Apr 14, 2013 #1 Tank102a Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 17, 2009 Messages 129 Reaction score 4 Location SE Michigan Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I just found this funny looking hitchhiker , Any thoughts on what it is? When I touched it the neon green feather looking things fell off. Last edited: Apr 14, 2013
I just found this funny looking hitchhiker , Any thoughts on what it is? When I touched it the neon green feather looking things fell off.
Apr 14, 2013 #2 Reefing Madness Carbon Doser View Badges Staff member Super Moderator Excellence Award Hospitality Award Joined Oct 27, 2012 Messages 19,879 Reaction score 7,115 Location Peoria, AZ. Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Pic would help.:becky:
Apr 14, 2013 #3 OP OP Tank102a Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 17, 2009 Messages 129 Reaction score 4 Location SE Michigan Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Sorry, photo added
Apr 14, 2013 #4 T TonsOfun Active Member View Badges Joined Jan 9, 2013 Messages 117 Reaction score 2 Location Texas Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like words in a thread Lol just kidding. A pic would help though
Apr 14, 2013 #5 Reefing Madness Carbon Doser View Badges Staff member Super Moderator Excellence Award Hospitality Award Joined Oct 27, 2012 Messages 19,879 Reaction score 7,115 Location Peoria, AZ. Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like a Nudibranch. Not sure though.
Apr 14, 2013 #6 P PokyReefs Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 19, 2011 Messages 57 Reaction score 0 Location Idaho Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Agreed ! nudi. Reefing Madness said: Looks like a Nudibranch. Not sure though. Click to expand...
Apr 14, 2013 #7 OP OP Tank102a Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 17, 2009 Messages 129 Reaction score 4 Location SE Michigan Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Keep it , or it might eat coral ?
Apr 14, 2013 #8 Eternal Active Member View Badges Joined Apr 30, 2009 Messages 334 Reaction score 9 Location Santa Rosa, Ca. Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Usually hitchhiking nudis are not good.
Apr 14, 2013 #9 Reefing Madness Carbon Doser View Badges Staff member Super Moderator Excellence Award Hospitality Award Joined Oct 27, 2012 Messages 19,879 Reaction score 7,115 Location Peoria, AZ. Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I'd ditch it. Berghia Nudibranchs are the only ones that I know of worth keeping, and they'll starve out without Aiptasia.
I'd ditch it. Berghia Nudibranchs are the only ones that I know of worth keeping, and they'll starve out without Aiptasia.
Apr 14, 2013 #10 Mike&Terry Wrasses, Angels, & Tangs, Oh My! View Badges Partner Member 2024 Excellence Award Reef Of The Month Photo of the Month Article Contributor Moderator Emeritus Joined Oct 7, 2011 Messages 6,124 Reaction score 1,844 Location Chesterfield, VA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 It's hard to tell with that pic. You may want to google lettuce sea slug. If that is it, they are algae eaters.
It's hard to tell with that pic. You may want to google lettuce sea slug. If that is it, they are algae eaters.
Apr 14, 2013 #11 Bongo Shrimp Well-Known Member View Badges Midwest Reefer MASSM Joined Feb 14, 2010 Messages 883 Reaction score 350 Location Michigan Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like it could be a zoa eating nudibranch. I say tis because zoa eating nudis incorporate the zooxanthellae from their meal (zoanthids) into their own tissue, hence the neon green color. Plus the shape is correct for a zoa eating nudibranch.
Looks like it could be a zoa eating nudibranch. I say tis because zoa eating nudis incorporate the zooxanthellae from their meal (zoanthids) into their own tissue, hence the neon green color. Plus the shape is correct for a zoa eating nudibranch.
Apr 14, 2013 #12 OP OP Tank102a Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 17, 2009 Messages 129 Reaction score 4 Location SE Michigan Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Thanks, its gone. Suggestion in how to get rid of all of them? I'm assuming there are more.