Quiz -What is shown in the picture

[anglfish]

Here is a full tank shot.
Attachment 558

[christyf5]

1. Bristle worm - good for the tank, bad to touch (the bristles get stuck on your fingers and it can be painful).

2. Valonia (bubble algae) remove now or regret later. Some people don't mind it, others detest it. It can be a problem down the road so best to get on it early, IMO

3. Foraminiferans. I forget the specific name, they're harmless filter feeders and very pretty color

4. Serpulid polychates. Basically a type of worm with a fan for a mouth. harm and "neat" to watch.

5. your guess is as good as mine. i'm not sure what those are, they could be xenia or hydroids or a host of other things. keep an eye on them as they get bigger, they could be good or bad. Maybe someone else knows what they are?

For more hitchhiker info try here:

http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

[Quagmire]

don't know why,but the pictures aren't showing up for me

[anglfish]

Thanks Christie.

that's a great article.
Turns out I have some Amphipods (initially thought it might be a baby mantis shrimp) and some Spirorbid Worms as well.

[anglfish]

Quagmire - not sure why they don't show up for you, sorry.
Do you want me to send them to you in an email?

[reeferaddict]

Last ones look like Xenia or GSP or something like that... which would be a GOOD thing...

[tango]

the last one is definently some sort of xenia

[Quagmire]

Originally Posted by anglfish

Quagmire - not sure why they don't show up for you, sorry.
Do you want me to send them to you in an email?

Thanks for the offer,but its probably something I would have to fix on my end.Looks like Im the only one who can't see them

[doublette]

Quagmire: you're not the only one, I can't see the pics either.

[anglfish]

During my usual 1 hour/day tank watch I found another hitchhiker. Pretty sure it came in with some soft coral I bought the other day. I tried to take a decent pictures for 2 nights but this one seems to be rather shy. It definitely is a crab and I searched the reference section already but was not able to identify yet. It looks similar to the Xanthidae which as a read is bad news.
Here is a description

• 1 1/2 - 2 inches
• smal dark red pinchers, pincher arm seems to be same width then other legs
• striped legs
• flat body
• a bit hairy
• seems to be grazing off the rock
• nocturnal

Here is the best I could get:

1.jpg

Lemme know if you can identify this one.

Thanks,
Ang