What is this porcupine thing on my zoo's

[pokdbz]

I found this porcupine looking animal on my zoo's. I have no clue what it is.
What does everyone think it is?
Should I remove it?

 

[lionfish28]

does it ever move?

 

[pokdbz]

yea i was watching it move for 5 min or so it also has antenna's

 

[lionfish28]

Does it swim?Does it just crawl?It might be a snail:yes:

 

[pokdbz]

It crawls, It doesn't have a shell so I guess that it is not a snail.

 

[lionfish28]

hmmm it could be a nudibranch.Can you get a closer up view for me?(another pic)

 

[spsaddict]

GET it OUT!! thats a zoa eating nudibranch

 

[donmgicwon]

Originally posted by spsaddict
GET it OUT!! thats a zoa eating nudibranch
Do you mean zoo? What is the proper name for it? I would take it out too, it does not look good.

 

[spsaddict]

zoanthid aka zoa

 

[donmgicwon]

Originally posted by donmgicwon
Do you mean zoo? What is the proper name for it? I would take it out too, it does not look good.
I meant what is the proper name for the nudibranch and aren't zoa/zoea baby shrimp. I have always heard zoanthids called zoos not zoa for short (since the o sound in zoanthid is long).

 

[pokdbz]

That is not good. I will take him out as soon as I find him.

 

[pokdbz]

Originally posted by spsaddict
GET it OUT!! thats a zoa eating nudibranch
Thanks spsaddict,
I got him out he must have hitchiked on some of my new zoo's.
Upon closer inspection where he was, the zoos were missing the outside cover of the base. Also It looked like they were hollow also. Thanks for the quick reply.
Are these nudibranches pretty common? Do you think that there are more?

 

[pokdbz]

Here is a better picture that I got off another site. It looked exactly like this.

 

[spsaddict]

yup yup, he will make a meal out of thoes zoanthids you got there

 

[misty927]

Creepy...

 

[j21kickster]

Take it out- it will eat them- I had some a long time ago and they reproduce quickly