What is this?

[dctpevrythng]

I've recently been adding coral to my nano and saw this green spike like creature walking around on the bottom of my tank. Any help on identifying it?

 

[dctpevrythng]

Here's another angle.

 

[thetinyreef]

Wow! Is that a Nudibranch?? It sure looks like it.

 

[bribo12]

Correct me if I'm wrong but that definitely looks like a zoa eating one.

 

[dctpevrythng]

Well that sucks because I got zoas...

 

[dctpevrythng]

But you gotta admit a nudibranch is a pretty spiffy name. If that what it is.
Now what should I keep it? It's kinda cute...

 

[bribo12]

I'd remove it unless you want your zoas to disappear. I'd also give your zoas a nice dip and look for any eggs

 

[thetinyreef]

So sad they can't co-exist. Those nudibranches are so cool looking!

 

[thetinyreef]

It'd be cool to take a microscope and take an iPhone pic of it really up close. If you do, post it!

 

[thetinyreef]

Correct me if I'm wrong but that definitely looks like a zoa eating one.

I agree... Just googled pics and it definitely is one of these.

 

[dctpevrythng]

Well lost site of it and I believe it crawled somewhere in my LR. I'll have to keep an eye on my zoas.

It shall live.

Until I catch it.

 

[dctpevrythng]

Okay, found the other nudibranch, disposed of if, and now this guy shows up.

 

[dctpevrythng]

Just tried to snatch it and it crawled into my green star polyp I purchased today. I believe it came with the polyp. Do you all think I should pull the polyp and return it?

 

[bribo12]

That last picture is a harmless bristleworms.

 

[mr_X]

Unless the nudibranch came in on some green zoas, it may not have been a zoa eater. Not all of them are bad, but they do tend to take on the color of their food.

 

[dctpevrythng]

Unless the nudibranch came in on some green zoas, it may not have been a zoa eater. Not all of them are bad, but they do tend to take on the color of their food.

I've had my green zoas for a while and had yet to see anything, but purchase the green star polyp earlier today and these little guys appeared.

 

[bribo12]

Maybe it's a green star eater?? I've never heard of one that eats it though