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Old 09/17/2007, 09:14 PM
chjy69 chjy69 is offline
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Question Hitch hiker increasing in numbers

I bought a live rock and there was a worm or snail- like creature like what's in the following picture.
It's only 1/4" long and looks like snail with many legs(?) without shell.
It doesn't seem harmful to my livestock so I left it alone.

Now it's been almost 3 weeks since I bought that rock and I just found THREE of them crawling on the glass!!!

THREE of them!!!

Do any of you know what it is and what to do about this?
Please help... it is not in the list of creatures in my book so I cannot get any helpful information about this.
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Old 09/17/2007, 09:35 PM
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It is hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like the zoanthid eating nudibranch. Go to the zoa forum and look at the threads on them.
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Old 09/17/2007, 09:39 PM
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I found some in my tank. Here is a link to my post that has a picture. If this is what you have and you have zoas, you need to get rid of them.
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Old 09/17/2007, 09:51 PM
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Did it do any harm in your tank? What's your experiences with them?
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Old 09/17/2007, 09:59 PM
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Do you have any zoanthids or montipora? Its a nudi. I will try to find you a good link for info. Definitely get those out of the tank.
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Old 09/17/2007, 10:11 PM
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To be honest, I couldn't tell if they were doing damage. I have too many zoas and did not give it time to find out. I've had Montipora nudis and flat worms in the past that did a lot of damage so I didn't want to take any chances this time around. Read all you can and use your best judgement.
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Old 09/17/2007, 10:23 PM
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Here is one link for you. I'll get some more later.

http://melevsreef.com/id/dc_nudibranch.html

http://melevsreef.com/id/monti_nudi.html
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Old 09/17/2007, 10:53 PM
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Yes, I have some in my tank. (but not that expensive ones... take a look at my gallery)
it looks like just what you guys mentioned.
I'll do my best to pick them up.
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Old 09/18/2007, 08:15 AM
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I took the zoas that I could get out of my tank and gave them a quick dip & shake in a bowl of RO. I got several of the nudis that way and picked some off the LR and glass.
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Old 09/18/2007, 08:17 AM
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Missing link from earlier post: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1190931
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Old 09/18/2007, 06:42 PM
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Talking Gotcha!!!

I killed two last night and got the last (hopefully...) one plus extra.
What is this worm like creature? (something on the left in the following pic)
Is it harmful? (to be removed)? or to be left in my tank?
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Old 09/19/2007, 12:57 PM
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Looks like a common bristleworm, leave them in the tank.
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Old 09/20/2007, 12:16 PM
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Is harmful to any livestock in my tank including clams and polyps?
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Old 09/20/2007, 12:48 PM
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Thats definitely a nudibranch, probably a zoa-eating nudi. I would be very worried.
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Old 09/20/2007, 05:14 PM
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the bristle worm is a good clean up crew critter. they eat dead animals, but they can have a nasty sting. be careful if you keep it (I would), always wear gloves when handling rock. they wont harm any critter unless they are dead or dieing. they might sting you though.
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Old 09/20/2007, 05:29 PM
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That is very small (1/4" long)...
I release it back into my tank, and terminated the nudi - what a contrast!!! (one is killed and the other is released)
Thanks!
 


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