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Flyflicker
09/06/2005, 02:07 PM
What is this and do I have to worry about it in a reef tank?
Is it poisonous? Please let me know.http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/78908IMG_04541.jpg
DeeZeal
09/06/2005, 02:13 PM
The larval stage of a flatworm? That's my guess but I am probally way off.
EdKruzel
09/06/2005, 02:22 PM
Possibly some type of Sea Slug or Nudibranch; look here for a matching photo:
http://www.seaslugforum.net/welcome.cfm

Ed
Flyflicker
09/06/2005, 02:34 PM
Holy Crap! That would take me all day to go through all those pictures... I had no idea that there were that many!
greenbean36191
09/06/2005, 03:03 PM
I'll save you some time. It's an arminid nudibranch. They feed on soft corals. I can't ID it to species from the picture though.
Flyflicker
09/06/2005, 03:16 PM
So when I see them again I need to eliminate them? Are they poisonous?
greenbean36191
09/06/2005, 04:44 PM
I wouldn't eat them ;), but AFAIK arminids are only as toxic as the corals they eat.