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latazyo
01-21-2003, 3:11 PM
alright, I found some new stuff emerging after my first 4 or so days of having my new Live Rock...just hoping you can help out

#1
this looks a lot different than the other anemone identified as aiptasia...hopefully it is beneficial, as it is very attractive
http://bitz.net/~latazyo/Pics/Aqua/10gswanemone2.JPG

#2
I have no idea what this could be...it moves, but never to the naked eye, very very slowly, I have about 3 or 4 of these
http://bitz.net/~latazyo/Pics/Aqua/10gswwhitething.JPG

#3
is this a mantis shrimp? it doesn't move very much, I think it may be dying...
http://bitz.net/~latazyo/Pics/Aqua/10gswshrimp.JPG

thanks again for the help

Leighton

Boogiechillin
01-21-2003, 6:03 PM
1) Probably an anemone species, definitely not aiptasia. Is the body at all firm or is it pretty mushy?
2) Cool. About how big is this? I'm guessing a cucumber, but size would help.
3) Hard to tell with the junk on the glass, but the body shape does look like a mantis shrimp. Is it at least an inch or so in length? See if you can get a clearer pic on this one.

latazyo
01-21-2003, 8:25 PM
interesting revelation since I took the pics:

where #3 was (in my opinion) dying...#2 now lies, so I'm thinking that #2 ate the dead or dying #3

and I didn't touch #1, but it "looks" mushy, suppose that dosen't help much

FishBait
01-24-2003, 9:56 AM
#1. Your guess is as good as mine. It looks more like an anemone, but it could just as easily be one of those anemone-mushroom deals.

#2. It's hard to tell from the pic, but does it have "tentacles" all over the top too? I can only see them on the margins. My first guess was also a cucumber, but I would have suspected it to move faster than you claim. If it is dying and it is a cucumber, take it out post haste.

#3. Definitely a manits shrimp.