johnny5
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Ok, I just started my tank up. I bought 50lbs of cured figi for my 46 bow. When I got it home it really seemed to be "alive", like very very alive tons of pods and other bugs, worms, dusters, and things I would put in the "other category".. Just wanted to see if anyone could help with id'ing some of these. I could not get any close-ups with my digi (its a 4 megapixel, so I think its just getting the zoom settings tweaked), but i'll work on that.
1- Is this a trapped invert or the weirdest worm ever? In one of my rocks near the sandline is a small alcove. Inside twards the top back there is a small hole.. All through out the day a small little worm looking thing comes out of the hole(when closed up its inside out, much like a snails eye, but way bigger) to eat, its tan with black zebra strips. It belly/underside is all tan. When it comes out all the way it looks like an elephants trunk, its not a fduster either.. It has tenacles but only about 10-15 of them all single file around the "mouth".. which is very flat at the end. Its double the size of a spagetti noodle. Its pretty weird, seems to like eating the junk that accumulates in the little cove. And it will pull in a food pellet if you put it close by. Doesn't seem to have eyes or anything else. I think its a trapped mollusk or something not sure. VERY WEIRD, but cool none the less.
2- some sort of shrimp, I thought it was a mantis at first. But I dont think so after looking at more pics online (the consciencous marine aquarist has nothing on these weird things). It has 2 fairly big eyes, that are not round they are kind oval. Sorta like looking at the guts of an orange up close. And it has mustache like whiskers on its face.
It was in a small hole for a few days, but it push a ton of sand near the entrance to block it. I moved it away to see if he was still in there, and he put it all back. weird little guy, really timid.
3- In an underhang of one of my rocks, it looks like there is a muscle or clam of some sort. Its attached to the rock tho, it seems to "breathe" but its definitely attached and doesn't move.
Any idea's what the hell these things are?
Thats it for now (my fingers hurt from typing), I did see some more "worms" and other stuff. I wish there was a book out there that categorized all these cool creatures.
Please ignore, well, my ignorance if any of these are common hitchhikers on live rock.
1- Is this a trapped invert or the weirdest worm ever? In one of my rocks near the sandline is a small alcove. Inside twards the top back there is a small hole.. All through out the day a small little worm looking thing comes out of the hole(when closed up its inside out, much like a snails eye, but way bigger) to eat, its tan with black zebra strips. It belly/underside is all tan. When it comes out all the way it looks like an elephants trunk, its not a fduster either.. It has tenacles but only about 10-15 of them all single file around the "mouth".. which is very flat at the end. Its double the size of a spagetti noodle. Its pretty weird, seems to like eating the junk that accumulates in the little cove. And it will pull in a food pellet if you put it close by. Doesn't seem to have eyes or anything else. I think its a trapped mollusk or something not sure. VERY WEIRD, but cool none the less.
2- some sort of shrimp, I thought it was a mantis at first. But I dont think so after looking at more pics online (the consciencous marine aquarist has nothing on these weird things). It has 2 fairly big eyes, that are not round they are kind oval. Sorta like looking at the guts of an orange up close. And it has mustache like whiskers on its face.
It was in a small hole for a few days, but it push a ton of sand near the entrance to block it. I moved it away to see if he was still in there, and he put it all back. weird little guy, really timid.
3- In an underhang of one of my rocks, it looks like there is a muscle or clam of some sort. Its attached to the rock tho, it seems to "breathe" but its definitely attached and doesn't move.
Any idea's what the hell these things are?
Thats it for now (my fingers hurt from typing), I did see some more "worms" and other stuff. I wish there was a book out there that categorized all these cool creatures.
Please ignore, well, my ignorance if any of these are common hitchhikers on live rock.
Im going to take it really slow so these little critters dont die.
