ParaDiddle Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 This is a gumball sized cocoon looking thing that came on my LR. It looks like it's filled with hundreds of eggs or something. Any idea what it is? Link to comment
willlgr1 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 what is the consistancy? is it hard, or soft, smooth or textured. could be a sponge, i have tons of them on rocks that look like that. might even be some type of a bi-valve. Link to comment
ParaDiddle Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 I brushed up against it with my finger and it's silky and kinda slimy. I guess it could be a sponge. I'm still waiting for my tank's cycle to kick in. I'm on day 5, and I have trace amounts of Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates. I haven't seen a spike in any of them. I scrubbed off any black sponges I could find, but if this is a sponge then i missed it. Link to comment
willlgr1 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 a sponge would feel silky but not at all slimy. can you see the other end? sponges should only have one opening, bi-valves have two, one at each end. Link to comment
ParaDiddle Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 It felt slightly slimy... but not jelly-like, not like a mushroom or anemone. I can't see the other end, but if i do any rockwork I'll look. Do you think that little red dot/speck is an opening? Will the sponge stay white or is it coming back from the dead? Link to comment
willlgr1 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 if it's a sponge your mostlikely seeing the collar cells or the flagella that is inside the osculum (exit pore). sponges come in a variety of colors, white, yellow, red, orange, blue, etc. Link to comment
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