Strange creature??

blueface · Mar 1, 2016

I have been in this hobby for thirty plus years & have never seen this before. While doing a freshwater dip on a few new additions before placing in QT I found two of these on the bottom of the container I used.
Never seen this before. Anyone have a clue??

TheEngineer · Mar 1, 2016

@Lionfish Lair

Tommy's Reef · Mar 1, 2016

I can't really tell by pic. But looks like a torn peanut worm

Lionfish Lair · Mar 1, 2016

What part of that photo is the critter? Both tapered ends and then the larger diameter middle? Does the forked type structure to the left belong to it?

Were you dipping fish or coral?

blueface · Mar 1, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
What part of that photo is the critter? Both tapered ends and then the larger diameter middle? Does the forked type structure to the left belong to it?

Were you dipping fish or coral?

I was dipping fish not coral. It looks like some type of shrimp with pinchers.

blueface · Mar 1, 2016

This thing is very tiny. Maybe twice the size of a fluke

TheRealDmorty217 · Mar 1, 2016

What were the fish you dipped?

blueface · Mar 1, 2016

TheRealDmorty217 said:
What were the fish you dipped?

In common names Majestic angel & Multibar angel.

blueface · Mar 1, 2016

Majestic is maybe 3 inches & Multibar is 1 1/2 inches

human · Mar 1, 2016

My only guess is something the fish was eating before being caught. It's hard to tell from the photo.

Humblefish · Mar 1, 2016

I have no idea what that is. [HASHTAG]#reefsquad[/HASHTAG]

Eckolancer · Mar 1, 2016

Following

Lionfish Lair · Mar 1, 2016

I'm looking through my Noga now. If it's a parasite or such, hopefully it will be in there.

Lionfish Lair · Mar 1, 2016

I'm stumped.

4FordFamily · Mar 1, 2016

Wow that's a tough one - no clue!

human · Mar 1, 2016

Did you keep it? Can you possibly get a clearer photo?

blueface · Mar 1, 2016

No I didn't keep them. There was two. One came off of each angel. Sorry about the bad pic but it's zoomed in at the max when I took the pic & then zoomed in again to actually see what it was.