2 ID's Please

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by artrichter001, Dec 11, 2007.

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  1. artrichter001

    artrichter001 Fire Worm

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    Hi! I got two Id's for you. Te first one is a hitchhiker who is always riding on one of my Snails back!! Any idea what this is?

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    Te second one, definately looks like a star, but it is very very tiny. I saw two of these guys yesterday crawling up the glass. Here's a pic:

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    Thanks!!
     
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  3. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    looks like a vermetid snail and a micro star. those micro stars are fine, the vermillion will grow faster than the snail. vermillion shoot out a web to collect food.
     
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  4. artrichter001

    artrichter001 Fire Worm

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    Exactly, the vermilion is always shooting out webs...annoying. Thanks for the id.
     
  5. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    some reefers dont like them in the tank because of that. i have a couple in mine but there attached to a rock. its upto you if you want to get rid of it.
     
  6. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    As much as I hate to point out spelling errors......Vermetid snail....sorry :)
     
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    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    oh yea, well your missin an n in your pic, so there.
     
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  9. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    :lol: If I knew how to use Photoshop, I'd change it so there! :D
     
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  10. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    there is also a chitton on the snail :p

    ***edit***Limpet, not chiton
     
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  11. artrichter001

    artrichter001 Fire Worm

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    Yeah!, I didn't notice that before. Poor snail, carrying around lazy critters...
     
  12. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    AARRGGHH!! :lol: