ID These?! :D

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  1. Atmos

    Atmos Astrea Snail

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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    a. sponge im guessing(not related to shrimp unless its dead and being eaten)
    b. macro algae pictures kinda big
    c. look like giant aptasia(bad)
    d. green star polyp
    e. xenia best i can tell from pic


    what kind of lighting do you have?
     
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  4. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    Pic 1, nice looking tank ;)
    Pics 2 and 3 appear to be a sponge
    Pic 4 is some kind of macro, unsure with those pics.
    Pic 5, possibly a BTA, hard to tell. If you could get a pic without the clown blocking most of it, that would be great.
    Pic 6 can't tell. Better pic?
    Pic 7: Green star polyps.
    Pic 8: Pom pom xenia's. Put them somewhere with lower flow ;)
     
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  5. m_hsiao

    m_hsiao Purple Spiny Lobster

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    rest of have been id'd
    but the #6 is aiptasia, get rid of them
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I think these look like aiptasia to.
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  7. Atmos

    Atmos Astrea Snail

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    for "A" could the Tiger cowries have laid eggs? i have two tiger cowries and they are about 2 inches each.. if its a sponge do i kill it too? the lighting on the tank is 2 fluorescent lights because im waiting on the 2 x 250W HQI Bulbs, 4 x 54W Actinic Blue PL Lamps and 6 x Dual Bluemoon LEDs i ordered half a week ago.. im moving the xenia pom poms to a lower flow area now thanks :D
     
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  9. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    i dont think there eggs(lil expierence in that area though). most sponges are harmless i doubt it will grow bigger then that.

    its good your upgrading your lighting anemone require strong lightings. but personally i would consider taking it to a lfs, because it requires very stable water that some one new to the hobby or a new setup tank would have trouble providing.

    upon the lighting upgrade i would move all the corals down to the bottom of the tank first since they mostly low light corals and have adepted to less light, i guess photoshock would be a good term
     
  10. Atmos

    Atmos Astrea Snail

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    something very evil in my tank ate my kenya tree corals :O what do bristleworms eat? i suspect the tiger cowries >:|
     
  11. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    In my personal experience i would say yes. I had a cowrie mow down half my cabbage leather before I knew what was happening. They are not reef safe IMO.