eolith Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 ANSWERED: See the answer on posts http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/340619-tiny-pink-swimming-things-lots-of-em-overnight-after-adding-cuc/page-3#entry4628959'>52 and 53 I posted this in the Ultimate ID Thread, too, as my last request for ID went unanswered:Help!Ok, guys, yesterday got my CUC from ReefCleaners.org, and I just came home from a cub scouts overnighter with my son to a cloud of these things (1-2mm at the body, excluding the tail) floating in my tank. They are also self-mobile. Occasionally I see one "wriggle" and swim upwards. Are these eggs of some sort?EDIT: After posting this, feeding my green chromis' and getting settled in, I looked gain and they're all gone. Meaning I can't find them and have no clue what happened to them. Link to comment
markalot Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Excellent pics, unfortunately I have no clue. Bump. Link to comment
patback Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 How small are we talking here? Link to comment
eolith Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks, markalot. 1-2mm at the body, excluding tail. They seem to have disappeared while I was processing the photos and posting them online. I fed the 3 green chromis' I have. They were ignoring them before, maybe they ate them? Link to comment
DannaM Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Ask John at reeefcleaners...maybe he's seen them before if the shipment came from him. Link to comment
eolith Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 yep, I did. awaiting a reply. Link to comment
specore Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 That's cool, unless they are bad:). Maybe they disappeared because they are primarily nocturnal? Link to comment
eolith Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 I came home to a lit tank (had been for about an hour) and they were simply floating peacefully. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Pretty little things. Very interesting. I have no idea, but very interested to find out. Following. Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 They actually look like tiny pink sperms to me. But it can't be, because it's simply too big. I'm definitely piqued by this one. Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Okay, I did a bit of poking around online, and those are definitely coral gametes. Do you by any chance have Briareum sp, (Pachyclavularia violacea) in your tank? Because that's the only thing documented that releases pink gametes. If it's not the coral mentioned, then it could be something else. If your tank is a FOWLR right now, it could be a pest anemone gamete (like Aiptasia) or even a sea cucumber gamete. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-06/eb/index.htm Link to comment
eolith Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 huh. I have no corals, tank is only 3 weeks old, still cycling. Just rock, live rock, 3 chromis, and my clean up crew (cleaner shrimp, emerald mithrax, snails/hermits); and a ton of algae. Mostly diatoms, some green, few spots of bubble algae. So, yeah, FOWLR. Can you please provide some reference links to what you're finding? With those terms provided I don't see a matching image anywhere. Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 huh. I have no corals, tank is only 3 weeks old, still cycling. Just rock, live rock, 3 chromis, and my clean up crew (cleaner shrimp, emerald mithrax, snails/hermits); and a ton of algae. Mostly diatoms, some green, few spots of bubble algae. So, yeah, FOWLR. Can you please provide some reference links to what you're finding? With those terms provided I don't see a matching image anywhere. Strange then. Very strange. I inserted the link in my previous post - feel free to browse through it. Maybe it is some other invert gamete. I'm quite positive by the shape and motility described that it's a gamete. I just don't know for certain which organism released it, that's all. Link to comment
DannaM Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 You're cycling with live fish? Link to comment
eolith Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 that's kind of off topic. Feel free to comment in my thread (click on my sig image). FYI, i added them after the cycling was nearly complete. I did live sand, live rock, bio-spira, all my numbers except nitrates are very close the desired range. Link to comment
TaterTot24 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I am following because I want to what it is as well Link to comment
VABumpkin Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I don't think they're any kind of coral gamete. They are too large to be sperm, which have a flagellum like these. They look like some sort of larvae though. Link to comment
Archaic37 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 It very well could have come from your live rock and have been dormant/eggs up until last night when they hatched. Most things will spawn at night time and they may have been looking for some live foods to eat and either died off or are hiding among the rockwork since you said the lights were on for only about an hour before you got home. Link to comment
eolith Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 chestburster young? Link to comment
evanski Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Nuke the entire installation from orbit...only way to be sure. Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 No clue what they are but I love new discoveries! Link to comment
patback Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 If nobody can answer here, maybe wetwebmedia could help? Link to comment
eolith Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 game over, man, game over! I've sent wetwebmedia an email. Thanks for the tip. Link to comment
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