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jttt3
10-31-2007, 12:05 AM
I have no idea, I've searched but can't think of even what to search for.

Picture is worth a thousand words....so I give you 3!

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Thanks ahead of time lol
cocoa_pleco
10-31-2007, 12:11 AM
ive never seen those things before. lol
jttt3
10-31-2007, 12:17 AM
yeah, ive studied a lot of marine life as I took marine biology and biology classes, and I've never seen these guys.....driving me nuts. I have two and they are getting bigger.

James
CAF
10-31-2007, 01:07 AM
?????????????????

Let us know if you find out.... maybe larval coral or something?
squirt_12
10-31-2007, 01:18 AM
they sor tof look like pieces of mold growing....lol....let us know what they are.
cocoa_pleco
10-31-2007, 02:02 AM
maybe poke it and see if it retreats so we know if its a living moving thing or a fungus
gm72
10-31-2007, 02:14 AM
...or to see if it jumps out and attacks you. :c2:

You saltwater people get the COOLEST things with your liverock. Very fun to hear the stories. I'll get into it eventually, once I get more successful with these planted tanks, that is.
cocoa_pleco
10-31-2007, 02:20 AM
do you have hermit crabs in the tank? im thinking they may eat whatever it is.

i just looked at my 55g and i have a bunch of those little red and white starfish

EDIT- or maybe bristleworm eggs?
coachfraley
10-31-2007, 03:29 AM
I get them too. I can't find the link, but somewhere I saw that they are a type of sponge.
cocoa_pleco
10-31-2007, 03:34 AM
I get them too. I can't find the link, but somewhere I saw that they are a type of sponge.

*smacks self on forehead*

OF COURSE! how could i be so stupid. lol

yep, its a sponge, and theyre harmless and filter well. looks like you have spongebob on your hands (crappy joke i know, lol)
unleashed
10-31-2007, 04:01 AM
looks like a sea sponge. Most likely harmless
2manyfish
11-04-2007, 03:24 AM
Doesn't look like a sponge to me, looks more like some kind of coral......
jttt3
11-04-2007, 03:53 AM
My thought is that it was either a sponge, wierd start of an ugly coral or a pest creature.

I bought some of those blue crabs, the super small ones that only get like 1.5cm long, well, they are full grown and have made the tank their domain lol. I have 2 big ones, and two that stayed small.

The white things are starting to grow on the bank of the tank now too.....I just want to make sure they will not harm any creatures swimming by.