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72 Gallon
Bowfront Fish and Soft Coral Aquarium
Hitchhikers
Three of these bugs were found in our 72 gal. one night
while we were viewing the tank with a flashlight.
Not knowing if they were parasites or scavengers, we isolated them in a 5 gal.
They were later identified by Dr. Ron at
ReefCentral
as scavenger sphaeromatids.
Bug
right side up, tail at bottom of photo.
Photo taken November 26, 2003.
Bug
upside down.
Photo taken
November 26, 2003.
Bug
right side up, but curling into a ball.
Photo taken
November 26, 2003.
These 1/4" long blue worms were also found by flashlight
swimming in the water column in a zigzag/circular type of motion.
They were also identified by Dr. Ron at
ReefCentral
as a reproductive swarmer or epitoke.
Photo taken November 28, 2003.
Blue worm with red eyes at the bottom of the photo.
Photo taken November 28, 2003.
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