Been watching this hitchhiker grow

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  1. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Any ideas on what this critter may be? A fellow reefer bud of mine thought maybe a toadstool. Thx for any help!
     

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  2. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    dont think its a toadstool because of the polyps. my guess is a xenia of some sort.
     
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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    that does indeed look like a baby toadstool ( mine has polyps extended that look a bit like that)
    interesting hitch hiker


    Steve
     
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  4. ibefishy

    ibefishy Montipora Capricornis

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    My first thought was toadstool. Cool little hitchiker.
     
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  5. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Yea I thought it was pretty interesting too! It would be excellent if it were indeed a TS since I almost bought one a cpl weeks ago but decided to pass...we shall see! Thx for input folks.
     
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  6. WuWu

    WuWu Feather Star

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    Heh I'd call it a toadstool I had one just like that show up one day I've got quite a few pics in my 72 gal thread if ya wanna compare
     
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  7. Jacwil

    Jacwil Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Yea it does look similar to yours WuWu.
     
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  8. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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  9. m_hsiao

    m_hsiao Purple Spiny Lobster

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    i'm 100% certain that is a toadstool.. i have a mother colony of toadstool that i lost when i dosed red slime remover a while back, and i ripped the mother colony off and now i have about 10 of these frags from the same rock the mother toadstool was on.. they are indeed toadstool frags
     
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  10. inwall75

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