Any idea what this is?

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  1. karcury

    karcury Astrea Snail

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    And if I got a good deal? lol. I paid $30 for it, and neither myself or the seller are sure what it is. He had ordered something else and it appears had received a substitute.

    SO. . . what is the pretty thing, and what on earth is the white blobby thing next to it? The pretty thing is about 1 1/2" across the top.

    Thanks!

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  3. ReefPlayground

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    if its 1.5" in diameter, looks like a tiny tiny lobo, maybe a small cynaria or scolymia. take a pic directly from the top. the white blob on the side looks like a dieing/dead button polyp
     
  4. karcury

    karcury Astrea Snail

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    OK - here is a shot from the top.

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    The white thing is very shiny, and almost looks like something might be inside of it.
     
  5. reefwisperer

    reefwisperer Feather Duster

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    my thoughts

    candy cane coral glued or attached to a crazzzy shell like a conk or sumthing...i use old turbo shells 4 my kenya and xenia frags. the combo is a good look.
     
  6. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    A very pretty candy cane!
     
  7. lunatik_69

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    Looks like a Acan to me. Never seen a CC look like that before. Luna
     
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  9. ZachB

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    Is the blob hard or soft? It may be a tunicate?
     
  10. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    does the turquoise one in question ever seem to have a stem of sorts??
     
  11. karcury

    karcury Astrea Snail

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    The blob is kind of hard, but not like a shell. It has a little it of give if you poke on it. :)
     
  12. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    candy cane, closest I could find
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    acan, closest I could find
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