Lifer Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi folks. Need some help identifying two things that have popped up since bringing home a green leather coral frag 3 weeks ago. The first object is to the lower left of the purple frag rock and is shaped like a clear plastic tube growing from under the rock and pointing up. The other object is on the right bottom of the frag rock and looks like tiny white bubbles all growing together. Before I touch it, I thought I'd try to I,D, it first.... Link to comment
Lifer Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Here's a better pic of the "tube" Link to comment
gena Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I see the thing on the left. Looks like a sponge. Link to comment
Lifer Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi Gena, I just googled clear sponge and I think your right. Is it friendly or should I make plans to remove it? Link to comment
gena Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi Gena, I just googled clear sponge and I think your right. Is it friendly or should I make plans to remove it?I leave them be. I know some people say they can become invasive, but they are so easy to remove if that happens. They are good for filtering your water. I don't understand why people would even remove them. I should show you a picture of one of my biggest sponges, growing down from my return! Here it is Link to comment
Lifer Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 That's cool, but do you think it's the same? It doesn't look like the one in my tank Link to comment
gena Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 That's cool, but do you think it's the same? It doesn't look like the one in my tankMaybe not exactly the same. But it definitely looks like a sponge. It has that round opening at the top for siphoning/filtering. Look up clear tunicate. It could be that. Link to comment
Lifer Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Oh yeah, that's it! Thanks Gena! Link to comment
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