Issues

[ElGuappo]

My tadstool has been looking peekish for the last couple of days now and today i found a Feaher? of some sort on it. not sure if this is the reason.

It is a foot when elongated and can be contracted in a flash. it looks like a sngle thread with a buch of single thread coming off to one side.

i cannot take a pick as it is too fine for the camera to pick up.

Good or Bad?

ANYTHING PLEASE.

[marie]

Google ctenophore, if that is what it is it is harmless

Here's an article Dr Ron wrote

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-03/rs/index.php

[Starry]

Might it be a digitate hydroid? I am battling some of my own. Tweezers work.

[ElGuappo]

Originally Posted by marie

Google ctenophore, if that is what it is it is harmless

Here's an article Dr Ron wrote

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-03/rs/index.php

Thanks for the reading Material. the pick was bang on as i havnt seen the body just the tentical but the pic matches perfectly.

Should i remove this ? the article states that it will eat my crustacians?

[marie]

Originally Posted by ElGuappo

Thanks for the reading Material. the pick was bang on as i havnt seen the body just the tentical but the pic matches perfectly.

Should i remove this ? the article states that it will eat my crustacians?

I'm pretty sure it means the smaller crustaceans, the ones you can't see and didn't buy

I personally would leave it alone because it is kind of a neat animal but by all means remove it if it will give you peace of mind

[ElGuappo]

Well i guess i will let it be for now. my only concern really is that the tentitcles reach from one side of the tank to another almost.

[ElGuappo]

Originally Posted by marie

I'm pretty sure it means the smaller crustaceans, the ones you can't see and didn't buy

I personally would leave it alone because it is kind of a neat animal but by all means remove it if it will give you peace of mind

I gues this is why i havent seen any pods for a while.

[ElGuappo]

I have removed it ohnly to find another. oh well. but i did find that my tadstool green star polys and such that were in contact with this did NOT like it none of the polys extended while he was around touching things with its sweepers. IMO i recomend removing emediatly if you find any in your tank as the corals it contacted reacted very badly by shriviling up and never extending polyps.

[Myka]

Chaetopterid worm? Which are harmless, even good actually.

[ElGuappo]

not a worm. see the link in the second post. my corals did not like this.