Hitchhiker help

[jmoores74]

Just got my live rock and sand yesterday and I have a number of things on the rock that I'm not to sure what they are.
Fist one:


Second one (sponge I think):


Third one:


Last one (hard to get a picture of it but they one and close and something pops out of it every once and a while):




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[dylan p]

The first one is Xenia


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[jmoores74]

The first one is Xenia


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Cool thanks

Also while I was rearranging the rock a bright green lobster like guy came out of the rock. He was to fast for a picture but I think he's a mantis shrimp. How do I get rid of him? I would like to get an emerald crab and some hermits and some snails eventually and I've read that he will eat those.


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[Sniperhank]

Xenia, sponge probably, feather duster.
Get a tall glass and put some food in it. Whatever is in there will come out and get stuck in the tilted glass.

 

[bstorer]

The last pic are barnacles.

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[dylan p]

Cool thanks

Also while I was rearranging the rock a bright green lobster like guy came out of the rock. He was to fast for a picture but I think he's a mantis shrimp. How do I get rid of him? I would like to get an emerald crab and some hermits and some snails eventually and I've read that he will eat those.


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I could give it to me It gives me the excuse to set up a new tank


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[dylan p]

You could give it to me I meant


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[Istrom]

The second one could be a single sun coral head

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[Istrom]

You could also give the mantis to me I love them lol

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[Nils]

If you catch the mantis, you could sell him for some $$. Some mantises run for around $90.

 

[dylan p]

I think the little green ones are like 20-30 bucks. It's the big ones like the zebra and peacock that get spendy


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[jmoores74]

I do think he's pretty cool but I worry about when i put fish in the tank. Do they eat fish too or just the CUC. I was planning for a clownfish and a firefish or clown goby and then hermits, snails, and an emerald crab for the CUC. Would it kill any of these? Also saw a pretty large bristle worm last night any problems with that with what I want to put in the tank?

Also saw today something new on the rock I saw about 3 or so of them



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[Sniperhank]

A healthy fish won't be able to be caught by a crab or even a large bristle worm. If they were sick they could end up being a snack once they are beyond the point of no return. Most crabs and worms are opportunistic feeders and have very poor prey capture ability.

 

[markodeniro]

You have got some great free corals with that rock! Xenia, sun coral, feather duster and barnacles? You could pay a fair bit per coral let's hope they survive in the cycle


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[mr_X]

That last picture is an aptasia anemone. The bristle worm needs to be identified. Try to get a picture of it. Especially the head.

 

[dylan p]

Has it been ruled out that that last pictures not just a really unhealthy zoanthid polyp because sometimes I get some that fall off the rock and re attach to some not well lit areas and they end up looking similar to that before dying


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[coralbandit]

Has it been ruled out that that last pictures not just a really unhealthy zoanthid polyp because sometimes I get some that fall off the rock and re attach to some not well lit areas and they end up looking similar to that before dying


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mr_ X nailed last pic!
It is aptasia.

 

[markodeniro]

Yeah looks like 2 aptasia one to the right also


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[jmoores74]

Something else just popped up today on the glass I saw it moving but it doesn't move much



Also I'm having a hard time getting this mantis shrimp out. Anybody have any ideas to get him out without taking all the rocks out? I tried the trap and no luck. He is pretty cool I have been dropping pieces if shrimp into the tank and he will run out and grab it and he is always staring at me through the rocks. But I plan on having a clownfish and a firefish possible and I don't think they will do fine with the shrimp. Also an emerald crab but I don't think that would be good either. Unless you guys think he will leave them alone.


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[coralbandit]

I have removed 3 mantis shrimp when I know which rock they were in.
I simply(key word as it may not be so simple) remove the rock I saw/chased him into and place it in a bucket of heavy salt water(.031++) .
They usually fall/come out moments later and I separate them from the rock.
Catching them in tank without a trap will be challenging.
All three of mine were VERY fast and observant.