A question and an ID

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  1. tom.n.day

    tom.n.day Eyelash Blennie

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    The questions is; I just pulled a very small bristle worm out of one of my Acans. Who was more likely to be eating whom? If the bristle worm is "attacking" what steps do I need to take?

    Number two- what is this zoa? is it worth anything?
     

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  3. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    i think its a cool looking zoa, though as for a name no idea. I wouldn't worry about the bristleworm doing too much damage to a healthy acan.
    it was either

    A: looking for food
    B: eating dead tissue

    How do your acans look?
     
  4. tom.n.day

    tom.n.day Eyelash Blennie

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    Acans look great, multiplying quickly. one of the main heads on one of them has a bubble thing that no one seems to know what it is but is otherwise fine.

    The zoa is a pretty huge colony 40-50 heads I would say. I can't find anything that looks like it but I am pretty sure it is very common because of the crazy growth rate
     
  5. CharlotteReefer

    CharlotteReefer Coral Banded Shrimp

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    The zoas almost look like wolverines... not sure though
     
  6. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    wolverines had=ve a green ring i think. LPS like Acans are great at eating stuff I saw a dwarf cerith in the mouth of my candycanes once
     
  7. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    reefpets had some up a couple weeks ago but i cant find a pic, and coralpedia doesnt have any either
     
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  9. tom.n.day

    tom.n.day Eyelash Blennie

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    CharlotteReefer Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I bought the ones from reef pets....thats why I said they looked similar :)
     
  11. CharlotteReefer

    CharlotteReefer Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Im pretty sure people just make up names...not sure if wolverine is an actual zoa type. Nice looking though
     

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    tom.n.day Eyelash Blennie

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    Thanks Charlotte, it's s pretty huge colony and it grows like crazy