nudibranch ID?
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Topic: nudibranch ID?
Posted By: coche
Subject: nudibranch ID?
Date Posted: July 15 2014 at 8:25pm
Found this guy on my hand after taking out my filter sock. Any one have a ID?  ------------- Justin Carr-Spanish Fork 60G cube LED |
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Posted By: coche
Date Posted: July 15 2014 at 8:28pm
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It looks like a lettuce but is totally flat on top. Gray in color ------------- Justin Carr-Spanish Fork 60G cube LED |
Posted By: sabeypets
Date Posted: July 15 2014 at 10:14pm
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Looks like a flatworm to me.
------------- Shaun American Fork "Would you leave a dead cat in your kitchen till tommorow?" Builderofdreams |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: July 16 2014 at 1:21am
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It's a polyclad flatworm...not a friend. They usually feed on mollusks. ..including clams. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: coche
Date Posted: July 16 2014 at 7:25am
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Nice it was pretty big. Maybe 2"L x 1"W Anything eat them? i don't have any clams, but if it's a pest I would rather it didn't stay! ------------- Justin Carr-Spanish Fork 60G cube LED |
Posted By: aceofspadeskb
Date Posted: July 16 2014 at 8:11am
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A Melanaurus Wrasse might eat them before they get that big. |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 16 2014 at 9:51am
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Size points to Polyclad Flatworm too. -------------  |
Posted By: coche
Date Posted: July 16 2014 at 7:23pm
Guess I shouldn't have freaked out like a spaz and flicked it back it the tank when I saw it stuck to my finger  ------------- Justin Carr-Spanish Fork 60G cube LED |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: July 16 2014 at 7:40pm
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Uhhh, yeah, getting it back out will be a challenge. You can try making a trap for it with some raw clam/scallop/etc., but you'll probably end up trapping everything else. If you see a dead snail, pull out the shell immediately. You may get the flatworm with the shell. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: July 16 2014 at 8:24pm
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In my experience these are seldom seen and most of the time are hiding in the live rock. ------------- |