please ID this hitchhiker. Scared to put this frag in my tank!

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by Coasterofluv, Jan 14, 2013.

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  1. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    BW's are great freebie additions to your CUC, creepy or no. I tend to leave them, and have even added them to new setups. I've even seen them eat cyano!
     
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  3. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    Looks like piece of bristle worm, part of cuc
     
  4. Coasterofluv

    Coasterofluv Fire Worm

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    LOL I probably won't see it for a year and forget about it then be mortified when it appears, 10 times larger :eek:
     
  5. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    Well, you are a braver reefer than I :)
     
  6. cj22009

    cj22009 Astrea Snail

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    Pretty sure it is a bristle worm. As previously stated always good to do a little dip in coral rx. Got majano's once been dipping ever since :)
     
  7. dsmerf214

    dsmerf214 Fire Shrimp

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    looks like a small bristle worm to me too
     
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  9. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    I have to agree with pink, looks like a nudibranch to me, if you could get a clearer shot of the head, and the whole thing altogether, that would help :)

    The fact that they were on a soft coral frag (nudibranches are specialized eaters, and often look like what they have been eating) and they kind of look like soft coral also leans toward nudibranch IMO.
     
  10. rgoedhart

    rgoedhart Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    That's what my first thought was as well... Clearer picture would verify one or the other though

    i wouldn't put the frag in the DT just yet....
     
  11. rgoedhart

    rgoedhart Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    that would explain why it looks "odd"... also.. that's kind of disgusting, never knew!!