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wtf is in my tank?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by kimbo, Jan 31, 2013.

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  1. Jan 31, 2013 #1
    kimbo

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    I cant get a good pic cause my camera sucks. But i have this light purple oval thing laying on my sandbed. Im pretty sure it came out of a bubble coral i got. But i noticed it has polyps that come out of it in all directions sometimes
    The polyps look like tiny feather dusters but they retract back inside this spotted egg looking thing when i poke it. Does anyone have a idea what it is?
     
  2. Jan 31, 2013 #2
    kimbo

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    I have a good pic on my phone that a can send via text. If anyone wants to see it
     
  3. Jan 31, 2013 #3
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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  4. Jan 31, 2013 #4
    Chris C. Des Moines, IA

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  5. Jan 31, 2013 #5
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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  6. Jan 31, 2013 #6
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    I am going to say if it came out of a coral, it may be a baby coral that budded from the parent & fell off.
     
  7. Jan 31, 2013 #7
    kimbo

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    I will try to get a pic posted tonight.
     
  8. Jan 31, 2013 #8
    dead fish Iowa City

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    Ack...can't see pic.
     
  9. Jan 31, 2013 #9
    Waverz

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    Fail

     
  10. Jan 31, 2013 #10
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    lol, I can see it, not sure what it wont come up for you
     
  11. Jan 31, 2013 #11
    Waverz

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    Try this. Click the link on the bottom of this post.


    To me it looks like a piece of crushed coral that was nearly dead and is now re-growing.


    It's hard to say for sure but that's my guess.
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  12. Jan 31, 2013 #12
    iaJim

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    I don't know what it is, but it's pretty danged cool.
     
  13. Jan 31, 2013 #13
    kimbo

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    its soft and squishy. I almost thought it was a cucumber until those polyp things came out. but it doesn't look like bubble coral either.
     
  14. Jan 31, 2013 #14
    Pete H.

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    Looks a bit like a small piece of a toadstool leather of sorts. (maybe?)
     
  15. Jan 31, 2013 #15
    mppanp

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    I agree with Pete. Looks like a very small piece of toadstool
     
  16. Jan 31, 2013 #16
    Tickyty

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    Hey it was free. May turn out to be the best thing in the tank. Have you contacted the person you got the bubble from? They may be able to tell you what else was in the tank with it, that is if you got it from another reefer? Just a thought.
     
  17. Jan 31, 2013 #17
    kimbo

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    I believe it is a toad stool after looking at some pictures.
     
  18. Feb 1, 2013 #18
    Bud West Des Moines, IA

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    I have a large leather coral in the tank at Grove & Platt and it has dropped 2 babies like this in the last few weeks, they just rolled around in the gravel until they glommed on to something. I'm guessing you have the same thing
     
  19. Feb 1, 2013 #19
    ninjazx777 Des Moines, IA

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    I agree its a toadstool turd my drops them all the time and they roll around until they attach and grow from there
     
  20. Feb 1, 2013 #20
    erayk1 Coralville, IA

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    My hammer coral "dropped a turd baby" recently, maybe it's that time of the year lol
     
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