Unknown Hitchhiker

[HugoRR]

Hi everyone, that thing came out of my live rock but I want to know if its a good hitchhiker or not so if anyone knows please help, thanks. Sorry for the bad quality pics.

 

[HugoRR]

Sorry for the bad quality pics

 

[4FordFamily]

@Lionfish Lair

#reefsquad

 

[Maritimer]

Welcome to Reef2Reef, HugoRR!

From these photos, I can't tell whether it's a worm or an arthropod, and whether the up end is the head or tail of this critter. (I guess I literally can't make heads or tails of it!)

Renee (who's already been paged) is remarkable with these guys though, and may be able to suss it out.

~Bruce, who kinda wants to find out what it is . . .

 

[Lionfish Lair]

My guess would be a tanaid.

 

[HugoRR]

Welcome to Reef2Reef, HugoRR!

From these photos, I can't tell whether it's a worm or an arthropod, and whether the up end is the head or tail of this critter. (I guess I literally can't make heads or tails of it!)

Renee (who's already been paged) is remarkable with these guys though, and may be able to suss it out.

~Bruce, who kinda wants to find out what it is . . .

Thanks and to be honest I don't this it's a worm, it has little legs and I think it may be a mantis shrimp I'm not sure tho.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

It's a little long and thin to be a mantis. Tanaids are often mistaken for mantis shrimp. Especially with their funky positioned large claws. I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Can chance for more pictures? From the side possibly?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Actually, I have a picture in my folder on another computer. I'll go find it and put it up so you can have a peek. That might be easier.

 

[HugoRR]

Can chance for more pictures? From the side possibly?

It's dead

 

[HugoRR]

Actually, I have a picture in my folder on another computer. I'll go find it and put it up so you can have a peek. That might be easier.

Alright, Thanks.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

 

[HugoRR]

Looks the same. Is that going to harm my reef tank ??

 

[doodlebug25]

Looks like a shrimp of some kind.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Looks the same. Is that going to harm my reef tank ??

No, they're fine.

 

[JaimeAdams]

I see those often while fragging coral at the store.

 

[jsker]

nice call