What the Heck is it ???

[Seaco]

My brother found this in his tank today, any ideas what it is, it's about half an inch long?

 

[BobBursek]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

I am no expert on this so take it lightly, but I think it looks like a Pod of some type, as from what I have read on the forums a good thing, but, never seen one about a 1/2", maybe a type of shrimp?

 

[lcstorc]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

I'm not thinking pod.
More like nudibrach but don't bet the farm on that either. Can you get pics from other angles? More detail would be very useful. This one has me intrugued.

 

[lcstorc]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

Moved to hitchiker id forum

 

[seafansar]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

Looks like a feather duster/tube worm out of it's tube.

I'd handle it very carefully and put it back in the tank.

 

[Clownfish518]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

I think its a fan worm outside its cocoon.

 

[Seaco]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

Thanks for all the quick replies seems it could be a coco/tube worm maybe???

I'm not thinking pod.
More like nudibrach but don't bet the farm on that either. Can you get pics from other angles? More detail would be very useful. This one has me intrugued.

Hi Lynne
What type of details do you need and what angles in the pics do you want?


Lee

 

[Seaco]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

I have just had a phonecall from my brother and it seems that it's dead so we will never know for sure, sad really!

 

[hickoryhollow]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

How do you know for sure that it's dead? Some nudi's (Funny Punn) may seem like that but they act like they've had a Narcoloptic episode. Just keep him in a container by itself for 24 hours and see if he moves any. If he does then chances are he fell asleep.

GoodLuck.

 

[NirvanaFrk]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

it could be a nudi, check out the last one on this page

Philippines nudibranchs

 

[sambrinar]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

It looks to me like a fan worm as well, but that is also a guess.. Where is Boomer??

 

[tatuvaaj]

Re: What the Hell is it ???

It is a fan worm. If the conditions are good, they are able to construct a new tube quite fast. Unfortunately, without the protective tube they are also very tempting target for many fishes.

 

[Boomer]

Boomer was stream fishing on the shores of Lake Superior

Sara has it correct, it is a Serpulid tube worm that has left its tube. Meaning, one of the calcareous tube worms, like a Christmas Tree worm or similar. It will never survive, especially being a Serpulid.

 

[lcstorc]

Interresting to see one without it's tube.
Learn something new every day.

 

[Jess]

This is VERY fascinating to see it out of it's tube. Now I know what my Coco Worm really looks like.. I've always wondered.

Cool! However sad that it died

 

[redsea reefer]

very pretty animal

 

[sneaks03]

Yup I agree, fan worm. I have 5 of them that seem to have come in on my rock. Sucks that it died.

 

[Blurp]

Good to have such ID experts around, I would have voted for a nudi as well, though the "legs" should have made me clear that it had to be some kind of animal with sections=>worm.

 

[hma]

My brother found this in his tank today, any ideas what it is, it's about half an inch long?

In my eyes it is a kind of Holothuroidea or Cucumariidae (sea cucumber) .

 

[Boomer]

Heinz


Holothuroidea are not segmented and worms are, just like the one in the pic. Cukes also do not have parapods as the one in pic or have split dual head crowns.