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01-08-2007, 05:36 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alvin, Tx Age: 30
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with the limited description, but wanted to see if this sounds familiar to anyone. Just got my first bit a LR yesterday and for a split second saw what looked like a black centipede, possibly with white specks or dots, go from one hole to the next. Does this sound like anything someone has seen and can ID?
Did get a pretty sweet score at the lfs $3.99/lb
Thanks
Travis
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01-09-2007, 08:42 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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Its funny, I hear about worms in the live rock and it could be that. I just saw something weird running around in my rock the other day, looked like one of those little rolly pollys you would find in the grass. But it would pop out of the rock super quick run fast and then dive back into another hole.
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2 Clown Fish - 1 Lawnmower Bleeny - 1 Peppermint Shrimp - 1 Blue legged hermit - 3 Astrea Snails - 1 Emerald Crab (havent seen in a while)
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01-09-2007, 08:52 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30
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[quote=tmrash;354112] Just got my first bit a LR yesterday and for a split second saw what looked like a black centipede, possibly with white specks or dots, go from one hole to the next. Does this sound like anything someone has seen and can ID?
i had something similar in my tank but it had 1 claw (like a freaky yabbie/centipede or something) and made this really loud snaping sound fast little bugger i asked the my local lfs and he hadnt heard of it and put it down to some kind of rock crusteacean i ended up getting him out of the tank when i noticed it snapping at my xenia i used to have. _________ 4x24w T5ho 135ltr/35gal marine cube 15kg of liverock Mandarin Goby, Zoanthids(orange and yellow) Hammer coral , red and blue coralmorphs.  Got Questions? Need Answers?
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01-09-2007, 10:15 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Is there any way you can snap a picture of the hitch hiker? | |
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01-13-2007, 12:35 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alvin, Tx Age: 30
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hadnt seen this guy again, hopefully he'll pose for a shot someday | |
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01-13-2007, 12:54 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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I would be a bristle worm. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | |
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01-13-2007, 01:01 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
Sounds like a bristle worm to me
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01-14-2007, 04:40 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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Originally Posted by mattgeezer  i had something similar in my tank but it had 1 claw (like a freaky yabbie/centipede or something) and made this really loud snaping sound fast little bugger i asked the my local lfs and he hadnt heard of it and put it down to some kind of rock crusteacean i ended up getting him out of the tank when i noticed it snapping at my xenia i used to have. | That would be a pistol shrimp, not a centipede. They generally have one large claw that makes a snapping sound when they are wreaking havok on your tank. | |
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01-14-2007, 02:47 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
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If you are really concerned about it you can place the rock in some saltwater and let it sit in the garage or somewhere cold for a few days and that should take care of your pest problem! | |
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