Any help would be greatly appreciated. I noticed today that there is something growing from the live rock in one of my students' tanks. 06-22-2017 07:05 AM by ChiWing. However, it can look superficialy similar to jellyfish polyps or bryozoans. If you are looking for all of the best Live Rock we offer check out our Live Rock by the pound. 1: 387 : Coral Beauty White Lines. Vermetid Snail: Bad Hitchhiker. There are lots of species but most have a pointed shell, and pretty easy id. Vermetid Snails are common hitchhikers on frags and live rock. Live Rock Hitchhikers. OK, I got my Tampa Bay Saltwater live rock yesterday. Tee$ 07-06-2017 02:30 AM by jerryclunsford. Got lots of pics of cool animals. 6. Just got 40 lbs of live rock in. Definitely a little freaky with the critters you get but really cool. 10 votes, 17 comments. Shipped around 5pm yesterday and got here at 10am. While any of the below listed worms are highly unlikely to be found as hitch hikers due to their very large size, I thought they would at the least, be of interest. New live rock hitchhiker ID help. 06-28-2017 02:52 AM by jerryclunsford. 3: 283 : ID worm (no bristle worm) nouserforaname. If you are unable to ID the animal, it is always best to err on the side of caution and remove it before it can harm prized coral. Talk about hitchhikers!!! 61.6k members in the ReefTank community. Harmless little guys, and pretty cute too. Many crab species have been reported as live rock hitchhikers, including teddy bear crabs, decorator crabs, emerald crabs, acropora crabs and arrow crabs. I noticed my first hitchhikers - some black/red bristle worms and this organism that I am not sure of what it is. But I found a couple worms and some other things that I don’t know if they’re safe but thought they were. 13: 518 : I know you can get both good and bad hitchhikers on live rock, so help identifying would be much appreciated! Here’s some pictures. Been curing rock since Christmas (~35 lbs LR from LFS and ~75 lbs Dry Rock). There are so many color variations and different textures but here are a few common ones. Sponges. Can spread quickly. When feeding they also release mucus nets, which can … I've attached a picture I … Although they don’t attack coral directly, they tend to grow on or near coral skeletons and can stunt growth. Algae grazers that usually come in on the rock. For more information on curing, visit our Live Rock Curing Guide. Sponges: HARMLESS Ok so here is another "WHATS THIS" that I see all the time. 07-01-2017 07:54 PM by frisbee. Our Aquacultured Live Rock started out as upland dry rock of the Bryozoan facies (Commonly sold as Reef Saver or South Seas rock) in 1997, we selected two sites in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 13 miles from land in 30 feet of water. 7: 657 : Help please identify this! There is a negative stigma attached to the words Live Rock Hitchhikers, but the majority of all the hitchhikers that will come on live rock will be good and with only very few exceptions are there some bad or questionable hitchhikers. Tricky2828. Hey All, New to this and I am setting up a 90 gallon reef tank. They were covered in living things of all sorts. I'm trying to make sure it's not something I need to be worried about. The identification of Worms found within live rock and live sand. Polyps such as the clove polyp can occasionally enter via live rock, and is generally an appreciated hitchhiker. Tbell805. The rock was incredible. Zoanthids Generally brown or green in colour, zoas and other button-like polyps are for the most part appreciated as guests on live rock.
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