Come out, Come out, Wherever you are!

In the days following the addition of the Live Rock to the aquarium, we began to see signs of life emerging! Initially, Allie spotted a brittle star on one of the live rock near the back of the tank. We also saw two featherduster worms or some other sort of fan worms (likely Bispira brunnea) attached to two of the live rock. Two Aiptasia anemones were also spotted. Aiptasias (or glass anemones) are thought of more as pests than anything else. They can quickly populate your tank and are know to nettle neighbors to get their way.

About a day after the rocks were set up, we saw another brittle star in the tank! We also learned that some of the stringy hairs that could be seen attached to some of the rocks were worms (picture 109)! Later that night, Ben and I spotted yet another starfish in the tank. But this time, it was an Asterina Anomal instead of a brittle star. We also began to notice about 5 snails that were moving about the tank. After some research, I think these may be Stomatella Varia snails. Our tank is alive with hitchhikers from our live rock!