Can you identify my hitchhickers?

ugafan31605

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Discovered some hitch hikers on my live rock. This is in a 8 gal bio cube that is just starting to cycle.
http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll202/ugafan31605/Forum%20Pics/?action=view&current=100_3475.jpg

This one I believe is a Rock Anenome. Which is bad?
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll202/ugafan31605/Forum Pics/100_3472.jpg

This one I have no idea what it is. I can't find anything resembling it on the net. I'm not sure it is even alive.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll202/ugafan31605/Forum Pics/100_3482.jpg

This one is hard to see, but I think it is a Britle Star Fish. Is this guy going to survive the tank cycling? What should I do with it. I think my Damsels are eating it. It only has 3 legs.


Thanks in advance for your help.
 

BIGgourami

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the first one is an aptasia anenome...
the scond one looks like either a tube worm shell or a peanut or spaggetti worm
and the last one is eithr one arm of a brittle star or a SMALL bristleworm
 

Dr_Shakalu

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I don't know about the first 2, but I'm pretty sure the last one is a bristle worm. You will want to get it out because they can become aggressive to othe inhabitants. My brother uses a piece of pantyhose. He puts some fish or shrimp in it and wraps it around like a ball. You put it in the tank at night because that's when the worm comes out. In the picture it looks like a small worm but you may be surprised at actually how long it is. In the morning, the worm should be stuck to the pantyhose by its bristles. Be careful when you remove it because they can bite and the bristles can irritate skin. Good luck, The Doctor.
 

BIGgourami

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TY
 

zerelli

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I thought I saw someone selling bristle worms as part of a "cleaner package". I have seen some nasty bristleworms. Once back in the early 90s I received a shipment of rock at this store and it was full of fire coral and bristleworms. My arms were scorched up to the elbows.....man that sucked.
 

princess

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zerelli;1704483; said:
I thought I saw someone selling bristle worms as part of a "cleaner package". I have seen some nasty bristleworms. Once back in the early 90s I received a shipment of rock at this store and it was full of fire coral and bristleworms. My arms were scorched up to the elbows.....man that sucked.
then why you touch it? lol


i have something in 2 peices of my rock its like a tube...its white and got two like string bits coming from it... then when i turn lights on/off they pop in n out? lol
 

Reefscape

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princess;1704883; said:
then why you touch it? lol


i have something in 2 peices of my rock its like a tube...its white and got two like string bits coming from it... then when i turn lights on/off they pop in n out? lol
Quite possibly a couple of feeders from a spaghetti worm..
 

princess

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Reefscape;1704893; said:
Quite possibly a couple of feeders from a spaghetti worm..

the white bit looks dead.... but they have long sorta antena that pop up n down...quite weird
 

ugafan31605

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The last one I am quite sure is a Brittle Star. The pic is just really hard to see. I'll try to get a better pic of it. But, since the tank is fresh and starting to cycle will it survive? And also, the tank is so new that I don't think it will have any food to sift from the sand.
 
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