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jason604 12-27-2013 06:22 AM

What is this nasty this??
 
I just bought a wild caught acro colony today from JL and while transitioning it to my tank I gripped what I thought was its skeleton and it squirted water right to my face. Like what!! Acro squirting water? So I took a closer look and it appears to be something that resembles a dried date. Each time I pressed on it it would squirt water out pretty dam far. Anybody have any idea what the hell this is and if I should cut it off my acro? Its now in my tank. Bottom right of the pics

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3b13d087.jpg

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/...psaebd17e5.jpg

Slyguy00 12-27-2013 06:41 AM

possibly some kind of sponge? I'm not to sure though

Coral Hoarder 12-27-2013 06:53 AM

hard to tel out of the watter is it a clam ?or a mushroom they aquirt watter

Reef_Geek 12-27-2013 06:58 AM

I could probably tell you if I had it and a dissecting scope. short of that... no telling what it is.

if you're worried, just scrape it off and toss it. there's a good probability that it is harmless though, just like the variety of surprises that comes in with live rock.

nerdz 12-27-2013 07:54 AM

Probably some kind of tunicate, or sea squirt? Crazy!!!

Snappy 12-27-2013 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nerdz (Post 869123)
Probably some kind of tunicate, or sea squirt? Crazy!!!

plus 1
They are just a filter feeder and good for the system.

jason604 12-27-2013 04:49 PM

It opened up now in my tank. I believe it is a sea squirt. Should I destroy or keep it lol.

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/...psef3d62e1.jpg

Reef_Geek 12-27-2013 05:01 PM

yeah, the two siphons is the classic morphology of a sea squirt. One is the in-siphon and the other is the out-siphon.

It's a harmless filter feeder.

Coral Hoarder 12-27-2013 10:44 PM

ceep it !!! or give it to me for my tank lol


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