• Why not take a moment to introduce yourself to our members?

das75

Advanced Reefer
Wondering if these are going to be a problem. Noticed the first one a couple of months ago, now have six. Body is about 1/8" diameter, with cone top, tentacles 1/2" long. Tentacles normally lay flat but will reach up. Body and tentacles will completely disappear in sand if disturbed.
 

Attachments

  • 040104_a4.jpg
    040104_a4.jpg
    29.4 KB · Views: 1,580
  • 040104_a1.jpg
    040104_a1.jpg
    22.1 KB · Views: 1,580
  • 040104_a2.jpg
    040104_a2.jpg
    21.2 KB · Views: 1,591
A

Anonymous

Guest
Great pics, but I've not seen an anemone that looks like that... if the tentacles seem to extend very far beyond the body, decidedly uneducated guess is something like or similar to a hydra. I bet Galleon would know, as cnidarians seem to be his specialty.
 

surfdawake

Experienced Reefer
i actually have a couple of those that show up in my tank once in awhile, i also wondered what they are.
 

das75

Advanced Reefer
Found another under a rock, angle shows the crown a bit better. Tentacles don't show up very good as are translucence expect for the tips, total length about 3/4".
 

Attachments

  • 040106_anem.jpg
    040106_anem.jpg
    34.8 KB · Views: 1,542

das75

Advanced Reefer
Do spaghetti worms sting? Seems if a snail passes over these things, the snail will retract way back into it's shell.

Some other pics.
 

Attachments

  • 040210_a1.jpg
    040210_a1.jpg
    42.4 KB · Views: 1,434
  • 040210_a2.jpg
    040210_a2.jpg
    37.7 KB · Views: 1,432
  • 040210_a3.jpg
    040210_a3.jpg
    39.7 KB · Views: 1,434

das75

Advanced Reefer
Well got more and they have turned one side of my tank into a mine field for snails. If they go near what ever these things are, the snail will completely retract into their shells and wait rescue. Don't seem to bother the hermits.

Any ideas on how to thin them out?
 

Juck

Advanced Reefer
I'm not sure what they are,,,, look like some kind of glass anemone to me,,, sure aren't spaghetti worms,, I have hundreds of 'em and they don't look anything like that.

I'd treat them like aiptasia,,,, inject with kalk,, cover with epoxy,,, joes juice,,, voodoo dolls,, whatever works.

I have a das75 tank as well,,, love it.
 

das75

Advanced Reefer
Spoke too soon about the hermits, just seen this.

It's a small crab (shell is ~3/8") but this thing was holding tight. Doesn't show that good in the pic, but there's a little trench in front of the hermit caused as it was being dragged backwards.

Don't think I'll be able to kalk them as they retract fully into sand if you go near them.
 

Attachments

  • 040304_hermit.jpg
    040304_hermit.jpg
    28.6 KB · Views: 1,359

amandab

Reefer
Could you possibly suck them out of the sand with a siphon? It might not get rid of them completely, but it may thin them out and give yer snails a break for a while...
 
A

Anonymous

Guest
I second that Hydroid notion. Although I have never seen them like that or as aggressive as that
 

Sponsor Reefs

We're a FREE website, and we exist because of hobbyists like YOU who help us run this community.

Click here to sponsor $10:


Top