could y'all ID some more stuff for me?

latazyo

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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
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
10gswwhitething.JPG


#3
is this a mantis shrimp? it doesn't move very much, I think it may be dying...
10gswshrimp.JPG


thanks again for the help

Leighton
 
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.
 
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
 
#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.
 
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