What is this.

[Kanshi]

Tranfering my 30gal to 130 and this turned up. Never seen it before. Any ideas?

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

Looks like some sort of nudiabranch

 

[KrisReef]

I'm stumped, but your picture of this creature is fantastic. Body shape looks similar to a chiton, but those feet/feathers look nudibranch-like, as UkiahTheTurtle mentioned before?

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

One things for sure that thing is cool but I would not keep it in your tank until you figure out if it is safe

 

[ssunthar]

I'm stumped, but your picture of this creature is fantastic. Body shape looks similar to a chiton, but those feet/feathers look nudibranch-like, as UkiahTheTurtle mentioned before?

Agree... a cool looking creature.

 

[Softhammer]

Scale worm?

 

[CanuckReefer]

Scale worm?

Good call... certainly has the look of one.

 

[boeingn747]

Since we are on the topic, can someone tell me what this is? I dipped some new coral frags that I got from world wide corals.

 

[UkiahTheTurtle]

Since we are on the topic, can someone tell me what this is? I dipped some new coral frags that I got from world wide corals.

I sea one brittle star and maybe a tube worm

 

[boeingn747]

I sea one brittle star and maybe a tube worm

What about the one that is circled?

 

[TriggerFinger]

What about the one that is circled?

Feather duster; harmless filter feeder.

 

[king aiptasia]

Tranfering my 30gal to 130 and this turned up. Never seen it before. Any ideas?

polynoidae also known as scale worms, very cool guest

 

[boeingn747]

Feather duster; harmless filter feeder.

Awesome, thanks.

 

[Kanshi]

polynoidae also known as scale worms, very cool guest

So a keeper, or no?

 

[king aiptasia]

So a keeper, or no?

id keep him around, I've never heard of them sticking around in high numbers yet

 

[king aiptasia]

He has probably been around you for a while anyway

 

[CMMorgan]

Since we are on the topic, can someone tell me what this is? I dipped some new coral frags that I got from world wide corals.

Baby feather duster

 

[ssunthar]

polynoidae also known as scale worms, very cool guest

So scale worms can be harmful to star fish?

 

[king aiptasia]

So scale worms can be harmful to star fish?

there is something to the weight of 900 different species, I'd assume it is possible a couple species could hunt a starfish, but I have not read about it yet, some eat sponges, some hunt various pods, some scavenge. why do you ask?

 

[king aiptasia]

So scale worms can be harmful to star fish?

Hermodice carunculata is one of the most commonly encountered worm that is not starfish safe, but this is an amphinomidae