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03-03-2006, 11:32 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Wisconsin
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hitchikers!!! Anyone know???
I have seen some very little hitchikers on some LR I purchased. They are much too small to get a pic of but I will describe as best I can. They look like a small tube about as high as the lower case l. The opening of the tube is about the size of the upper case O. Around the opening, there are little hairs or arms that are a little shorter than the tube is long. I have looked up aiptasia and that doesn't look like it at all. These little guys are a very light tan color.
There is another hitchiker that are in little clumps. Also too small to take a pic. They are a light to medium tanish brown and they are a little taller than the ones I described above. There are about 5 to 10 in a little clump and the tube is not as wide as the ones above. The hairs or arms around the top are more numerous than the ones above. None of them seem to be spreading but I can't find anything that they might be. I don't want to keep them if they are nuisance. Anyone have any thoughts.
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03-03-2006, 11:42 PM
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Reef Addict
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Menomonie, WI
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Rule of thumb... when in doubt, take them out.
They sound like worms to me. Look in the reefkeeping online-magazine site and do a search on worms. Another great site is the wetwebmedia.
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03-03-2006, 11:47 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Wisconsin
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They don't look like worms. They look more like an anemone.
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03-03-2006, 11:48 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Actually, I love worms and always leave them in, most of them are beneficial, and most are neat to look at.  If your rock is knew, expect to see lots of weird critters soon, as to indentification, do you know where your rock is from? |
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03-03-2006, 11:50 PM
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Duper Mod !
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 14,334
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where in the tank are they located? Towards the back? in the shade?
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03-03-2006, 11:50 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: hamilton ontario
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the best thing that u can do is to dump bleach in ur tank, and hope for the best, then put in some pepsi and gingrale, ha ha lolo vrfnny, im just kidding cause i forgot the question
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03-03-2006, 11:51 PM
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Shark
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kansas City
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Tube worms I think cats was referring to. You may have some aptasia on there too. Without seeing them, it is very hard to identify. The ocean is a vast place and there are millions of critters to consider.
Good luck!
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03-03-2006, 11:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 154
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No, I don't know where my rock is from. I did a silly thing and I bought LR from an unknown vendor. When it came in I also had a slight hair algae outbreak (I am still working on that one). I have never had as many hitchikers as I have on this batch of rock. I guess I am still learning  |
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03-03-2006, 11:53 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: hamilton ontario
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thats ok we all learn until u are as all perfect, ot gay as in happy as i am
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03-03-2006, 11:53 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: hamilton ontario
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beceause the more i know the more i know i dont
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03-03-2006, 11:54 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 537
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I was fortunate, I knew where they aquacultured mine and bought some dive books for that area, you would be amazed how much faster that was than trying to find them online.  Once you post pictures, people will be able to help more. |
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03-03-2006, 11:54 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 154
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They are not in the shade. They are on the surface of the rocks. The darker ones I spoke of are on the tops of the rock reaching upwards. The lighter ones I spoke of are at different places but they don't seem to hide in the shade.
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03-03-2006, 11:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 154
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I wish I could post pics but unfortunately they are much too small to photograph. I have tried but I can't see them in the pics.
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03-03-2006, 11:57 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Denver, Colorado
Posts: 537
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Hmmm...there is a hitchhiker faq website with pictures, let me go see if I can find it for you, that helped before I got my books.
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03-04-2006, 12:03 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 154
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That would be great! I have been looking for a site like that!
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