snail and anemone

[Mihai]

Here are a snail and an anemone. The snail looks like some kind of conch... I think.... any idea if this is correct? The anemone on the other hand... I have no idea -> I'm feeding it shrimp and it likes it (it eats it and it grew quite a bit in the last 3 weeks).

Both were collected with some algae 3 weeks ago from Radio Island, NC.

Thanks,
Mihai

 

[Anonymous]

Since you like collecting stuff so much off the East Coast the anemone would be a Condylactis sp. and as far as the other critter we need a better picture as it could be either a conch or a whelk.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Mihai]

Since you like collecting stuff so much off the East Coast the anemone would be a Condylactis sp.

Thanks. What do you mean "off the East Coast"? It is exactly on the coast (between Morehead City, NC and Beaufort, NC).

and as far as the other critter we need a better picture as it could be either a conch or a whelk.

Regards,
David Mohr

That sounds either good or scary, right? If it's a conch is a good critter, if it's a whelk it will eat other snails... right?

I'll try to come with a better pic.
M.

 

[Anonymous]

Since you like collecting stuff so much off the East Coast the anemone would be a Condylactis sp.

Thanks. What do you mean "off the East Coast"? It is exactly on the coast (between Morehead City, NC and Beaufort, NC).

Off the coast would mean the ocean not the shore.:wink:

and as far as the other critter we need a better picture as it could be either a conch or a whelk.

Regards,
David Mohr

That sounds either good or scary, right? If it's a conch is a good critter, if it's a whelk it will eat other snails... right?

Yup, many whelks are carnivorous.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Mihai]

Oh, but it's very much on the coast. Actually, it's a river inlet and somewhat of a sound, I'm not even sure how salty the water is. Wade (in the RDO taskforce) showed us this pretty cool spot.

I'll be hunting for a better pic: I don't care for mean snails . Although I guess that in three weeks I was supposed to see some dead snails if it would have been a whelk...

Thanks,
Mihai

 

[Mihai]

Fresh pictures of the snail... any verdict?

I also found some baby-snails that look like the "big" guy (he's about 1" long).

Thanks,
Mihai

 

[SaltyMad]

The anemone looks like aiptasia to me, does it retract into the rock if you touch it? If so my opinion would aiptasia.
Not sure about the snail, also in third pic next to the snail is that a red flat worm?

 

[Mihai]

I don't think it's an Aiptasia. My LFS has plenty of Aiptasia and it doesn't look like my anemone . It's true that it might be a different species (assuming that there are more than one species of Aiptasia (which I'm not sure of)).

Regarding the flatwork: yeah, I think so... do I need to worry about it? I heard that they go away by themselves after a while.

Regards,
Mihai

 

[wade1]

That is most likely an aiptasia (they are common here and more common as you go south). I would do what you can to remove it instead of feeding it.

As for the whelk, not sure what type it is, but I try hard not to collect them as I do believe they feed on shellfish. If you don't have clams, it is probably not a concern and it will eventually die off anyway.

 

[Mihai]

Wow! That's scarry! Feeding Aiptasia!
They look a bit different from what FishPro and FishWorld has in most if the tanks though. However I'd like not to take the chance with it, so I'll scrap it off.

Regarding the whelk... are you sure it's a whelk and not a conch? (and yes, no clams - for now). I didn't collect it: it hitchhicked. If you ask me, I only collected macroalgae and I got some feather dusters and a couple of hermit crabs from Barry. Everything else (a few nassarius, a few whelks, a small crab, a somewhat large decorator crab, the gobby, two different types of nudibranchs, a small clear encrusting coral, and God knows what else) hitchhicked with the plants. It's amazing how much life you miss when you collect.

Thanks,
Mihai

 

[Mihai]

Wow! That's scarry! Feeding Aiptasia!
They look a bit different from what FishPro and FishWorld has in most if the tanks though. However I'd like not to take the chance with it, so I'll scrap it off.

Regarding the whelk... are you sure it's a whelk and not a conch? (and yes, no clams - for now). I didn't collect it: it hitchhicked. If you ask me, I only collected macroalgae and I got some feather dusters and a couple of hermit crabs from Barry. Everything else (a few nassarius, a few whelks, a small crab, a somewhat large decorator crab, the gobby, two different types of nudibranchs, a small clear encrusting coral, and God knows what else) hitchhicked with the plants. It's amazing how much life you miss when you collect.

Thanks,
Mihai

 

[wade1]

This type of aiptasia grows slower and gets larger than the really pesty types, but its still an aip. I would not scrape it though! That might generate 6 or 8 more of them. Instead, use concentrated acid/base or kalkwasser paste. If it is in a hole, pack the hole with kalk, that usually does a good job of it.

 

[Mihai]

Too late . I scraped it first thing once I got home.
However, I got the rock out first, scraped into a bucket, put the rock back in. I hope it doesn't make it. I'll watch carefully the next weeks.

Thanks,
Mihai

 

[Anonymous]

heh

Looks EXACTLY like the type of aiptasia I had starting to (slowly) take over my tank not too long ago.

A pair of peppermints made real short work of 'em.. - They even plowed through ones that were big enough to eat THEM! 8O 8O

 

[Mihai]

heh

Looks EXACTLY like the type of aiptasia I had starting to (slowly) take over my tank not too long ago.

Man, I fed it with such great care... it's almost funny
M.

 

[Anonymous]

Well.. - If you can't get rid of them any other way (like me - though I never got around to trying out Joes Juice on 'em) and have to go with peppermints like I did, I'm sure they'll appreciate you fattening 'em up for them!