ID....Please

[Dog_Fish]

I've been looking around trying to find out what these are, PEST???
I found them eating away parts of my Purple Goniopora. Sorry for the bad pic. any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

This pic is when they are in refugium, They very similar to my goniopora. (scary)

The next pic is when they're out of water, They look like slugs of some sort.

I have them contained in my FOWLR tank's refugium.

 

[DevIouS]

Stomatella

http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/stomatella_varia.htm

Identified as being reef safe.

Maybe your Goniopora is receeding & algea is growing over it...

 

[Dog_Fish]

thanks, devious. I don't think they're Stomatella. I have a lot of them and I put them into my nano tank. I'll see if i can get a better pic, they have tenticles on the top layer which resembles a hairy mushroom and is sticky like a carpet anenome.

 

[Deanos]

Phestilla sp. - Goniopora-eating nudibranch

 

[DevIouS]

Oh $h!t.........
I was looking at the bottom pic.



I couldn't see anthing in the top pic.

 

[Dog_Fish]

Bingo deanos. Thanks guys.
NP devious, I should have circle the 2 in the 1st pic.
hmmm, i'll read up more about them. I'll keep em in the fuge for now.
I'm surprise it took 3 months to start doing damage to the Goniopora. luckily they only damaged a small area.
So far I found 2, but i will keep a look out for more :Yikes:.

If any other member happen to get this hitchhicker, I removed them by taking the goniopora out and putting it into a bucket and filling the bucket with water from the tank. then used a turkey blaster to blast it off

 

[Deanos]

Check for eggs!

 

[Dog_Fish]

Check for eggs!

:bigeyes2: + +:shocked: =:banghead:


MR may need to create a to borrow forum, cause i'll need to borrow some binoculars. LOL.
I found a pic that looks exactly how I notice them. check out the 2nd pic towards the bottom.
http://vieoceane.free.fr/runseaslug/a_phest_sp1.htm


thanks for the info deanos. :hug: