New findings on LR, help ID from pics

reefside oc

reefside oc

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Could this be a baby shrimp??

What are these green things??

This picture has three different things. The top right has a sponge?? Any ID for the type?
The middle appears to be a worm? Good or bad?
The left is interesting. Its housing appears to be like white shell pieces and a long white string(s) comes out of the opening. You can see the strings in the picture. What could this be??
 
meowzer

meowzer

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The top pic looks like a copepod...good thing
middle...I have no clue
Bottom middle...bristle worm...don't know about the other stuff
 
sickboy

sickboy

Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3009385
The top pic looks like a copepod...good thing
amphipod if you want to be technical...

In the second pic are you talking about the green things?
If so, I have no idea either. Maybe seaweed of some sort? I don't think it is a shrimp....
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
Originally Posted by sickboy
http:///forum/post/3009474
amphipod if you want to be technical...

In the second pic are you talking about the green things?
If so, I have no idea either. Maybe seaweed of some sort? I don't think it is a shrimp....
One thing you will notice is that when it come to these kind of thingys I am nowhere near technical....BUT I WAS CLOSE
 
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vinnyraptor

Guest
Originally Posted by Reefside OC
http:///forum/post/3009379

Could this be a baby shrimp??

What are these green things??

This picture has three different things. The top right has a sponge?? Any ID for the type?
The left is interesting. Its housing appears to be like white shell pieces and a long white string(s) comes out of the opening. You can see the strings in the picture. What could this be??
the bristle worm can sting you trust me dont touch it! i still have spines in my fingers and its been weeks, lol. as far as them being good or bad the jury is out. i think a few are ok . the real downside is that they can get very big. i mean 4 feet big and then they will eat fish inverts and corals. if you have shrimp and crabs in your tank these worms will be food, if not they can feed on detrious and get very large and very mean.
The middle appears to be a worm? Good or bad?
 
flower

flower

Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by sickboy
http:///forum/post/3009474
amphipod if you want to be technical...

In the second pic are you talking about the green things?
If so, I have no idea either. Maybe seaweed of some sort? I don't think it is a shrimp....
The green I recognize...it is algae..to be sure touch it, it will feel like plastic, if it is what I am thinking. It overlaps and crosses itself and builds up, usually I see it accompanied by bubble (marble sized) algae
 
natclanwy

natclanwy

Active Member
The bristle worm you have is fine, the bristles can stick in your skin but I have not had any adverse effects from them in fact I can't even feel them. That particular species won't get much more than 6" long and are a great part of your cleanup crew.
When answering bristle worm questions we need to keep in mind that there are over 10,000 different species of bristle worms all with different characteristics and habits.
 
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sweetxoxo31

Guest
Hi there,
In the pic that shows the bristle worm, and "unidentified" white "shell looking stuff" - I had a good sized worm in my rock, and how I found it was that same "white shell looking stuff" in the area of the hole where the worm crawled in & out of. That stuff was my sand bed. Who knows, maybe the sand bed attaches to the worms bristles and when they go in *& out of the rocks it piles up? This is just my opinion...hope it helps!
:) fyi - if I actually helped someone else here - GREAT!! LOL
 
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