Banditintank.jpg
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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