veiledfox Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Today I discovered something from the gates of hell. I was moving some decor around in my 30 gallon tank, which houses a pair of clowns, a pair of seahorses, and a pair of crabs. I noticed some tiny things swimming around after I moved the decor. I was hoping they would've been a baby seahorses... but instead I got the misfortune of whatever this is. This one was the only one that was big enough for me to catch. At first I though it was possibly a shrimp or something that hitch hiked it's way in. Now I'm thinking it might be a worm of some sort. It's all curled up in the images I've attached cause I think I injured it while I was ~fishing~ it out. It's definitely not a baby crab. It has an elongated figure. Could this be a bristleworm? I apologize for the low quality photos, this thing is seriously tiny and it was hard to get a good shot of it. Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 minute ago, veiledfox said: Today I discovered something from the gates of hell. I was moving some decor around in my 30 gallon tank, which houses a pair of clowns, a pair of seahorses, and a pair of crabs. I noticed some tiny things swimming around after I moved the decor. I was hoping they would've been a baby seahorses... but instead I got the misfortune of whatever this is. This one was the only one that was big enough for me to catch. At first I though it was possibly a shrimp or something that hitch hiked it's way in. Now I'm thinking it might be a worm of some sort. It's all curled up in the images I've attached cause I think I injured it while I was ~fishing~ it out. It's definitely not a baby crab. It has an elongated figure. Could this be a bristleworm? I apologize for the low quality photos, this thing is seriously tiny and it was hard to get a good shot of it. Amphipod. Good guy. 1 Quote Link to comment
veiledfox Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, WV Reefer said: Amphipod. Good guy. Disgusting. Thank you! 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
LazyFish Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Harmless and I find them amusing the way they move is intresting. I like watching them sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, LazyFish said: Harmless and I find them amusing the way they move is intresting. I like watching them sometimes. I agree……They are hilarious little weirdos. Quote Link to comment
Jakesaw Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 hours ago, veiledfox said: Disgusting. Thank you! Agreed, I found one randomly on my front glass panel this week too. Creepy looking, but I figured they had some kindof useful purpose in the reef. Mine was a bit leaner / and leggy - about an inch long in total 1 Quote Link to comment
Xj reefing Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 My wrasse ate all of mine Quote Link to comment
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