What are these?

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by CBSurfrider, Oct 30, 2013.

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  1. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    They look like a very tiny mysis shrimp (best desc I can think of) and there's about 15 of them stuck to the glass in the corner drilled section of my tank. They aren't moving around just stuck to the glass.
     

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  3. Rawdogz

    Rawdogz Torch Coral

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    pineapples, they are filter feeders. they are good for your tank
     
  4. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Pineapple *sponge*. haha

    Don't try eating them.
     
  5. DSC reef

    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    I was thinking a nudibranch.
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Look like nudi's to me too; I see heads on them. Are they moving or stationary?
     
  7. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    Stationary. They're stuck on the glass. I just knocked one off and they just float around in my corner drilled section. They don't appear to be swimming at all or any moving parts on them that I can see.
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Then I'll go with pineapple sponges too.
     
  10. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    The white ball thing is the pineapple sponge.

    If they don't move I doubt they are nudi's. Have you tried taking a turkey baster to them and see if them come off? could just be some detritus stuck there.
     
  11. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    I used a feeder stick to knock a couple off to see what they would do. They def look like a creature of some sort. I'll take pineapple sponge! If these were a bad thing it would have been the straw that broke the camels (mine) back!
     
  12. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    Just googled pineapple sponge and that's what they are. Funny the post I read said it's due to bad water. I've been questioning the quality of my RO water from the LFS I've been getting it at. I already started getting it somewhere else, but havent used the new LFS yet. Water change is on Friday.

    Thanks for the quick replies!