Hitchhikers!!!!

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  1. carbonad

    carbonad Astrea Snail

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    Just purchased a small frag of hammer and there are a TON of hitchhikers on it.

    [1] Slug, possibly some type of nudibranch?
    [2] Worms, possibly bristle?
    [3] Small starfish, possible a baby serpent star?
    [4] There are a few other things in the bag. I need to get better pics. BRB.

    Here are some pics:

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    Here is a vid:



    Any help is appreciated!!! I'm trying to ID these before i dump them in the tank (after drip acclimation of course for the corals sake :p )
     
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  3. KOgle

    KOgle Zoanthid

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    The star is ok. Don't know about the others without a better pic. Good catch!
     
  4. carbonad

    carbonad Astrea Snail

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    Here are some more pics. If I only had a macro lense!
    Slug + Worm:
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    Snail looking things. They do move. Just noticed them now:
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  5. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    sea star is good. It probably won't get any larger than that though.

    worm is a bristle worm, toss it out. I can't ID the slug but I would toss it.
     
  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    They aren't slugs. They are Stomatella varia snails. The shell is darn near invisible and very small. Great hitchhikers.

    I actually consider bristleworms to be great hitchhikers too. They are great detrivores. (Just don't touch them)
     
  7. carbonad

    carbonad Astrea Snail

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    Ok. I have a close up video of the slug/snail uploading now.

    Here it is.

     
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  9. Bunner

    Bunner Bubble Tip Anemone

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    ya i have two of those guys in my tank too. they are pretty cool to watch. mine appear to be harmless algae eaters.
     
  10. Fujin

    Fujin Feather Duster

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    I'd say just ship that frag to my house for decontamination.....just for good measure. lol
     
  11. carbonad

    carbonad Astrea Snail

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    I have seen another in my tank that crawled out from another frag so I now have two. They seem to be very active cleaning the glass. Has anyone seen these guys for sale? I like them, lol.
     
  12. carbonad

    carbonad Astrea Snail

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    lol! :p