Should I be concerned?

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  1. ctate

    ctate Astrea Snail

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    These guys hitched in with my latest macro shipment. Either they grow really fast, or this is the first time I've seen the big guy. There's these three (that I know of) in the sump, and one made it into my DT yesterday. Can anyone tell me what they are and if I should worry?

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  3. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    They look like some sort of flat worm or nudibranch.. Will be tagging along to see if someone knows. Im curious now :p
     
  4. ctate

    ctate Astrea Snail

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    Make that five in the sump now.
    I was thinking nudibranch too, but I've seen pics and read on other forums that it could be a harmless slug.
    Anyone? Anyone? Buler? Buler?........
     
  5. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    well, I am curious.. So here is a bump8)
     
  6. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    try oxynoe viridis and see if it looks anything like one of the many variations. My guess is that this guy feeds on the macroalgae he came with.
     
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  7. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yep, it's an Oxynoe species, an algae eater. It's probably either a variant of O. viridis as SAY says, or if it's from the Atlantic/Caribbean, O. antillarum.

    Cheers,



    Don
     
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  9. ctate

    ctate Astrea Snail

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    SAY, you appear to be correct! Thank you very much!