do i want this creature in my sump?

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  1. gwbh

    gwbh Astrea Snail

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    New ID

    New creature:
    photo (1).JPG image (2).jpeg
    Ive been seeing this little guy crawling around for a few days now in the sump, anyone know what it is???
     
    gwbh, Sep 24, 2013
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Corailline, Sep 24, 2013
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  3. gwbh

    gwbh Astrea Snail

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    thank you corailline!
     
    gwbh, Sep 24, 2013
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  4. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    you have quite the little wildlife refuge in your sump :)
     
    oldfishkeeper, Sep 24, 2013
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  5. gwbh

    gwbh Astrea Snail

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    Thanks, I have quite a few more! I think I have ID'd them all thanks to corailline's link (great one btw). I have also spotted:

    tons of amphipods, Isopods - Munnid, Copepods

    Asterina sp. Microstar
    Polychaete - Eurythoe sp
    Feather Duster - Serpula
    Ball Sponge

    I tried to get some pics they're not very good.
    image (2).jpeg image (3).jpeg
     
    gwbh, Sep 26, 2013
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  6. gwbh

    gwbh Astrea Snail

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    new creature in the sump, what is it? snail looking, i cant tell if it has a shell photo (4).jpg photo (5).JPG

    limpet possibly? or Snail - Stomatella?
     
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    gwbh, Oct 24, 2013
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  7. maxter

    maxter Flamingo Tongue

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    damg looks like you found a new creature every week lol i never found something in my sump :(
     
    maxter, Oct 24, 2013
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  8. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    looks like stomatella to me.
     
    SAY, Oct 25, 2013
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  9. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    From those views, you could have any of a bunch of different unrelated creatures. If you want a positive ID, you'll probably have to remove it (them) from the tank and take pics in a shallow dish of water. Neither pic looks like anything objectionable, though.

    Don
     
    pagojoe, Oct 25, 2013
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  10. gwbh

    gwbh Astrea Snail

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    more pics, not much bettter i think its stomatella image (3).jpeg photo (5).JPG
     
    gwbh, Oct 26, 2013
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