Malaya Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Need help identifying this little alien looking creature. It's fun to watch. Link to comment
Muraki Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Amphipod will get this one. But is it possible to get a picture of it's body? Link to comment
Malaya Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 I have sat and watch the one in the video...when it's tenticles come out some will latch onto the vegetation, like it's skimming it for food. Amphipod will get this one. But is it possible to get a picture of it's body? Those look more like bugs. This looks more like a worm that has anemone tentacles that comes out of its mouth. Link to comment
D Z Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 ALIEN....definitely and alien! Kill it with fire! JK I honestly have no idea. I have sat and watch the one in the video...when it's tenticles come out some will latch onto the vegetation, like it's skimming it for food.Those look more like bugs.This looks more like a worm that has anemone tentacles that comes out of its mouth. LOL, I think he meant that the person on this forum that goes by the name Amphipod. He is very well versed in id'ing things like this. Link to comment
Malaya Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Lol...oh **embarrassed Well my little alien doesn't seem to be killing the vegetation that surrounds it. So I'll let it be for now. I have one black one and one white one, each living in separate rocks. There's no vegetation on the rock that the white one lives in, but it's thriving... Link to comment
D Z Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Lol...oh **embarrassed Well my little alien doesn't seem to be killing the vegetation that surrounds it. So I'll let it be for now. I have one black one and one white one, each living in separate rocks. There's no vegetation on the rock that the white one lives in, but it's thriving... No worries, I can see how that was probably confusing. I searched around a bit more and I think this may be either a peanut worm or spaghetti worm. Its hard to tell from the video that you posted so see if you can google a video of each and compare to what you see. Let us know.... Link to comment
Malaya Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 I will go check those out. I just took these pics before I read your reply. Couple more pics Link to comment
Malaya Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 OK checked them out, my guess would be the peanut worm. In some of the pics they look similar. I've never seem either of mine out of their rocks.... Thank You Link to comment
amphipod Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I know this one, the Sipuncula (peanut worm) Antillesoma antillarum, his tentacles told me, the animal is harmless, cool hitchhiker I'd say. I will go check those out. I just took these pics before I read your reply. Couple more pics Link to comment
Malaya Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Sweet, I'm glad he's harmless, because I love sitting and watching him. I think I have spaghetti worms as well. Now that I have everything I've seen identified, think it's time to start putting fish in I know this one, the Sipuncula (peanut worm) Antillesoma antillarum, his tentacles told me, the animal is harmless, cool hitchhiker I'd say. Link to comment
amphipod Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Sweet, I'm glad he's harmless, because I love sitting and watching him. I think I have spaghetti worms as well. Now that I have everything I've seen identified, think it's time to start putting fish in you might even be able to see a few other hitch hikers out if you take a peek when it's dark. Link to comment
Muraki Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yep, he came to the rescue. : ) Link to comment
D Z Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Very nice, I figured Amphipod would come along eventually and confirm that! What kind of fish are you thinking about adding? Link to comment
Malaya Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 So I think I'm being over ran by peanut worms now... Link to comment
amphipod Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 So I think I'm being over ran by peanut worms now... hey, it's free cuc Link to comment
Malaya Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Very nice, I figured Amphipod would come along eventually and confirm that! What kind of fish are you thinking about adding?We just added a Scarlet Cleaner shrimp. Next is a rose anemone and a small clownfish. I wouldn't mind adding a black cap basslet...but from what I've seen those are pretty expensive. This is our first saltwater tank... Link to comment
Malaya Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 This is my psuedocorynactis. She's so beautiful. I was wondering if my asterina starfish's start getting overpopulated, if i can feed them to my psuedocorynactis Link to comment
Malaya Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Can somebody tell me if the bigger mushroom polyp is happy or not? I'd be so crushed if he didn't make it. And I don't know how they act when happy or sad....thank you in advance Link to comment
seahorsedreams Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 That's an awesome capture of the mouth and tentacles. Link to comment
Malaya Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Newly discovered alien....starfish....is it friend or foe? Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Cute starfish, friendly. Link to comment
Malaya Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 My spaghetti worm looking for a new home Link to comment
seahorsedreams Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 You certainly have an active little tank. I'm jealous. Link to comment
Malaya Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 You certainly have an active little tank. I'm jealous. Thank you...all we have added is the cleaner shrimp...everything else hitchhiked in....my 2 year old loves it, she'll sit with me and just watch. Link to comment
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