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01-04-2007, 10:15 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Florida
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|  Can you ID these creatures?
Hope someone can help me identify these creature's ...these photos are taken at 60x magnification. Image 1 is backlit on my microscope, Images 2 and 3 are from the tank wall @ 60x too. I find them on all the glass walls. I clean the front with the magnet cleaner and there right back there sticking to the front glass instantly! This is a 40 gallon marine reef tank with 25 pounds live rock, and 40 pounds of CaribSea araganite Seaflor and 15 pounds live sand, see my aquarium too here. | 
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01-05-2007, 12:58 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vacaville Age: 23
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They look like mantis shrimp larvae, the only other thing it could be is millions of baby aptasia.....j/k 
Ive read and heard so much contradictory id that ive decided that they are little critters that live on my glass for short periods of time. _________ Yes, tiny has an 11" legspan......  | |
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01-05-2007, 02:32 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Dallas, TX,Texas
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They look like harmless hydroids. I get them on my glass all of the time and have never seen any negative impact of them being around.
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01-05-2007, 02:41 PM
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| | Banned
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
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its a sea booger!!!!!! 
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01-05-2007, 02:50 PM
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| | Blue Ringed Angel
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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Originally Posted by GraviT  They look like harmless hydroids. I get them on my glass all of the time and have never seen any negative impact of them being around. |  _________ Curt  | |
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01-05-2007, 05:33 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Age: 31
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Hydroids | |
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01-05-2007, 10:12 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 22
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I get them all the time too. They only last until I clean the glass, lol. I wouldnt worry about them, unless you get millions of them, he he. _________ 15 Gallon Nano, Current USA 80 watt PC Light, Pengiun HOB Refug, Pair of clowns one ocellaris and one purcula!
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01-05-2007, 10:32 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Florida
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Thanks for the help! | |
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01-07-2007, 08:14 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Hydroids or possibly small brittle or serpent stars(babies). _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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01-07-2007, 10:22 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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Wow those little buggers are small! How did you find them. I agree with everyone above me...from what I can tell they are either Hydriods or baby stars. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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