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chemikalzsky

Hey everyone! While I was looking at my little bowl tonight, I noticed a something that I haven't seen before. Since I have always heard, "if you don't know what it is, take it out" I grabbed my handy turkey baster and sucked it right out and put it in a plastic container to get a picture of it. I tried googling it, but I got a bunch of different results.

 

You guys have any idea what it could be?

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chemikalzsky

It's really small so I can't tell if it has mouth parts and antennae or not, but it wiggles. The picture doesn't show it very well, but the coloration goes from a light orange color to a dark red and has a whitish head and a whitish tip on the end

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I came home today from work and the container it was in is empty.... I think the roommate thought there was nothing in the container and dumped the water.

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I came home today from work and the container it was in is empty.... I think the roommate thought there was nothing in the container and dumped the water.

forever a mystery.

Unfortunate indeed

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It sure did! Does yours have a reddish hue to it?

 

A little. It was more pinkish with what looked like reddish stripes.

 

Like this?

 

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Yes, very similar. I could see the black part on or through its head but couldn't tell if it was retractable.

 

What is it?

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Yes, very similar. I could see the black part on or through its head but couldn't tell if it was retractable.

 

What is it?

I don't remember if I ever ID'd it, those pics are a few years old, but all I know if that they are harmless algae grazers

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look for 5 antennae


I know a few things of what it could be but a few have an often unfairly bad rep with reefers.


possibly dorvilleidae


that's if there is 2 pairs (4) antennae


good guys they are

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That's exactly what my worm looked like! Thanks for the pics yoshii. How'd you get such a detailed picture?

 

If they are good guys, amphipod, my roommate is gonna get it for tossing it out.

 

 

Good to know. Thanks Yoshii.

BTW, is that Kira Yamato in your avatar?
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That's exactly what my worm looked like! Thanks for the pics yoshii. How'd you get such a detailed picture?

If they are good guys, amphipod, my roommate is gonna get it for tossing it out.

BTW, is that Kira Yamato in your avatar?

don't get on him too bad, last thing you want is an angry room mate lol
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That's exactly what my worm looked like! Thanks for the pics yoshii. How'd you get such a detailed picture?

 

If they are good guys, amphipod, my roommate is gonna get it for tossing it out.

Cool! Glad to have helped out

I used the macro setting on an old camcorder :lol:

 

It's ok, there are probably more, they will reproduce

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Haha, yes it is. How did you know?

NICE! Huge fan of the series.

don't get on him too bad, last thing you want is an angry room mate lol

You're right. I might end up with a penny in my bowl

Cool! Glad to have helped out

I used the macro setting on an old camcorder :lol:

It's ok, there are probably more, they will reproduce

Nice I only have my cellphone with no macro option. Time for a new camera... Lol

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