i,m havinvg a problem with some kind of parasite in a reef tank it looks like a bent milipede small and white lives in live rock holes and alge my carpet anemone moved behind the live rock one night and was dead the next day the only other thing bad i have is bristle worms may be someone knows what they are please help thankyou
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Sugar Magnolia
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A picture would definitley help. To me, it sounds more like some kind of pod. REad through these articles and look at the pictures to see if any of them match your critter.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rs/index.htm
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/index.htm
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/rs/index.htm
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/index.htm
FWIW, the carpet anmeone could have died for numerous reasons. Can you share some more info about your tank. Size, lighting, water params, and when it was set up. THanks!
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rs/index.htm
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rs/index.htm
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/rs/index.htm
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/index.htm
FWIW, the carpet anmeone could have died for numerous reasons. Can you share some more info about your tank. Size, lighting, water params, and when it was set up. THanks!
i have a 30 gallon tank with mh lighting it,s been set up for over a year i resently bought these anemones online at saltwater fish .com everything i bought from them was great this anemone was very healthy until it wonderd behind the reef where these parasites are when i found it it,s one side was eaten and was definitly dead the next day i don,t have any pictures at this time but i will get some they hide when they see you they came from the live rock i bought from a local pet store my water quality is great every thing is thriveing i tried to see your pictures and comments but i could,nt acsess them for some reason, shawn
Sugar Magnolia
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Not sure why you can't access the links. They work for me, and I link these articles frequently for people. Try copying and pasting them into your browser.
They worked for me as well, both at home using firefox, and at work using IE.
Bent millipedes sound like amphipods, which are harmless.
There are some types of fireworms that will reportedly will eat anemones. But they look a lot like bristleworms.
Isopods look more like pill-bugs, but they're usually fish/shrimp parasites not anemone predators.
Carpets are difficult to keep, especially the brightly colored ones. My guess is that it was unhealthy when you got it, and the stress of being put in your tank didn't do it any good and it started to go, and what you saw were just amphipods scavenging the dead tissue. But that's just a guess. Without pics, trying to ID anything is usually just that, guessing.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... /short.htm
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Bent millipedes sound like amphipods, which are harmless.
There are some types of fireworms that will reportedly will eat anemones. But they look a lot like bristleworms.
Isopods look more like pill-bugs, but they're usually fish/shrimp parasites not anemone predators.
Carpets are difficult to keep, especially the brightly colored ones. My guess is that it was unhealthy when you got it, and the stress of being put in your tank didn't do it any good and it started to go, and what you saw were just amphipods scavenging the dead tissue. But that's just a guess. Without pics, trying to ID anything is usually just that, guessing.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... /short.htm
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