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08-06-2007, 10:04 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL
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|  looks sinister...
I fear that there is something bad in my new LR. I just got it 2 days ago. Yesterday I saw something about 1" long with a tube shaped body and one end has little tentacle like things about 1/4" across. It came out of one piece of LR and floated to another where it crawled around and has been there since.
I'm new to the creatures aspect of saltwater and I don't have a good knowledge yet of the corals and inverts that I might find in the tank. The live rock was aqua cultured of the coast of Florida if that helps at all.
Any help would be great
Thanks. _________ 1 true-percula & 2 fox-face firefish. 46-Bow w/ 20gal as sump. DIY wet/dry and DIY overflow. Coral Life skimmer. QuietOne return pump. Eheim ProII canister (just in case my DIY stuff fails). 36" Nova Extreme (2x39w 10k, 2x39w actinic with a fan loud enough to drowned out the noise from the tank) 48lbs. LR. Tank 2 is a 55G Fresh Water w/ 4 Discus. Tank 3 is a 10G fresh with Tetra. | 
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08-06-2007, 05:10 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2007
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ist pic is easily a mantis most likely peacock but i dont know what the second one is | |
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08-06-2007, 07:18 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL
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Originally Posted by danger dave  ist pic is easily a mantis most likely peacock but i dont know what the second one is | Both pictures are of the same thing. Just different lighting and focus (hard to focus up close w/o a macro lens  )
Do you mean a mantis shrimp? because it's defiantly not shrimp like. I watched as it came out of a small tube/hole in the LR and it's kind of like a 1"long worm with an anemone on one end. | |
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08-06-2007, 07:33 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
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its a peanut worm.their good,they eat bad algae and waste. | |
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08-06-2007, 08:06 PM
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| | Tassled File Fish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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Originally Posted by ziggy222 its a peanut worm.their good,they eat bad algae and waste. | 
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08-06-2007, 08:51 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Originally Posted by danger dave ist pic is easily a mantis most likely peacock but i dont know what the second one is | I dont see how you call mantis...if anything it looks like some form of feather duster tube, the end looks similar to my hawaiian buggers. Though peanut worm is also viable. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
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100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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08-06-2007, 09:28 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Originally Posted by danger dave ist pic is easily a mantis most likely peacock but i dont know what the second one is | Are we looking at the same photo?  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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