Bought live rock, now I need some ID's please

[Bifferwine]

It does sound like a peanut worm. But a peanut worm wouldn't have been able to take down a shrimp.

 

[jen_1122]

Yes, that sounds like him. Thank you.

So, would a peanut worm feed on the shrimp after it was dead? Would he be a CUC? Poor Shrimp was pulled between 2 rocks. Guess I'll have to look around for another culprit.:grumble:

 

[jen_1122]

Yay, hermies showed up. I think he molted.

 

[Bifferwine]

Hooray! Glad he's safe, Jen.

 

[jen_1122]

Re: Ok, so here he/she is.

So for identification I thought I would try to get a shot and wouldn't you know it I think he/she gave me a smile ;-). Soo, what do you guys think peanut worm?
Is there another name they would go by?

 

[Bifferwine]

That looks like a peanut worm to me. I don't know of any other names they go by.

 

[jen_1122]

A few more pics.
The first is hard to pic. It's a white cone with some firm bristles/tenacles sticking out of the mouth. I have no clue as to what this one could be and can't seem to get a good shot of it either.

The second is a little nausaurius:question: type snail. They are tiny I think I have 2 running around. The snorkle is black in color.

And the third (when we picked it up) and fourth (2 months later) pics are of the zoa's:question:. I was pretty sure these were what I have.

Oh, also one that has no pic. Looks like a mouth in the center with some dots surrounding the mouth. The dots spread out with the lights on. Noticed a few. Can't even get a shot.

Thanks again everyone :bowdown:

 

[Bifferwine]

The first pic looks to be a q-tip sponge (good) in front of an aiptasia (bad).

Second is a bumblebee snail. Some say they're good, some say they will eat corals; I have some in my tank and have never had a problem with them.

The 'mystery critter' sounds like a ball anemone (good).

 

[jen_1122]

Yay, I got some good stuff. Oh, that aiptasia survived the first round of aiptasia X. But not the second round.

Um, just noticed a couple red bubbles. Could those be a different bubble algae? Do they come in different colors? The last I had was more of a dark green almost black.

 

[Bifferwine]

They can come in red. :(

 

[jen_1122]

Haha, of course it is. LOL. At least it's on a small piece of rock. Easy to pull it out and remove. Thanks Biff.

 

[jen_1122]

Could this be the start of some Cotton Candy algae? It looks like it has a clear funnel in the center.

 

[Bifferwine]

That's a sponge. They are reef safe.

 

[jen_1122]

:bounce:
ohh good, what a relief.

 

[jen_1122]

Well, I was able to get a picture of an anemone:question: maybe. It was able to get hold of a rather large piece of krill that made it to the bottom of the tank. Not sure what it is, but have a few of them on the rocks. This is the largest I have seen them get.

 

[Bifferwine]

That's a ball anemone. They are reef safe and cool little hitch hikers. Unfortunately, they normally don't live long in our tanks. I have a couple that have been around for several years, but most of the ones I see come and go.

 

[jen_1122]

I have a few of these around. No real rhyme or reason as to where they grow. The rock in the pic has 6+ on it (center of the tank) and I have some growing under the rocks in the back. I guess lighting doesn't really matter with these?
Glad they are one of the good guys :)

 

[Bifferwine]

I don't know how much light they need. I assume not much. Mine are always catching and eating fish food.