Acid Lamp Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I was spending some time watching my tank today and i noticed a small colony of very tiny, bright yellow/ gold barrel shaped organisms at about the mid level of the live rock. They are new. There are about 7 of them presently, but I hadn't noticed them at all before, so either they have popped up very fast, or simply gotten large enough to notice. They are still too small to photograph, but does anyone have any idea what they might be? They are currently about the size of the small orange roe you see on sushi rolls . I can't see any sweepers, but they are really small. I only noticed them because of their intense color. Possibly Fijian leather? Link to comment
Acid Lamp Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Actually I was able to get a good shot with the good camera. The colony is the tiny yellow guys dead center. Link to comment
Acid Lamp Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 While I'm at it, If anyone knows these guys I'd be grateful. Large stony type, white-ish, and larger orange polyps. Link to comment
IamTomm Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Are you talking about just left of the aptasia in the first 2 pics? If so its way to small to get an Id. In the last pics where did the rock that those lps are on come from? Guessing florida cause they look just like a hitch hiker I have seen before. Just a guess but they might be similar to dendro and sun polyps. I might be wrong though. Do they open better at night or in the day light? Link to comment
Acid Lamp Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Are you talking about just left of the aptasia in the first 2 pics? If so its way to small to get an Id. In the last pics where did the rock that those lps are on come from? Guessing florida cause they look just like a hitch hiker I have seen before. Just a guess but they might be similar to dendro and sun polyps. I might be wrong though. Do they open better at night or in the day light? Yep those are the little buggers I'm curious about. As to the second pic, I'm not certain of the locale, I'll have to double check with my LFS. I thought it was south pacific stone. Those polyps are all growing on coraline covered bivalves though if that helps. They seem to open wider at night, though they don't seem opposed to day feeding either. Link to comment
howze01 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 THe little yellow things look like tunicates. Link to comment
Acid Lamp Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 THe little yellow things look like tunicates. That would be awesome if it's the case, I love the giant red ones I already have. Link to comment
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