Brokken Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Is there such a thing as a salt-water leach? It's perched right under a rock overhang in my NanoCube and it seems to have a friend. It's tubular, black and white and keeps probing nearby. It doesn't look like the arm of a starfish because the ends of it 'flare out' as if there was a mouth in there. I'm sorry, but I have no pics of this guy. Anyone seen anything like that before? Thanks! Link to comment
Duke13 Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Not a leech, probably a hitchhiker nudibranch of some sort. I'd say get rid of it. Link to comment
reef hugger Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Sounds like a peanut worm to me. Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 a black slug maybe? i have some that look like snails just w/o shells... Link to comment
Brokken Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 I doubt it. I've seen young snails before - both Nassarius and Astrea and this looks NOTHING like either. It really looks like a leach - stretching out and opening its mouth. It maybe filter feeding, but it's rather disturbing to see it and not know what it is. I'll try to take a picture of it if I can. Link to comment
Brokken Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 Originally posted by joshnemily Check this site. . That's it! That's exactly it. I did a little search on the web on "Peanut Worms" and found one picture that looks remarkably like the little guy in my tank: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-04/...es/image005.jpg Whew! At least they're detritus eaters. I was getting concerned. Thank you! Link to comment
ApocalypticSurf6 Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 o my I have one too, its so weird to watch Link to comment
willem Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Originally posted by uchiha a black slug maybe? i have some that look like snails just w/o shells... Hi, I've noticed a steady increase in these guys in the last two weeks or so. They mainly come out at night. They have the same foot and mouth as my turbo's, and they are about the same size, they just don't have shells. Any ideas? Willem Link to comment
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