My Greatest Fear, Realized

Roboson · Dec 17, 2016

Is this what I think it is?

MamaLovesHerReefTank · Dec 17, 2016

I have no idea what that is but I'm following along to find out.

Roboson · Dec 17, 2016

That's a bottle cap by the way, for scale consideration. I'm afraid that that may be a sea spider, but I've never seen one.

twilliard · Dec 17, 2016

Gosh looks like a spider but not matching any info
http://species-identification.org/i...1,14&groep=Sea spiders&eerst_getoonde_soort=0

reef lover · Dec 17, 2016

Better pic?? Was in alive in the water or already dead when u found it.kinda resembles a normal arachnid. Maybe it fell in?

Roboson · Dec 17, 2016

twilliard said:
Gosh looks like a spider but not matching any info
http://species-identification.org/i...1,14&groep=Sea spiders&eerst_getoonde_soort=0

Which is why I am so scared!

I thought it was dead and was a spider that had fallen in (I moved my tank 200 miles today). But then when I scooped it out, it kept moving. It's still moving. It's horrifying.

Roboson · Dec 17, 2016

@Lionfish Lair

This thing looks like a Face Hugger.

MamaLovesHerReefTank · Dec 17, 2016

Roboson said:
@Lionfish Lair

This thing looks like a Face Hugger.

hahaha I actually looked that up. I take it you don't like spiders?

Roboson · Dec 17, 2016

Spiders are fine. Sea Spiders in my nano? Not fine.

KJ · Dec 17, 2016

Pycnogonids :mad:
Interceptor is the way to kill them.

Roboson · Dec 17, 2016

KJ said:
Pycnogonids :mad: (Sea Spider)
Interceptor is the way to kill them.

Bayer just doesn't cut it huh?

KJ · Dec 17, 2016

Roboson said:
Bayer just doesn't cut it huh?

No soory

KJ · Dec 17, 2016

Being that they are all Arthropods, I am inclined to think that Interceptor/Sentinel would be effective, both as a dip and treatment of the display.
I spent about a couple of hours on research on sea spiders on different forums and this is what was suggested , but what I recommend is set up qt tank and try this kind of treatment including corals and rocks with the sea spiders to see how it effects or see what the side effects are.

saltygoat · Dec 17, 2016

Confused about using interceptor? It's for heartworms, rounds, hooks and tapes. But doesn't kill ticks which are the closest to arachnids. Same with sentinel? It kills eggs and larvae of fleas but not adults

Lionfish Lair · Dec 17, 2016

If you roll with Interceptor, PLEASE keep me updated. I haven't spoke with anyone yet, as they were working their way through treatment with that one.

Are the pictures missing in post #7?