little_tuna
Reefing newb
Looks like a slug. Its browm with white spikes. Anyone know what it could be?
Ill post a pic in a sec
Ill post a pic in a sec
Hitchhiking Slug?
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ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Sounds like a cucumber. I assume by spikes you mean actual spikes and not antenna...
little_tuna
Reefing newb
Yeah i think you are right.
Heres what i could get of him
Heres what i could get of him
Bifferwine
I am a girl
It is indeed a sea cucumber. They are good guys! Neat hitch hiker to find. Lucky you.
little_tuna
Reefing newb
Yeah i got a lot of rocks from a guy that was breaking down his tank.
So he will be fine in my 29? Are they poisonous?
I kept away and was scared to touch it.
Do you know what kind he is?
So he will be fine in my 29? Are they poisonous?
I kept away and was scared to touch it.
Do you know what kind he is?
little_fish
Moderator
That looks like a tiger tail sea cucumber
Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Sea Cucumber, Tiger Tail
Great hitchhiker
Saltwater Aquarium Inverts for Marine Reef Aquariums: Sea Cucumber, Tiger Tail
Great hitchhiker
Smitty
Reef pro
+1 Biff and little fish...a nice hitchhiker indeed. It will help keep you sand clean and aerated.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Ugly little thing, isn't it? :lol:
little_tuna
Reefing newb
Cool, thanks.
Heres some other hitch hikers i got and need help identifying
1....This was a polyp of some sort but i accidently squished him. What should i do about him. Take him out? Will he heal?
He is right in the center of the pic. A little hard to see
2...Whats this
3....Whats the name of these mushrooms.Some of them got smooshed. Should i remove them??
4... these were all the hermits and snails that grabbed hold of the rocks
5....There were also a lot of sponges on the rocks and I saw a few of those Asternias stars?? I think thats what they are called. The really tiny white starfish looking critters. Look like baby starfish. Some people say they are pest and others say theyre fine. What is your opinion about them???
And here are all my rocks minus 13 pounds i already had. I dont know how many pounds it is. Probably between 30lb-40lb, but i got all of this with the snails, crabs and hitchhikers (except the sea cucumber which i didnt see till i got the rocks home), All for only $60 bucks from this guy that was breaking down his tank.
:^: pretty good deal huh :bounce:
Heres some other hitch hikers i got and need help identifying
1....This was a polyp of some sort but i accidently squished him. What should i do about him. Take him out? Will he heal?
He is right in the center of the pic. A little hard to see
2...Whats this
3....Whats the name of these mushrooms.Some of them got smooshed. Should i remove them??
4... these were all the hermits and snails that grabbed hold of the rocks
5....There were also a lot of sponges on the rocks and I saw a few of those Asternias stars?? I think thats what they are called. The really tiny white starfish looking critters. Look like baby starfish. Some people say they are pest and others say theyre fine. What is your opinion about them???
And here are all my rocks minus 13 pounds i already had. I dont know how many pounds it is. Probably between 30lb-40lb, but i got all of this with the snails, crabs and hitchhikers (except the sea cucumber which i didnt see till i got the rocks home), All for only $60 bucks from this guy that was breaking down his tank.
:^: pretty good deal huh :bounce:
little_fish
Moderator
looks like you got a great deal!
The mushrooms are fine, nice freebies! #2 is a feather duster. #1 looks like a zoa or paly polyp, give it a few days to open up. It should have no damage from the squashing.
I personally remove the asterinas when i see them, but i dont go after them like crazy. If you have a system that has almost no algae for them to feed off of then you might want to declare war because i think that is when they start eating zoas. But otherwise i dont think they cause too much damage
The mushrooms are fine, nice freebies! #2 is a feather duster. #1 looks like a zoa or paly polyp, give it a few days to open up. It should have no damage from the squashing.
I personally remove the asterinas when i see them, but i dont go after them like crazy. If you have a system that has almost no algae for them to feed off of then you might want to declare war because i think that is when they start eating zoas. But otherwise i dont think they cause too much damage
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
Won't the slug eventually run out of food and starve?
little_tuna
Reefing newb
Yeah I think I'm going to see if my Lfs will take him for store credit. I'm still really new at this so I'm afraid of him dyeing and poisoning my whole tank.
Also you were right about the shrooms and polyp/zoa. They opened up. Ill take a pic of the polyp/zoa in a second
Also, any advice on getting the cucumber out of his rock
Also you were right about the shrooms and polyp/zoa. They opened up. Ill take a pic of the polyp/zoa in a second
Also, any advice on getting the cucumber out of his rock
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little_tuna
Reefing newb
Ok here it is.It is brown with a little green in the middle that you cant really see in the pic.
Also what are these dots. I didnt put this rock in my tank cause i wasnt sure what they were.
Also what are these dots. I didnt put this rock in my tank cause i wasnt sure what they were.
little_fish
Moderator
are they squishy, attached to rock but yet easy to peel off?
My guess is pineapple sponge. They are a harmless filter feeder
My guess is pineapple sponge. They are a harmless filter feeder
little_tuna
Reefing newb
Yeah they are squishy and peel off easily.
I have a problem now......
I talked to my lfs and they said they would take the cucumber. To get him out off the rock they recommended that I put the rock out of water to where he is just touching the water in hopes that he would fall back in the water. Well i tried that and now he is pissed. Luckily i took the rock out and put him in a bucket to do this because he is spitting. Are these toxins? Looks like hes spitting out water.
Soooo i dont know what to do with him. Cant really take an angry spitting cucumber to the fish store to be adopted.
I have a problem now......
I talked to my lfs and they said they would take the cucumber. To get him out off the rock they recommended that I put the rock out of water to where he is just touching the water in hopes that he would fall back in the water. Well i tried that and now he is pissed. Luckily i took the rock out and put him in a bucket to do this because he is spitting. Are these toxins? Looks like hes spitting out water.
Soooo i dont know what to do with him. Cant really take an angry spitting cucumber to the fish store to be adopted.
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
I think those white dots might be snail eggs.
The cucumber should be fine once he/she/it settles down. :) If it just looks like water, I don't think it's toxins. Usually they will spit out their guts if they're really mad.
The cucumber should be fine once he/she/it settles down. :) If it just looks like water, I don't think it's toxins. Usually they will spit out their guts if they're really mad.
Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
I say just keep the cucumber you dont have any fish to kill so give him a try!
little_tuna
Reefing newb
Ok, he calmed down after a little bit and was all happy stretching out for food.
I just got back taking him to the fish store to be adopted
Heres him stretching out
Im too much of a coward when it comes to poisonous creatures
My thoughts exactly
I just got back taking him to the fish store to be adopted
Heres him stretching out
Im too much of a coward when it comes to poisonous creatures
My thoughts exactly
BL1
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Tiger tails aren't the poisonous variety.
