live rock questions

[baeya]

I'm starting an Evolve2 saltwater tank. It has been cycling with live sand (about 1 1/2 inch) and a piece of live rock.

The first thing I noticed on my rock was something that looked like a miniscule anenome but, I'm sure its not. I will try to upload a picture. Then I thought it got eaten by some slug/snail looking things, so I took them out and smooshed them.....

I've turned the rock a few times and today I saw the thing I'm not sure of again....
I also see bristle worms and some tiny long thin white things with what looks like 'dusters' on the ends. I think those might be aipstasia and not good....

 

[baeya]

I think I may have posted this in the wrong section......sorry.
But, does anyone know what it is?

 

[Bifferwine]

Are they soft or hard? If they are hard, they are dead coral skeletons. If they are soft, they appear to be bleached hairy mushroom corals.

 

[d2mini]

I really don't know what it is, but from your description it sounds like it's moving???
If so, maybe a sea cucumber?
In the pic it looks almost like a dead brain coral skeleton, but it wouldn't be moving if it was.

The other things sound like feather dusters, but can't tell you without a pic.
And if you had a "slug" or snail without a shell, those are fine. They are Stomatella snails.

 

[baeya]

Are they soft or hard? If they are hard, they are dead coral skeletons. If they are soft, they appear to be bleached hairy mushroom corals.

I will take a better look and see if they are soft or hard. Thank you!

 

[baeya]

I really don't know what it is, but from your description it sounds like it's moving???
If so, maybe a sea cucumber?
In the pic it looks almost like a dead brain coral skeleton, but it wouldn't be moving if it was.

The other things sound like feather dusters, but can't tell you without a pic.
And if you had a "slug" or snail without a shell, those are fine. They are Stomatella snails.

The slug looking thing did have a shell. I'm going to try and touch the other thing with something plastic. It's not moving around the rock but, I'm not sure if it is hard or soft. I will check...

 

[d2mini]

The slug looking thing did have a shell.

So wouldn't that be a snail? Nassarius snail maybe?

 

[baeya]

Okay....I touched the thing in the first picture and it is hard, so I guess it's a skeleton. Thank you for that. I did find another slug looking thing in there and will try to get a picture. The long white string looking thing (like dental floss?) do have hairy ends that swoosh around, so I'm thinking they are feather dusters.....
I will try and get some pictures. I know I have a super macro on my camera but, can't find it at the moment.

Thank you for the fast comments!

 

[TBrewerton]

Small stringy things with tiny head... could be a digitite

 

[Bifferwine]

The stingy thing, I'm guessing, is a spaghetti worm. Feather dusters aren't stringy. They look like feathers.