Live Rock Shipment

[Seek&Reef]

Have a few things I’m curious on

 

[MnFish1]

What are you curious about?

 

[Seek&Reef]

The massive white grub and black spot

 

[MnFish1]

Not sure about the grub. dont see the black spot.

 

[N.Sreefer]

The "grub" is a piece of a polychaete worm my guess a paddleworm. I wouldn't lose any sleep over that. The black looks like an encrusting sponge if so itll die now that its been exposed to air which is a blessing in disguise.

 

[Seek&Reef]

I think the grub is a massive spaghetti worm so he’s in with the rock now. And it’s the black spot on the second picture. Maybe black coralline?

 

[MnFish1]

The black as someone said is likely a sponge - and may or may not die. And agreed - about the ''grub' -

 

[Seek&Reef]

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[Seek&Reef]

There’s a video of the worm. It has tentacle like things on the front. That’s why I think spaghetti worm. Overall no hitchhikers I’m unhappy with so far. Great aquacultured rock

 

[MnFish1]

OK - here is the story - you ordered live rock - you got live rock give it time to get out - and about - and then be concerned or not IMHO

 

[Seek&Reef]

OK - here is the story - you ordered live rock - you got live rock give it time to get out - and about - and then be concerned or not IMHO

Oh I agree. I knew what I was getting into. I’m honestly upset I haven’t found any crabs lol. Granted I hope I don’t accidentally introduce a gorilla crab to my display lol. But still I’m having a blast finding all these things. Just curious as to the species of what I’m finding. I’ve found all sorts of sponges, macro algae, pods, starfish, a few bubble algae (now removed lol), worms, bristleworms (kept), and even feather dusters. It’s all in qt with a prime lighting them in acclimation mode.

 

[Cell]

Easier to ID stuff in the water rather than out.

 

[Seek&Reef]

Easier to ID stuff in the water rather than out.

My qt “tank” is a 20 gallon black tote till I can confirm there’s no mantis shrimp. Then it’ll all move to my actual 10 gallon qt tank lol

 

[JoJosReef]

I had the black stuff on my TBS live rock. Unfortunately (or fortunately?), it has died back and is almost gone. I have a yellow sponge in the shade though that blew up!

 

[T-J]

Never seen a spaghetti worm look anything like that. The ones I've had are more of a golden/tan color. Very long, thin arms.

 

[Seek&Reef]

Never seen a spaghetti worm look anything like that. The ones I've had are more of a golden/tan color. Very long, thin arms.

Hmm idk what it’d be then. Did you watch the video?

 

[N.Sreefer]

Hmm idk what it’d be then. Did you watch the video?

A piece of a paddleworm

 

[Seek&Reef]

Ahhhhh. I looked it up when you said it and couldn’t find anything. Thank you for that. So it’s dead lol. Well dying. Will pull it out then. My wife would flip if I had one of those whole lol

 

[Seek&Reef]

She flipped at that and the bristleworms lol. I find it all fascinating that these creatures hide so well in a rock..

 

[N.Sreefer]

Ahhhhh. I looked it up when you said it and couldn’t find anything. Thank you for that. So it’s dead lol. Well dying. Will pull it out then. My wife would flip if I had one of those whole lol

It could likely live alot of segmented polychaetes are like earthworms (actually really closely related earthworms evolved from polychaetes) but happy wife happy life lol. And that's my bad sorry about that its a common name and google shows a bunch of ribbon worms when you google it which is weird they don't even look alike.