About a month ago I had this slug that would shoot out a tentacle(filter feeder). I didnt know what it was so I got it out. A few days later I saw smaller ones about a quater inch or less. Everyday I take like 20 out the tank. I use a baster to suck them out. It seems never ending. The way I can make it out is when I have the light on I see thin tentcles. When i feed the tank with cyclopeeze thats when I can start to really make them out because they are clear you see the cyclopeeze in there body. Anyone possibly know what it is? How can i get rid of them?
Weird slug of some sort
- Thread starter 1QuickSubaru
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its really hard to take a pic of them. The first one was huge but i got rid of it and never snapped a pic. The rest are really small, so small my camera cant pick them up. The are oval shapped and clear and are able to shoot out a fine tentacle that they move in and out.
- Location
- Huntington
It aways amazes me that everyone is so wiling to just remove organisms from their tank without either positively IDIng them first or seeing them do something to harm another organism. If it's filter feeding why would you remove it? Have you seen it do something detrimental? With all the tanks we have ever setup we have only had to remove/kill a few red bugs and flatworms along with the occasional fish that becomes a bully. The more biodiversity you have with your cleanup crew the better off you are. Stop removing everything from your tanks.......jeez.
i have a similar slug/tentacle hitchiker in my tank as well. They just have this long lookin tecntacle and they always seem like they are trying to grab something but never do.... Always wondered what they were, but never saw them cause problems so I left them alone. Now I am worried they might be bad...
- Location
- Hudson Yards
Me too. I never got why people are so quick to do this. I have the opposite philosophy. Until a given critter proves me wrong, I always give it the benefit of the doubt and let it be. So far I've never regretted this approach.
I also agree, most are good. And many will only stay around a short time and cycle out. Those that stay are because your environment fits their requirements. If you were not providing what they need, like excess food etc., they would be gone.
i think i have those too. they are really clear. they have like 2 thin red antennae. i took it out because i thought it was part of my shrimp's molting. there were two in my zoas. dj orion, i think i have what you are talking about too. those are snail like creatures that live in lr. search for them ive seen a thread. all in all, my tank is hitchhiker paradise.
(i also have stomatellas, bristleworms, etc.)
(i also have stomatellas, bristleworms, etc.)
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