What the nope is this?

[Reefing_addiction]

What the nope is this?


The video on my computer maybe better but this one should work and here are some photos

 

[moretor1]

Samsung says it's either a species of Trachelomonas or a ciliate of some sort

 

[John Doe]

Was this observed with microscope?

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Was this observed with microscope?

Yup

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Samsung says it's either a species of Trachelomonas or a ciliate of some sort

Neither of those have eyes

Google came back and said snail baby or bivalve

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Neither of those have eyes

Google came back and said snail baby or bivalve

While some sort of mollusk larvae is a good guess, because of the eyespots, I'm inclined to think they're polychaete (bristleworm) larvae.

Regardless, mollusk or polychaete, they're trochophore larvae of some variety.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

While some sort of mollusk larvae is a good guess, because of the eyespots, I'm inclined to think they're polychaete (bristleworm) larvae.

Regardless, mollusk or polychaete, they're trochophore larvae of some variety.

Oh man I should have dumped them down the drain lol


Oh well…I put them in the sump….i need to find an arrow crab lol

 

[Reefing_addiction]

While some sort of mollusk larvae is a good guess, because of the eyespots, I'm inclined to think they're polychaete (bristleworm) larvae.

Regardless, mollusk or polychaete, they're trochophore larvae of some variety.

So a quick search shows this about bristle worm reproduction

These things were definitely in a “sac” of some sort - seen below

So maybe, hopefully not more bristle worms

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

So a quick search shows this about bristle worm reproduction

These things were definitely in a “sac” of some sort - seen below

So maybe, hopefully not more bristle worms

It's definitely possible - I'm not sure which kind of critter with larvae like this would lay an egg sac; pretty neat to see!

 

[Reefing_addiction]

It's definitely possible - I'm not sure which kind of critter with larvae like this would lay an egg sac; pretty neat to see!

So at first I was gonna leave it and go to sleep and then I could t sleep so I have to get the microscope out! But then had dreams of alien invasions coming from my tank lol

 

[John Doe]

so I have to get the microscope out!

If you can see this thing so clearly without microscope, it's really impossible not to throw it into the sewer.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

If you can see this thing so clearly without microscope, it's really impossible not to throw it into the sewer.

So yes I could see the egg sac…but not the critters….

I do have plenty of bristles and a few fireworms
I sometimes get them out with a baster but generally I just let them do their thing