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04-18-2007, 04:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Need help-quick. Species ID
I have a hitchhiker crawling over my polyps. Is it simply cleaning the rocks or is it eating my polyps. Almost shaped like a limpet, but no shell at all. What is it, do I need to get it out, and can I touch it?
Thank you,
Alex
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04-18-2007, 05:00 PM
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Saltwater Mom
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At first glance I thought it was a shroom but then it wouldn't move. Hope someone can id for you.
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04-18-2007, 05:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester NY
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At first glance I thought it was a shroom but then it wouldn't move. Hope someone can id for you.
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it definately looks like a shroom. how fast is it moving? shrooms can "walk" to different places but this is not a "quick" moving action. its could be moving towards the light.
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04-18-2007, 05:09 PM
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moddin aint easy
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looks like a big flat worm to me, hard to say if its harmful or not, is that the only one you see in the tank?
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04-18-2007, 05:12 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
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It might move a couple of inches an hour. I'm not sure if the hole on top is the mouth, or rather a waste hole, such as a limpet.
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04-18-2007, 05:13 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
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It is roundish/oval shaped. Are flatworms shaped in this fashion?
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04-18-2007, 05:15 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester NY
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It might move a couple of inches an hour. I'm not sure if the hole on top is the mouth, or rather a waste hole, such as a limpet.
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can you see under it? does it have a "stem"? it looks like there is one in the pic.
-leveldrummer,do flatworms get that big?
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04-18-2007, 05:19 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
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You can't see under it and the outer edges are like a ruffled blanket.
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04-18-2007, 05:22 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
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use something to pick up the edges and check for a stem.
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04-18-2007, 05:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
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looking at the pic again it appears to have a "stem" but it could be the base of one of the polyps. can you get a pic at a different angle?
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04-18-2007, 08:31 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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it looks like a limpet to me. keep an eye on it. since it is out in the open i would be inclined to believe it is an algae eater. if it only stays in a certain area, than i would start to get a bit worried if corals in that general area start dissappearing.
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04-18-2007, 08:37 PM
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do flatworms get that big?
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Ive had a couple of polyclad flatworms that were 4 1/2"...Im sure they get bigger than that
Id swear that this thing looks like a mushroom too....but doesnt appear to be from the conversation. 
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04-18-2007, 08:47 PM
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Little Fishy
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Ive had a couple of polyclad flatworms that were 4 1/2"...Im sure they get bigger than that
Id swear that this thing looks like a mushroom too....but doesnt appear to be from the conversation. 
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wow  i hope i never have the "pleasure" of meeting a 5" flatworm in my tank! i had no idea they could be that big!
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04-18-2007, 09:08 PM
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wow i hope i never have the "pleasure" of meeting a 5" flatworm in my tank! i had no idea they could be that big! |
heres a few pics if you would like to see
http://thereeftank.com/forums/showth...yclad+flatworm
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04-18-2007, 09:51 PM
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Country Living
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I found this on WetWebMedia. Does your's look similar?
Orange Frilly Limpet - Lucapina aegis
Can you ID this?
It's in a reef tank. Is it bad or good , Friend or foe..
reef invertebrates. Best regards, Anthony> | |
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