Trochus Snail Spawning and new critter...

JBKReef · Sep 1, 2018

I was trying to document some new critter in my tank today after lights went off. Small snail looking creatures on zoa colony I have observed over the last couple nights. You can see 2 creatures on the rock below the main group of zoas. Additionally a third mystery creature on a zoa higher on the frag.

So at the same time as trying to document these guys I notice my water getting oddly cloudy and my corals closing up... turns out my trochus snails decided to get groovy at the same time...

Is it possible these new creatures are some previously spawned snails and I just have some trochus snails with over active labidos?

Ranjib · Sep 2, 2018

snail like things are limpets , those roach like things are copepods

Ranjib · Sep 2, 2018

these are normal things :-), cycle of life. I don't know for sure if they are connected or not, their family etc.. likely they all know each other :-)

Katrina71 · Sep 2, 2018

You have a little freakfest going on. I suggest PBS instead of cable for a less freaky CUC.

JBKReef · Sep 2, 2018

Oh the roach like guys I know are pods, one of the guys from my @AlgaeBarn 5280 pods to be exact lol Added them about 6 months ago and now my tank is crawling with the buggers.

The 3rd mystery creature I was curious about is actually this thing...