Green star polyp growing?

[Raymond Gathright]

Ok this is kinda strange...I was looking at the gsp earlier and a dark really fast bug? Not sure was under it. What could it be? The gap looks fine. It was a little smaller than a pencil eraser.

It's an amphipod, which is a type of crustacean similar to a copepod. Most of the ones that I have seen almost resemble a cockroach. Cops are smaller, some smaller than a flea.
The new runners are a light green. I bought a section about 4" x 2" about a month or two ago. It's almost doubled in size. Absolutely beautiful under actinics....

 

[Katrina71]

Ok I do have amphipods. There have been tiny white babies on this. So these are just huge ones?

 

[Mikedawg]

Green Star Polyps are the tequila of reefing. A little is okay but as usual it takes over the party !

I see that we go to the same kind of parties!

 

[Liquid360]

Ok I do have amphipods. There have been tiny white babies on this. So these are just huge ones?

Yup, the adults. These are adults

 

[Katrina71]

Great. Even my amphipods have big butts! Awesome. They fit right in!

 

[Liquid360]

Great. Even my amphipods have big butts! Awesome. They fit right in!

Yeah they'll walk forward while their bottom is next to their midsection rather than behind it. I feel that way sometimes.

 

[Katrina71]

Our chaeto is infested.

 

[Liquid360]

Our chaeto is infested.

Every time I change my filter sock, I remove a couple dozen from inside the sock. I bought a couple hundred awhile back and yeah, they get everywhere! They even live en mass inside my GFO fluidized reactor.

 

[Katrina71]

It really freaked me out at first. Thank goodness someone kind on here explained. Being new is stressful. I was sure I had unleashed the kraken in our little tank.

 

[Raymond Gathright]

It really freaked me out at first. Thank goodness someone kind on here explained. Being new is stressful. I was sure I had unleashed the kraken in our little tank.

I understand. I had some small starfish spread in my tank about 4 years ago and I was scared the things would take over my tank... I got a piece of rock with an aiptasia in it... I thought it would take over my tank, even if it was pretty. Some pineapple sponges... same thing. Ciano algae, same thing.... Lots of assurances or advice from different people in the hobby had really helped over the years.
I've been "in" the hobby for about 5 years when I got a 40 gallon fish only. I got serious with it about 4 months ago when I got my 75 gallon. I am still by zero means an expert. Unless you know the true definition of an "Expert," which is a drip under pressure
Wait until you do something like build your own sump, plumb it and turn the circulation on for the first time. Yeah.... that's freaking scary! The anticipation of seeing if it would work, or I would have 90 gallons of water on the floor really stressed me out. But there are a lot of friendly people in this hobby willing to pass on their knowledge who helped me during the project, and it worked out just fine...

 

[Zack K]

I guess you can say I have "Some" GSP. I have 2 mats roughly 12x12 at least. Got both of em for free from a buddy. Bout the only thing I can keep alive ATM. Very pretty under blues.

Someone else likes them as well

 

[Katrina71]

I guess you can say I have "Some" GSP. I have 2 mats roughly 12x12 at least. Got both of em for free from a buddy. Bout the only thing I can keep alive ATM. Very pretty under blues.

Someone else likes them as well

Is that a little blenny I see peaking out?

 

[Zack K]

Is that a little blenny I see peaking out?

That it is