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I made this account to ask if anyone has bred Arrow Crabs before? We had brittle stars, fire worms, tube worms, bristle worms as hitchhikers in the live rock but now there is hundreds of tiny things running all over. The arrow crabs had babies twice and is pregnant again. The tadpoles were...

Heyehey could someone ID this zoas??? Thanks.

Hi, I’m trying to identify a tiny worm. I added some live copepods and 1hour later my tank is covered in thousands of these tiny white worms. I’ve tried to get some good microscope pictures so maybe you could help me! Thanks!

Hi all, just traded some corals with someone and he gave me this zoanthids as a gift. However, I’m not really sure what kind of pink zoanthids these are. Are they just “pink zoa’s” or do they have a more specific name? Can’t really find it on the webs. Thanks! (Scopas for size )

A few pieces that i'm having a hard time ID'ing and was wondering if anyone else has a clue?

Sooo I haven't been able to conclusively figure out what this is, answers have varied widely. What are these things? Hasn't harmed anything yet and I thought it was just a type of algae, but last night I saw a worm poking out of the rock near it. It seemed to be searching for something, poking...

I got 20 pounds of live rock that came with a ton of cool mushrooms and I put it in my qt this morning when it was still dark I saw this caterpillar looking creature that is red with white spots and horns I've looked for hours what it could be but I haven't matched a picture yet can you help...

HELP! I bought a 20 lb live rock that came with a bunch of mushrooms and than this morning at around 5:00 am so the lights were still off I saw this red and white creature come out looks almost like a caterpillar and has spikes....I tried to identify it but I can't seem to match the picture with...

Is this Gracilaria Curtissiae ? need accurate Id but I’ve been calling it Gracilaria. LFS calls it dragons tongue. And is anyone interested in taking some off my hands? We’ve already fully stocked our LFS and it just keeps growing! :) Side note: we keep a natural tank with pests such as...

Hey! So my friend have me this rock with some coral on it. But I’m not sure what it is. Can someone please identify it for me?

I purchased this coral as an Anenome, beside I’ve never seen anything like it. What do you think? Anyone have something similar?

Hello, I've been battling this algae for a couple months now and I can't get rid of it... I can really use some help, quitting this awesome hobby has crossed my mind.. It's a very slimy fuzzy looking brown algae/bacteria. I've tried sucking it of, which reduces it a lot but only the top layer...

Hello everyone, I’ve seen these little white critters all over my system and they are EVERYWHERE. I want to think they’re a type of copepod but I’m not entirely certain. I tried my best to get a good picture. Thanks for any identification!

hello i have a montipora but i dont know this name, i guess a "Poker Star". two pictures as a same coral :) Thank you

Hi just noticed this little stuff on my hammer's skeleton, at first I thought it's some worm and tried to wipe it off but it's something hard that doesn't come off. Any idea what this may be ?

Does anyone know the name of this torch coral? I just picked two heads up. I wonder if they have a name?

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TLDR: help me ID this fish I bought, I think it was mislabeled/represented and I’m new to this Hi all, new to the saltwater aquarium world. I used this forum to get me started and would like to say thanks for all the help and info I’ve received so far just by reading though previous threads...

Have had this nem for awhile now and I started with one and now have 4. Looking for an id on the red one, been told 2 different names such as rose and black widow. Would love for some other opinions

So I placed an order for some inverts and everything came as requested, but an extra bag was in the shipment and a shrimp I didn’t order. I enjoy all the different inverts, I think they’re mostly fun curious creatures so I don’t mind keeping it. The concern of course is compatibility with...

Hey all, I’m transferring some stuff into another tank and seen this guy slithering? Anyone know what the heck this creature is?

Hi Folks! Hoping someone can offer some insight on the little Kenya Frag in my QT. It’s grown/done well along with everything else in the tank. A couple of weeks ago I noticed bubbles had formed near its base. I’ve searched around a bit but haven’t found a similar instance. Soooo, does...

I got a new mantis shrimp from a shop in Florida, it has mainly black and dark blue covering, blue legs, dark eyes, white tips on the raptorial appendages, and blue/green tail end with light pink little arms(setae) on the end. It’s about 2 inches in length and has blue walking legs. I’m not sure...

Hi folks, New to R2R and learning a lot from you guys. Thanks a lot. Started my cycle 4 days ago and spotted these orange spots on the sand tonight. Can you guys confirm those are diatoms? If I understand well its a good sign so I would be happy about it, just need an expert eye. The orange...