I just set up my 24 gal NANO with about 27 pounds of live rock in 3 peices.... there are little green slugs not even an inch long coming off of it. I think they are Nudi Branches iand i know stuff is supposed to come of my rock i just need to know what they are...
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the look like little green pickles and have things coming off the top of them
2007-07-22 07:08:46 · 3 answers · asked by Michael B 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I saw the photos with your other question, and would say these are small yellow sea cucumbers: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=715
Here's more info on this group in general: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/seacukes.htm
2007-07-22 13:00:07 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they could be flatworms and in some cases condidered parasitic. try to identify them on wetwebmedia.com If they are flatworms removing them gently with tweezers should be fine.
ADDITION if you can post a pic i could help you identifying them.
2007-07-22 07:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by craig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
..top-quality live rock has those organisms and may also carry a surprising variety of macroalgae, sponges, tunicates, bryozoans, worms, clams, snails, crabs, hermit crabs, shrimps, barnacles, brittle stars, sea stars, sea urchins, anemones, and soft and stony corals, etc. Lots of stuff! -taken from...
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_2/cav2i3/Live_Rock/live_rock.htm
...small worm, possibly a species of Polydora - image from...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rs/feature/images/image002.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rs/feature/index.php&h=561&w=500&sz=37&hl=en&start=33&tbnid=4WgDuZ90aWUXwM:&tbnh=133&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlive%2Brock%2Bgreen%2Bworms%26start%3D20%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
Hope some of this helps :)
2007-07-22 07:20:55 · answer #3 · answered by Zoozy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋