New live rock

[CrimsonTide]

Yes aptasia , my rock came with it also they do look different than some aptasia but grow just as fast, look at right side I’m starting to get a small army of them

That is a nice army! Hopefully you can nuke them or scrape them off and toss em.

 

[dvgyfresh]

That is a nice army! Hopefully you can nuke them or scrape them off and toss em.

Just waiting for the peppermint shrimp lol they cleared the front of the display which is good but left the back and I’m cool for now as long as they stay back there

 

[CrimsonTide]

Just waiting for the peppermint shrimp lol they cleared the front of the display which is good but left the back and I’m cool for now as long as they stay back there

My peppermint lives in a hole on the right side of my tank and is scared to venture very far. I think I need one for the left side of the tank. Lol maybe you need one for the back side.

 

[dvgyfresh]

My peppermint lives in a hole on the right side of my tank and is scared to venture very far. I think I need one for the left side of the tank. Lol maybe you need one for the back side.

Ima get a couple more and pray lol this guy also came from the gulf rock , and I had mine shipped dry no rush 3 days no idea how everything was still alive lol

 

[CrimsonTide]

Ima get a couple more and pray lol this guy also came from the gulf rock , and I had mine shipped dry no rush 3 days no idea how everything was still alive lol

We had ours picked up at the airport. So it didn't have the 3 days. I was quite amazed at the rock though. There may be one of those mantis in the rest of the rock I took more smaller pieces.

 

[Reefing102]

If this is wild gulf rock, if it’s aptasia, last I knew gulf Aiptasia don’t spread like pacific Aiptasia. That said, both could potentially be baby Curley Que anemones

 

[dvgyfresh]

We had ours picked up at the airport. So it didn't have the 3 days. I was quite amazed at the rock though. There may be one of those mantis in the rest of the rock I took more smaller pieces.

I only bought 10 lbs so it wasn’t too much ,
I think the mantis was an egg or something because I didn’t start hearing the clicking until 2-3 months later

 

[CrimsonTide]

I only bought 10 lbs so it wasn’t too much ,
I think the mantis was an egg or something because I didn’t start hearing the clicking until 2-3 months later

Well thats a terrible thought lol I grabbed 10 lbs as well.

 

[CrimsonTide]

If this is wild gulf rock, if it’s aptasia, last I knew gulf Aiptasia don’t spread like pacific Aiptasia. That said, both could potentially be baby Curley Que anemones

See thats what I thought as well abput the gulf aiptasia but not sure.

 

[Sharlow]

Your snail looks like a little Florida Fighting Conch. I have a half dozen. They sleep through the day, and move about a bit at night. They don't really bother anything, but don't expect them to be a useful CUC member either.

 

[Gulf Live Rock]

Its a curly que anemone or a light bulb anemone. Not aiptasia. Check out my critter id page. Thanks https://gulfliverock.com/hitchhiker-id

 

[CrimsonTide]

So went looking in the tank at night again. Really need to stop doing this. There are some weird tentacle like things on some of the live rock. The best one to take a pic of is on the backside of my tank so I tried my best to get a pic of it. Its real thin stringy clear tentacles.

This is a new one for me. Doesn't look like any of the nems/aiptasia so I'm kinda lost.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Thats actually a worm. Similar to spaghetti worms.
D

 

[CrimsonTide]

Thats actually a worm. Similar to spaghetti worms.
D

Ok so good worm????

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Ya its good. Particulate filter feeder.
D

 

[CrimsonTide]

Ya its good. Particulate filter feeder.
D

Whew.... I'm just gonna stop looking at my tank at night. I saw a truck load of bristle worms a few mins ago hoping none were fireworks not worried about the regular bristles. I shall go to bed and stop peeking at my tank. My Dad always said nothing good happens after midnight!

 

[Kmst80]

Whew.... I'm just gonna stop looking at my tank at night. I saw a truck load of bristle worms a few mins ago hoping none were fireworks not worried about the regular bristles. I shall go to bed and stop peeking at my tank. My Dad always said nothing good happens after midnight!

You'd be surprised what else will turn up. I found new stuff on my live rock after 2 month not noticing. Amazing coz it would have been out of the water multiple times. Here a little list of some of the critters I inherited:

3 rock boring urchins, 2 pincushion urchins , Mithrax Crab( it's gone now coz it ate my urchins ), pistol shrimp, cucumber, brittle stars, bristle worms, spaghetti worms, other smaller crabs, million feather dusters , galaxy coral, zoas, other corals I don't know, sponges and the list goes on.
Btw I was glued to the tank at night with a torch too, still do it some times.

 

[Rtaylor]

@Eagle_Steve is the go to for Florida ‘pest’ anemone ID’s,

 

[Eagle_Steve]

@Eagle_Steve is the go to for Florida ‘pest’ anemone ID’s,

That looks like a tiny light bulb anemone. But hard to really tell when I zoom in. I see almost bubbles with a thin tip at the end.

If it is, they are not as bad as aptasia or majano, but can reproduce a little faster than a bta, for example.