smokinreefer918 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Hello! We have a few hitchhikers coming in off a new mushroom rock and GSP frag we were hoping to get some help identifying them so we know if they need to be banished. Lol TIA 1. On the GSP there is a tiny blue tinted mystery dude just to the right of the purple patch on the frag plug. 2. And the underside of our snail. (Pretty sure he's a bad guy?) Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The GSP dude is an asterina star. Some species will eat zoas, some species will only eat corals if starving. The snail could be a collonista. Look up what a collonista looks like. They're a harmless little algae-eater. A picture of the top would be better to ID it. Quote Link to comment
smokinreefer918 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Wow! Thanks! Here is a different pic of the snail 🐌 Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 It looks like a collonista from that angle, too. At least to me. Collonistas get to about the size of a BB, with the occasional goliath slightly larger. They breed in aquaria, and don't tend to do anything one way or the other. They won't eat anything you don't want eaten, but because they're so small, they don't have much cleaning benefit. I think they're cute, I like seeing them now and then. They tend to come out more at night. Quote Link to comment
Manylps Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I 2nd collonista, I have a several is in my tank.. not sure where they cme from but they don't seem to bother anything Quote Link to comment
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