What is this?

n00bReefer

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 25, 2023
Messages
61
Reaction score
67
Location
Norfolk
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hard to get pics but it's a slug like thing with antennae.

Just saw it now.

PXL_20230622_213136569.jpg PXL_20230622_212934576.jpg PXL_20230622_212902606.jpg PXL_20230622_212754387.MP.jpg
 
That’s a nudibranch. If you can get a clear, top-down shot of its back under white light, that’d make ID’ing it easier. As is, I’d guess a Dermatobranchus sp. (not reef safe - they eat octocorals (soft corals, gorgonians, etc.) including GSP.
 
That’s a nudibranch. If you can get a clear, top-down shot of its back under white light, that’d make ID’ing it easier. As is, I’d guess a Dermatobranchus sp. (not reef safe - they eat octocorals (soft corals, gorgonians, etc.) including GSP.
These the same things that eat aiptasia?
 
Added additional photos.
 

Attachments

  • PXL_20230622_214731354.MP.jpg
    PXL_20230622_214731354.MP.jpg
    86.6 KB · Views: 26
  • PXL_20230622_214720266.jpg
    PXL_20230622_214720266.jpg
    70.2 KB · Views: 29
These the same things that eat aiptasia?
They’re both nudibranchs, but the ones that eat Aiptasia are Berghia sp. nudibranchs. In this case, I'd check any softies in your tank and see if you find more (Dermatobranchus typically come in on Green Star Polyps from what I've seen).

The pics aren't super clear, but my best guess at the moment would be Dermatobranchus diagonalis.
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%

New Posts

Back
Top