Hitchhikers galore... The Good, The Bad, The Ugly?

[Darold]

I got a great piece of LR for my new 2.5g species tank. However, it came with a bunch of hitchikers that I need to get ID'd. I definately got an ID on a black and white serpent star.

 

I'm pretty sure this guy is a nudibranch. Is this nudi good/bad? I am not going to place him in my main tank, but instead in a 2.5g black and white species tank. The other inhabitants will be Xenia, Dwarf Zebra Hermits, Black Nass Snails, possibly a black urchin, and a few other black or white species (black sand/hood/base). I know most people say no to nudi's, but will he be ok in that system? I know he will eventually starve to death, but even if I bring him back to the fish store, he is likely to do the same.

 

 

 

 

Here are the things I am not too sure about:

 

 

 

 

1) Dark dark purple matter. Hard, not spongelike. Much darker than coraline.

 

2)Same as above, but light blue in color.

 

3)Same as above, but tan in color.

 

4)5 sides face/Pinkish brown in color. Bad?

 

5)5 sided face/white. Hydroids?

[Darold]

Also, thank you in advance for your time. I know these are complete "noob" q's.

[Travis]

I have the same thing as #1, but mine is a dark DARK Blue. It dosn't realy spread fast and it has been in my tank for well over a year.

[phergus_25]

great rock where did you get it

[Darold]

I actually got it from "The Fish Store and More" in Atlanta. Normally I do not purcase livestock from them, but this time I realy liked this particular piece. It didnt look that great for a while, so I had them hold it for me for a week. Just the other day I got it because it was looking grat. Luckily I found the nudi before placing him into my 20L where I am keeping everything until I can finish setting up the 2.5g (hopefully tonight).

 

The tank is being re-located to the kitchen bar, since I had no way of hising all the wires of the 2.5g once we re-arranged the living room.

[Travis]

I am planning a 2.5 for our Kitchen Bar also

[Darold]

Good luck with that. If I didn't own an apartment, I would love to have a custom made tank that fit the bar-top perfectly. Lighting would be a problem, but it definately would be cool.

[phergus_25]

I'll have to go by there, they really like their corals tho,

[Darold]

I think their corals are hit or miss. Sometimes they get good ones in, but a lot of the time I notice they are dying. I prefer Cap Bay/ Marine fish for most purchases (livestock/other).