two ID's...

Triggerjay · 05-14-2007, 08:26 PM

First, a small sponge looking critter, but he is no sponge. It kind of looks like a pineapple. White in color, and at night extends into a wormlike creature that is 4 to 6 inches long. When light is shined on it, it retracts in a pulsing manner until it is small again. It is about the size of a pencil eraser when retracted, but gets real skinny when extended. These photos are blurry, but it shows it when in the retracted state. I took about a hundred pics of it, and this is the best one. Is it good or bad? heres the pic :

And another one:

and here is the second one. I have never had these before, but I think I already know what it is.. aptasia? I have two of them aquired on a new mushroom rock:

And here is another pic I just took. I had to post it. I think its the best pic I have ever taken with this camera.. Not a hitchiker, just a new pic:

Thanks in advance for the ID's..

Jason

DaBird · 05-14-2007, 08:30 PM

Yup on aiptasia...I think that IS a sponge but could be wrong...

sasquatch · 05-14-2007, 09:17 PM

Jason! try the magnifying trick for the sponge thingie

Triggerjay · 05-14-2007, 09:21 PM

lol, I will have to buy one. I will move the rock close to the glass and see if I can get a better pic. I will be in there anyways tonight to kill some aptasia. How does the Kalkwasser paste thing work?

Jason

reefjitsu · 05-14-2007, 09:33 PM

I can't tell anything from your pics, but your description of the first creature suggests a peanut worm to me.

Triggerjay · 05-14-2007, 10:36 PM

Some better pics... This is one of it retracted:

And here is one while it is starting to extend. It will extend 6" or more at it fullest, and looks like a thread with a few knots in it.. but retracts to the size of the pic above during the day..

I left it by the glass, and after the lights go out I will try to get a pic of it fully extended... Thanks for all the help guys! Hope these pics give a better idea..

Jason

Triggerjay · 05-14-2007, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefjitsu

I can't tell anything from your pics, but your description of the first creature suggests a peanut worm to me.

I cannot find a peanut worm that looks anything like this.. All the ones I found pics of are smooth in appearance, and brown. Mine is white, and when extended, looks like a thread with tons of knots tied in it. But it sounds as though a peanut worm acts the same way... but I cannot find anything about them "pulsing" to retract..

Jason

woolfe · 05-14-2007, 10:49 PM

It looks like a tiny cuke to me.

Triggerjay · 05-14-2007, 10:58 PM

It is attached to the rock.. always in the same place. A cuke is free roaming isnt it? Thanks

Jason

Triggerjay · 05-15-2007, 03:06 AM

Got some video. I also have more than one. I counted a total of four in different places in the tank. The first video is of the one pictured above. The focus goes nuts for a second in the video, but then it gets real clear. It retracts near the end of the video. Heres that one:

It is something I have never seen. I tried to look it up, but have no idea where to start. I also saw one attacking a bristle worm with the end of the string thing. At this point I am clueless.. The vids look like something from a monster movie. lol.. Heres vid #2. This one is in a different location, on a different rock between my mushrooms. I just need to know what they are, and if they are good or bad? Thanks again..

Sorry about the shakyness.. I was holding the flashlight and filming.

Jason

reefjitsu · 05-15-2007, 04:21 AM

Hmmm, it is definately not a peanut worm. I'm not really sure what it is, not even really sure what kind of organism it is. A real whatsit.

Triggerjay · 05-15-2007, 09:37 AM

Have I discovered a yet UNdiscovered creature? We will call it the Jason worm! lol... really though. I wish I knew what it was... The ones I found are near some of my corals..Thanks again

Jason

Triggerjay · 05-15-2007, 12:24 PM

I e-mailed all the ifo on it to Bob Fenner... maybe he can figure it out. I tried looking it up on the web, but what in the heck do I look for? lol

Jason

vdituri · 05-15-2007, 12:32 PM

At first I thought it was just the arm of some kind of brittle star, but the way it retracts has worm written all over it.
I definitely like the video identification. I'm going to start asking for vids instead of pics.

p.s.- he didn't seem to like the movie sound affects.

Triggerjay · 05-15-2007, 03:02 PM

I forgot to turn off the sound on the camera! lol..No word yet from Bob Fenner. I would say with the amount of E-mails he recieves, it may be weeks... I will keep poking around on the net and see if I can find something like it..

Jason

05-14-2007, 08:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,068 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	two ID's... First, a small sponge looking critter, but he is no sponge. It kind of looks like a pineapple. White in color, and at night extends into a wormlike creature that is 4 to 6 inches long. When light is shined on it, it retracts in a pulsing manner until it is small again. It is about the size of a pencil eraser when retracted, but gets real skinny when extended. These photos are blurry, but it shows it when in the retracted state. I took about a hundred pics of it, and this is the best one. Is it good or bad? heres the pic : And another one: and here is the second one. I have never had these before, but I think I already know what it is.. aptasia? I have two of them aquired on a new mushroom rock: And here is another pic I just took. I had to post it. I think its the best pic I have ever taken with this camera.. Not a hitchiker, just a new pic: Thanks in advance for the ID's.. Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-14-2007, 08:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
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05-14-2007, 09:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... Jason! try the magnifying trick for the sponge thingie

05-14-2007, 09:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,068 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... lol, I will have to buy one. I will move the rock close to the glass and see if I can get a better pic. I will be in there anyways tonight to kill some aptasia. How does the Kalkwasser paste thing work? Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-14-2007, 09:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 751 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: two ID's... I can't tell anything from your pics, but your description of the first creature suggests a peanut worm to me. __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

05-14-2007, 10:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,068 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... Some better pics... This is one of it retracted: And here is one while it is starting to extend. It will extend 6" or more at it fullest, and looks like a thread with a few knots in it.. but retracts to the size of the pic above during the day.. I left it by the glass, and after the lights go out I will try to get a pic of it fully extended... Thanks for all the help guys! Hope these pics give a better idea.. Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-14-2007, 10:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
woolfe Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 328 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... It looks like a tiny cuke to me. __________________ Wendy 90 gal reef w/ a 29 gal seahorse tank connected. 30 gal. nano w/ Maroons

05-14-2007, 10:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,068 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... It is attached to the rock.. always in the same place. A cuke is free roaming isnt it? Thanks Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-15-2007, 03:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,068 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... Got some video. I also have more than one. I counted a total of four in different places in the tank. The first video is of the one pictured above. The focus goes nuts for a second in the video, but then it gets real clear. It retracts near the end of the video. Heres that one: It is something I have never seen. I tried to look it up, but have no idea where to start. I also saw one attacking a bristle worm with the end of the string thing. At this point I am clueless.. The vids look like something from a monster movie. lol.. Heres vid #2. This one is in a different location, on a different rock between my mushrooms. I just need to know what they are, and if they are good or bad? Thanks again.. Sorry about the shakyness.. I was holding the flashlight and filming. Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-15-2007, 04:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 751 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: two ID's... Hmmm, it is definately not a peanut worm. I'm not really sure what it is, not even really sure what kind of organism it is. A real whatsit. __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

05-15-2007, 09:37 AM	#12 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,068 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... Have I discovered a yet UNdiscovered creature? We will call it the Jason worm! lol... really though. I wish I knew what it was... The ones I found are near some of my corals..Thanks again Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-15-2007, 12:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,068 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... I e-mailed all the ifo on it to Bob Fenner... maybe he can figure it out. I tried looking it up on the web, but what in the heck do I look for? lol Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-15-2007, 12:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,784 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... At first I thought it was just the arm of some kind of brittle star, but the way it retracts has worm written all over it. I definitely like the video identification. I'm going to start asking for vids instead of pics. p.s.- he didn't seem to like the movie sound affects. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

05-15-2007, 03:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,068 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: two ID's... I forgot to turn off the sound on the camera! lol..No word yet from Bob Fenner. I would say with the amount of E-mails he recieves, it may be weeks... I will keep poking around on the net and see if I can find something like it.. Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

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