Bugs or Sponges

[shrwud94]

I don't know if we have some kind of bad bug, or it could be good thing. My xenia had yellow, white color sacs on the rock and the xenia is not doing very good. I also have white spider like eggs on my tonga branches. I attached some pics. Could anyone help.

 

[melosu58]

The white things look like Qtip sponges. Harmless filter feeders. The eggs could be from snails if you have any. Just some guesses. BTW moving this to the ID forum.

 

[Kristall-99]

2nd and 3rd look like some sort of anthia(sp?) or xenia

 

[thincat]

I would say that the white in the first picture are pineapple sponges. The other pictures are not reef friendly bugs and I suggest you do a dip for your zenias...I have never done it so I will let some else tell you how to do it.
here is a link to some hitch hikers:http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/
here is another:http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm

 

[mr_X]

where do you see non reef friendly bugs? i don't know of any bugs that eat xenia.

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

All I see around that xenia are some little yellow sponges.

 

[thincat]

where do you see non reef friendly bugs? i don't know of any bugs that eat xenia.

Read my post again. I said that "the other picture are not reef freindly bugs"

 

[mr_X]

The other pictures are not reef friendly bugs and I suggest you do a dip for your zenias..

I am wanting to know which "not reef friendly bugs" you are speaking of.

 

[Ziggy953]

I don't see anything in those pics that I would be concerned with other than the xenia itself. Just a personal preference, I don't care for the coral because of how invasive it can be.

Xenia is one of those funny corals that it either likes your system or it doesn't. As for the "bugs" I do not see anything in your pics suggesting you have a problem.

 

[thincat]

I am wanting to know which "not reef friendly bugs" you are speaking of.

I was looking at those brown areas in the out of tank photo.

 

[mr_X]

what are you thinking....red planaria?

 

[ccCapt]

I see white q-tip sponges in the 1st pic and yellow sponges on the rock with the xenia.

 

[thincat]

what are you thinking....red planaria?

Yes, I was thinking in those lines.