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Topic: ID
Posted By: Luckedout
Subject: ID
Date Posted: January 14 2010 at 1:49pm
A small slug-like creature was climbing up the back wall of my tank today. I've never seen something like it before. Unfortunately he had moved by the time I got a camera.
He was small and had a tan body and had these bright green neon growths coming out of his body in different areas. They looks like little tree branches. Any idea what it is? Good or bad?
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-Ben
90g Mixed reef
www.body-balancechiropractic.com
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Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: January 14 2010 at 2:23pm
Some kind of nudibranch? I would have said stomatilla snail, but then you said bright green growths and that sounds (pics would be great) more like a nudibranch.
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Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: January 14 2010 at 2:25pm
Oh, and most likely it wont hurt much. They are usually algae eaters, or sponge eaters. Either is ok with me, but I dont have any prized sponges.
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Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: January 14 2010 at 4:57pm
My first thought was a nudibranch. It was tiny, about the size of a dime. I did try to get a pic with my cell phone before I ran off for a camera, but it just looks like a tan blob. Either way I wonder where he came from??? It's kinda fun finding hitchhikers... as long as they aren't bad.
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-Ben
90g Mixed reef
www.body-balancechiropractic.com
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Posted By: bfessler
Date Posted: January 14 2010 at 7:03pm
A picture would help if you can get one. I haven't seen so many strange things come out of nowhere until I got in this hobby.
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Burt
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