What's crawling in my tank

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  1. kalandra

    kalandra Flamingo Tongue

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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    It's a nudibranch, which type I have no idea. Hopefully someone else will.

    What corals do you have and what types have been introduces recently?
     
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  3. xJamesC28

    xJamesC28 Bristle Worm

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    Nudibranch?
     
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    xJamesC28 Bristle Worm

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    Damn, Corailline beat me to it ::)
     
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  5. kalandra

    kalandra Flamingo Tongue

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    No corals introduced just live rock
     
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  6. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Most are specialized eaters and will die off shortly in the absence of food. Some tend to look very much like what they eat. Yours is small and green, could be an algae eater, but that is just speculation.

    If this tank is cycling then the nudibranch might die off.

    I am so reluctant to remove hitch-hikers unless I see damage, but others will tell you "when in doubt, remove" and I have to agree with that to some extent.
     
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  7. kalandra

    kalandra Flamingo Tongue

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    I love hitchikers . Last tank I had up and running had a mantis on it that came in with my live rock after like a year or two it became prime rally his tank . Was the coolest thing I've ever kept .
     
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  8. Coral Dreams

    Coral Dreams Astrea Snail

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    Could be Oxynoe olivacea a Caulerpa eater.
     
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  9. Renee@LionfishLair

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    Where did you purchase your rock from?
     
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