trumph Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 This little critter has been growing out of my rock for about 2 months now. Haven't found anyhting like it yet. Any ideas? I am aware of the names for the algae selection. Link to comment
trumph Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 sorry pic didn't come up....click the gallery icon at the bottom of the post. Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 that my friend looks like a tube worm/feather duster Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 It's a marine plant, Neomeris annulata. Link to comment
trumph Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 Caesar, where did you find that pic? Sure looks to be what I have though I only have a single stalk. That one piece of live rock seems to have every known type of algae in it, every week something else starts growing. Link to comment
trumph Posted August 30, 2005 Author Share Posted August 30, 2005 Saw the pic while researching...I saw it on "The Algae Page"...would never have found it since I was thinking it was some type of tube worm. Thanks again. Link to comment
Caesar777 Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Yup, starts as a single stalk. That's a photo of a large wild colony. My lfs has it in their sps tank, and they tend to grow singly and a few inches apart, never all clumped like that photo. BUT they could be manually removing them. Not a big problem, I'd think. Link to comment
Reef_Mad_Man Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 hey usualy get eaten or die. SNake polyps also resemble those bw. Link to comment
trumph Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 From what I read after Caesar identified it is that its totally harmless, photosynthetic and since its stalk is calcerous(sp?) a decent indicator of good clacium levels. Also read that they come and go, originate in the Pacific, are from shallow water and supposedly only get to an inck long (mines longer). Kinda reminds me of the water creature in the movie Abyss, like it! Link to comment
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