Special Request:: HITCHHIKERS

[sokol1312]

lettuce nudibranch

 

[SOMEthinsFISHY]

very nice photos !!

 

[Anonymous]

Here's my sessile ctenophore shot. They are very common on sarcophytons, and I think should be in the guide. Most people just see the feathery feeding tentacles extended at night though, which would be much harder to photograph. This is about 1 inch long, and is on a retracted sarcophyton.

 

[tangir1]

This pic was taken about the same time as the feather duster pic a few posts up, but I never got around downloading it to RDO until tonight.

 

[Mr.Blue]

I have a quite a few hitchhiker pics but I'm not sure if the quality is good enough. I only have a video camera for digital pics so its hard to get close ups. I have included one of my clearer pics (the mantis shrimp, spearing variety) and a couple of not so clear ones (mystery snail and coral), I have many more of varying species so if they are decent enough I will send more.

 

[Mr.Blue]

Here are a couple more critters.

 

[Nico1]

Flatworms,up-close, incl. *pod movie:
http://camelreef.free.fr/new/20010609/
Example:

Peanut worm and other stuff:
http://camelreef.free.fr/new/20010602/peanut_worm/index.htm
Example:

Some weird blob on the glass:
http://camelreef.free.fr/new/20010314/
Low-res example:

*pods, up-close:
http://camelreef.free.fr/new/20010120/
example:

Bristle worm:
http://camelreef.free.fr/new/20001223/index.htm
Example:

 

[Mr.Blue]

Here are a few more hitchhikers.

 

[clowntank10]

dont know what it is. came on some live rock

 

[myreeef]

I have a snail that has a shell that looks like stained glass.

And I have a "Green Thing" that has a white hard (calcium?) skeleton. When I first got the rock all that was visible was the skelton, months later it started to look like the picture.

Both are hitchhikers that are a mystery to me!

 

[waterfaller1]

Mystery snail=Bumblebee snail
Mystery Coral=Anthelia
Stained Glass looking snail+Looks like a Nerite

 

[mogurnda]

Here are a few of mine, mostly things that came in on TBS live rock. There are probably more lying around. Most move too fast for scale bars.

fireworm (possibly eurythoe)

hermit from gulf

hidden cuccumber

hydroids

microstars

terebellid tentacles

tube coral (Cladocora arbuscula) polyps are about 4mm across

cup coral (probably phyllangia americana)

pistol shrimp

two of porecelain crabs

red grape macroalgae (Botryocladia)

 

[Gottcha]

any idea what this crab is? I know he likes zoos....half of mine are gone cause of him.[/img]

 

[Gottcha]

http://www.comp-connections.biz/pics/di ... m=11&pos=2

cant get the image to load so here is the link

 

[kris_willard]

Some type of sponge i assume...its about an inch round and is growing under my candycane coral with zoos growing on its skeleton.

 

[jbro]

I tried posting this pic in the newbie forum, but the file was too big. Hoping I can do it here. This urchin-like spikey thing popped out of my LR about a month after addition. It's the size of a penny. Any ideas?

 

[fishfanatic2]

jbro,

I'm 98% sure that is a baby pencil urchin.

 

[jbro]

Thanks fanatic!. That's exactly what it is. Pencil Urchin. Heterocentrotus Mammillatus.

 

[gusmcab]

worm? i have a few of these, but this one is the bigger of them, seems to be harmless.

 

[Travis1]

Strawberry Crab... I believe...