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Old 10-18-2009, 03:10 AM
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Default ID unknown hitchhiker (coral? pest?)

I have no real way to describe this. It is about an inch round, oval shape. Last time I thoroughly inspected the live rock was about 3 weeks, that particular rock has been in my tank since April. It is in a very shady spot.
It seems to be uniformly attached to the rock (ie no clear base like aiptasia) and doesn't seem to react to touch, movement, or light change.
This particular rock has had problems with hair algae, though the other rocks are fine...
Can anyone ID it?
link to a larger/clearer picture: http://i445.photobucket.com/albums/q...r/unknown1.jpg



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Old 10-18-2009, 04:09 AM
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it looks like a type of sponge to me
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Old 10-18-2009, 05:07 AM
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I 2nd the sponce. Theres like a bazillion different sponges
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Umm, a tank or 5
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Old 10-18-2009, 05:29 AM
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Tunicate...possibly? One of the kind that grow in clusters. Sponge or Tunicate, either way it is harmless.
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Old 10-18-2009, 03:52 PM
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I am not sure what it is, but it is very pretty in my books. If it is not a pest, I wouldn't mind a few more of them!
Though I would be curious to find out exactly what it is.
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Old 10-18-2009, 04:15 PM
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I am not sure what it is, but it is very pretty in my books. If it is not a pest, I wouldn't mind a few more of them!
Though I would be curious to find out exactly what it is.
Very pretty, was what I thought too! But sometimes the worse they are, he he! Curious to know as well.
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