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    Invertebrate Identification " Shrimp"

    Krish's critters are Stenopus hispidus. The body shape & red bands are pretty unmistakeable.
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    Notarchus Indicus, yeah or nay?

    Keep in mind that the majority of sea hares are fairly specific eaters. Assuming that what the lfs has is really Notarchus indicus then it feeds on Caulerpa and probably doesn't care much about eating hair algae.
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    What kind of worm is this?

    Without a picture it's hard for me to know if it's a terebellid (spagetti worm), an eunicid, or something else. Unless your pics are totally out of focus I should be able to get it to family. And now for the obligatory lecture (I'm a worm taxonomist, forgive me).... :D All polychaetes are...
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    Identification help needed

    The iridescent hairs make me think it's a flabelligerid polychaete. Take a look here at these posts over at RC for some images & explanations. The third post has the best pics one of which show the feeding tentacles...
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    What kind of worm is this?

    The overall appearance reminds me of a Nereiphylla species. Take a look at this image and you'll see the overlapping dorsal cirri (the paddles) along the sides and the proportions of the antennae and the body. http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/SFBay2K/nereidworm2.htm
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    What kind of worm is this?

    Not exactly... It's a polychaete, family Phyllodocidae. One common name for them is paddle worm because the paired dorsal appendages along the body are often leaf- or paddle-shaped. Harmless for your tank.
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    What the?

    Thanks, Curt. I come around occasionally when I have time. They dislike coming completely out of their holes. Many inverts are thigmotaxic - they're hard-wired to want their bodies touching something on all sides. Small mammals such as rats are the same. We don't know much about the...
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    What the?

    Hi guys -- Well, it's a bristle worm in the scientific sense because all polychaetes are bristle worms. The name polychaete is a combination of 2 latin words that mean many bristles. I know reefers normally only use the term for animals like Eurythoe complanata & Hermodice carunculata which...
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    What are these?

    Take a look here for some images of coral barnacles: http://www.poppe-images.com/images/search_results.php?category=barnacles&family=PYRGOMATIDAE#fs they're fairly common. The barnacles settle on the coral & then the coral grows around it. Basically harmless although they might compete a bit...
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