Show us your critters!

[fishytime]

its been a while since anyone has started one of these threads.....
so how about some pics of creepy crawlies and and other things......such as crabs, snails, feather dusters, bristle worms, starfish, cucumbers, pods, etc etc.... so break out the macro shots and show us what ya got:biggrin:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5050.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5019.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4994.jpg

[zum14]

This is by no means a macro shot (dont have the money for that ) but I have tonnes of these pods in my tank. I just found this particular one very interesting and persistent. I think it was building a burrow or doing "housecleaning" as there was another one under the frag disk and for as long as I could watch it would scoop up some sand with its front arms and carry it up to the top of the pile, drop if off, do a summersault and head back down just in time to watch the same sand fall back down. It would scoop it up again and head back up. This went on for as long as I could watch and what seemed like a week of monitoring. It was quite amusing. Nice shot on the duster.

http://i838.photobucket.com/albums/zz303/zum14/DSC01532.jpg

[es355lucille]

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu279/es355lucille/IMG_0071.jpg

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu279/es355lucille/IMG_0063-1.jpg

[chris121277]

Here are a few of mine

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq339/chris121277/Contest%20pix/P2040046.jpg

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq339/chris121277/Contest%20pix/P1150030.jpg

this one isn't a macro, but still one of my favorites

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq339/chris121277/reef%20tank/PC260265.jpg

[The Grizz]

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/b63b965e.jpg
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/636b91c4.png
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/acbc0596.png

[fishoholic]

"Ummmm....excuse me mister snail, but you're in my way!"

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/230g%20reef/PB020777.jpg

[fishoholic]

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/DSC_1291.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/6-line/DSC_1501.jpg

[fishytime]

Nice shot on the duster.

thank you.

and I love the pic with the shroom on the snail shell Chris

Both of those pics in your second post were da bomb Honey......love the nem huggin, porcelain crab....

[fishytime]

here's some more

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4970.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4892.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4870.jpg

[whatcaneyedo]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh109/whatcaneyedo/Picture2039.jpg

[ensquire]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18798128/36%20Gallon%20Tank/36%20Gallon%2003%2012%2011%20002-800.jpg

Sally

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18798128/36%20Gallon%20Tank/36%20Gallon%2003%2012%2011%20003-800.jpg

[bob the nano]

Here's a couple of photo's of my favorite critters.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5544539538_425b5b9713.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60213099@N04/5544539538/)http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5543999075_4de6ba6955.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60213099@N04/5543999075/)

[cale262]

Worlds fastest Hermit Freak....


Speedy...Grrrr....

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Salty%20Aquariums/th_IMG_0213.jpg (http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Salty%20Aquariums/?action=view&current=IMG_0213.jpg)

[cale262]

Pinko...

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/th_IMG_0197.jpg (http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/?action=view&current=IMG_0197.jpg)

[cale262]

Fat Ba5t3rd...


http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/th_IMG_0200.jpg (http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/?action=view&current=IMG_0200.jpg)

[cale262]

The grounds keeper....


http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/th_IMG_0147.jpg (http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/?action=view&current=IMG_0147.jpg)

[The Grizz]

Fat Ba5t3rd...


http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/th_IMG_0200.jpg (http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/?action=view&current=IMG_0200.jpg)

That's just a tiny feller, I have 2 that are 4"+ in length : the clam was easily 6"L x 4"T.
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/Picture022-2.jpg

[fishytime]

Cmon you guys.....do you all really thing gobies and blennies qualify as creepy crawly critters???:biggrin:...........mind you they do tend to look like they are crawling or slithering around:mrgreen:.......never mind......carry on:wink:

[The Grizz]

Nope I don't think so :twised: but I couldn't resist. I will have to get a few pic of more of my creepy crawly things. Won't happen agian big dog :biggrin::lol:

[fishytime]

heres a couple more
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4882.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4858.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4814.jpg

[Nebthet]

Here are my contributions:

Red Hermit
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo269/nebthet1/Saltwater2/55g%20Reef/redhermit03-14-2011.jpg

Black Hermit
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo269/nebthet1/Saltwater2/55g%20Reef/blackhermit03-14-2011.jpg

Blue Hermit on Tricolor
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo269/nebthet1/Saltwater2/55g%20Reef/tricolor03-10-2011.jpg
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo269/nebthet1/Saltwater2/55g%20Reef/hermiteyemacro11-19-2010.jpg

Acro Crab
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo269/nebthet1/Saltwater2/55g%20Reef/acrocrab03-14-2011.jpg

Berghia Nudis
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo269/nebthet1/Saltwater2/55g%20Reef/nudis10-07-2010.jpg

Bivalve of some sort: In this pic, it is only about an inch long in this pic on sept 2010.. I saw it a week ago come up from aorund some rock work, and the damn thing is over 4 inches in length and has fibres all over it's shell.
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo269/nebthet1/Saltwater2/55g%20Reef/bivalva09-24-2010.jpg

[reefwars]

heres a couple more
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4882.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4858.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4814.jpg



hey doug nice shots man was never a crab fan but they are some sweet pics

[cale262]

That's just a tiny feller, I have 2 that are 4"+ in length...



Pfffft...You have to click on the picture, then he gets mucho bigger :twised:

Actually he is at least 4"s, with a big round belly,....When the lights are out and it's very quiet, I can hear a faint "give me the bab-by" coming from the tank :smile:

[ScubaSteve]

http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad114/Nergetic/020.jpg

[fishytime]

:surprise:.....wicked conch pic Steve!:biggrin:

[fishytime]

I got a million of em:mrgreen:

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5151.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5156.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5153.jpg

[pscott99]

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m540/thehawk99/img_0510.jpg

[ALang]

Wow! Really enjoying this thread.
Wish I could take pictures like that!:redface:
Maybe one day...I can learn enough to contribute to these awe-inspiring pictures of these wonderful critters.

[tidal_waters]

I have no idea

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/lklive/IMGP03961.jpg

[The Grizz]

A few of my crapy iPhone pic

A field of things that look like feather dusters but not 100% sure.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/ede9f88d.jpg

Another shot of one of my feather dusters.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/f3de1051.jpg

My tuxedo urchin.

http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/be0182cb.jpg

[ALang]

The quality of some of these got me thinking...Calendars for fund raising! You guys are good!

[The Grizz]

The quality of some of these got me thinking...Calendars for fund raising! You guys are good!

Now your putting the presure on me to take better pics :lol: I think that would be a neat idea though.

[fishytime]

The quality of some of these got me thinking...Calendars for fund raising! You guys are good!

Your right girl.....these shot are pretty dang good.....it would make a neat calender:biggrin:


http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP4887.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMG_0025-5.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4206.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4119.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/IMGP4074.jpg

[The Grizz]

Picked up a coulpe new feather dusters the other day:
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/c670656e.png

A close up of one of them:
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/037fed87.png

And a better pic of my tux urchin:
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx291/GRIZZtheWELDER/Corals%20and%20Fish/d1d03b91.png

[cale262]

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Niner-Niner/IMG_0351-1.jpg

[The Grizz]

SWEET !! what is that Brian?

[cale262]

SWEET !! what is that Brian?


I believe it's called a "Feather Star",....It's a hitch hiker that came on that rock with the shrooms, I've had it since about August.

http://blog.reefcharter.com/2010/03/feather-stars.html

[fishytime]

Nice dusters Greg!....I love the Hawaiian ones

and that is one sweet shot of the feather star!


acro crab
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5388.jpg

[Sea Witch]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh109/whatcaneyedo/Picture2039.jpg

Wow that's a spectacular photo. What is it? An urchin with some macro algae on it?

[freezetyle]

sorry for the dirty glass

Hitchhiker!
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/freezetyle/DSCN0963.jpg

[ScubaSteve]

Neoferdina sp.

http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad114/Nergetic/017-1.jpg

[fishytime]

wow!.....that is one purdy starfish!:biggrin:

[ScubaSteve]

wow!.....that is one purdy starfish!:biggrin:

Thanks! He's my ongoing science experiment. Trying to learn about him and figure out how to keep him. Apparently Neoferdina are not very common in the hobby...:neutral:

[fishytime]

tunicates

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5519.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5520.jpg

[BMahura]

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/11.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/3.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/52.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc415/Bmahura/_DSC0182.jpg

[Nuccio46]

How do you take such clear pics?

[RuGlu6]

How do you take such clear pics?
most likely with diaphragm 2.7 or so and macro mode.

[BMahura]

How do you take such clear pics?

All I use is macro lens and a tripod really helps. Try to adjust your shutter speed to anything faster then 100th of a second. The other thing that really helps is putting your camera in manual focus mode. That way you can focus on what you want your main focal point to be

[Carmen]

Awesome macros Brett!

[BMahura]

Thanks Carmen.

[Samw]

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/medium/p1050512_std.jpg

[apexifd]

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss67/apexifd/0e0ff8e6.jpg

[Inedaan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/5917854024_ea793b3d00_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51791309@N07/5917854024/)


Here is my Urchin affectionately named Cake. Originally he was wearing that suction cup like a top hat, then he moved it around to be like a satellite dish on his head... Since then it has started growing a sponge on it that at the rate it is growing will be bigger than him soon!

[RuGlu6]

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/medium/p1050512_std.jpg

You took this picture with Panasonic DMC-TS1? (http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-TS1-Digital-Stabilized-Orange/dp/B001QFZMB0/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1306359433&sr=8-27) I would never imagine that such a small cam will produce that clarity !

[Samw]

You took this picture with Panasonic DMC-TS1? (http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-TS1-Digital-Stabilized-Orange/dp/B001QFZMB0/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1306359433&sr=8-27)I would never imagine that such a small cam will produce that clarity !

Yes, even point and shoot cameras are amazing nowadays. I think I could have even gotten closer if I wanted.

[smokinreefer]

i think this is why i have been losing all my zoa colonies...
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/shaong/photo-1.jpg
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/shaong/photo2.jpg

[reefwars]

i think this is why i have been losing all my zoa colonies...
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/shaong/photo-1.jpg
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/shaong/photo2.jpg


man that is just evil looking i got to say lol.....just plain sinister;)

[fishytime]

man that is just evil looking i got to say lol.....just plain sinister;)

agreed!!!!......that is one nasty lookin potential zoa eating moefugger:mrgreen:

[nlreefguy]

Arrrgh... why can't I get one of those? I'd love to have something to mow down all the zoos/palys in my tank. (just the brown ones please! if only it were that simple...)

[fishytime]

does smokinreefer ship???:biggrin:

[noirsphynx]

My hitch hiker :biggrin: Pretty sure he's been ID as a species of decorator crab, Schizophrys aspera

Day I brought him home, March 27.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/Fluval%20Spec/DSC_0001.jpg
Now a molt I placed in the same cup on June 17, he's growing fast.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/Fluval%20Spec/P7170063.jpg
June 19, notice some small pieces of halimedia he's carrying on his back(between his eyes) and he always has some sponge material on his back that's there with every molt(even though there's no sponge in the tank).
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/Fluval%20Spec/P7190007.jpg
underside
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/Fluval%20Spec/P7190004.jpg
videos:
silly crab follows the camera.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/Fluval%20Spec/th_P7190011.jpg (http://s611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/Fluval%20Spec/?action=view&current=P7190011.mp4)
and again, reaching for the camera, surprised he didn't fall.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/Fluval%20Spec/th_P7190014.jpg (http://s611.photobucket.com/albums/tt191/noirsphynx/Fluval%20Spec/?action=view&current=P7190014.mp4)

[narhay]

Anemones count!

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a452/narhay/DPP2_0011.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a452/narhay/DPP2_0010.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a452/narhay/DPP2_0008.jpg

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a452/narhay/DPP2_0007.jpg

[lee9]

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h367/leeloran/28%20gallon%20AIO%20Reef/2011-11-20_Aquarium022Large.jpg

[fishoholic]

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0288.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii53/Laurie_Morin/Nikon%203100/DSC_0197.jpg

[smokinreefer]

does smokinreefer ship???:biggrin:

i dont ship, but i still got him. my dad thinks he's cool, so he gets to live in the sump.

you were talking about the crab right?

[dpg]

Narhay what are the pink and white anemones?

[Nano]

Taken with my Cell phone
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/thehobdenmarina/IMAG0042.jpg

[spit.fire]

8608
Some sort of slug

[Nano]

8608
Some sort of slug

Stomatella snail! good algae grazers he will either die off or reproduce in you tank from what I have earned on here! I have a few, I thought they were nudibranches at first but they weren't *PHEWWW* :mrgreen::mrgreen:

[narhay]

Im not sure. The pink pink ones are strawberry anemones, the others I haven't a clue. They are all temperate water species.

[cale262]

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg293/cale262/Aquaruims/Salty%20Aquariums/IMG_0626.jpg

[fishytime]

that nudi shot was terrifyingly incredible!



http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5865.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5880.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5876.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP5975.jpg

[fishytime]

heres another

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6068.jpg

[Nano]

Spent 30 minutes climbing up the corner.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/thehobdenmarina/DSCN2461.jpgThen spent 20 on his back...
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/thehobdenmarina/DSCN2411.jpg

[Nano]

I have never been able to get this guy on camera, he's always out at night.. Well guess what? I got you, you little bugger
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/thehobdenmarina/DSCN2469.jpg

[lastlight]

1) hilarious! I had one we called 'crazy joe' who did that too. He literally was crazier than the rest and had a barnacle or some nonsense stuck to his shell so we knew it was always him

2) awesome shot! I loved my old emerald (Sally) but she got down on my polyps a few too many times.

[Nano]

Thanks Brett once I get a sump, he'll be banished there as well, as he likes to taste my zoo's too.. what a jerk he is...:twised:

Kind of has a Deer in headlights look on his face... "Busted"

[Nano]

HAHA Gotcha again!
He's like get that friggen light out of my eyes you jerk!
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/thehobdenmarina/DSCN2480.jpg

[lastlight]

what's the mesh stuff the rock is on?

[ensquire]

He looks pi**ed LOL

[Nano]

Oh I fragged some shrooms today I just have some mesh over a yogurt container with them in there with som erubble. The mesh will keep them in there long enough to attach without glue

[fishytime]

sweet shots of the emerald mang!....



couple more crittermous type pics

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6100.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6116.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6117.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6114-1.jpg
:mrgreen::mrgreen:

[fishoholic]

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o19/fishytime/Fishytime%202/IMGP6114-1.jpg
:mrgreen::mrgreen:

:lol:

[lockrookie]

free at last...told you there was an edge to the world was flat
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af103/lockrookie/100_6165.jpg

first time i got to see this guys good side thanks to the penstyle 50
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af103/lockrookie/100_0252.jpg

[gregzz4]

This just crawled out of the rock in my QT - yikes :surprise:

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx136/Gregzz4/75%20Gallon%20Build/DSC01551.jpg