Can anyone ID this?

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  1. Roncgizmo

    Roncgizmo Astrea Snail

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    I can't get a good photo of it to save my life, but,
    This thing is growing out of a rock It looks like the
    Tail of an earth worm but it's translucent red, It
    Never moves however it's sticking out of the rock
    Just about 3/16th on an inch and it will move if it gets
    Touched and grow back to it's normal size, (I did it with
    An eye dropper when feeding) it doesn't seem harmful
    I'm just curious and I can't find anything that looks like
    It yet...




     
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  3. mattgeezer

    mattgeezer Montipora Capricornis

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    is it a bristle worm?
     
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  4. Roncgizmo

    Roncgizmo Astrea Snail

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    it has no hair on it and it stays in the same spot all the time and it's very smooth..(it never hides all the way in the rock)

    I have a few Bristles so I know what they are this thing looks like a part or a nem or something...I'll try to find a photo of something that looks like it, I know it's hard to think about what it might be without seeing at least something...Thanks
     
  5. mattgeezer

    mattgeezer Montipora Capricornis

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    No worries:) , a photo would be good if possible!!
     
  6. Roncgizmo

    Roncgizmo Astrea Snail

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    it looks something like this...Sorry it's so small I had to crop out a lot,
    only thing is mine is a clear red and it's coming out of a rock.

    [​IMG]
     
  7. mattgeezer

    mattgeezer Montipora Capricornis

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    Just guessing but it is probably a filter feeder or somethin like that . has it tried to eat anything in your tank ?:) ..
     
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  9. Roncgizmo

    Roncgizmo Astrea Snail

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    No, I think it's safe, But it has grown since I got that rock
    it looks like a Anemone tip, I know we all see things one day
    and you never see it again, but this thing is just hanging out
    not moving. I just want to know what it's going to be when it
    grows up...lol
     
  10. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    does it look anything like this?
    [​IMG]
     
  11. Roncgizmo

    Roncgizmo Astrea Snail

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    It would be very cool if it looks like that when it grows up...the tone looks the same but it's very small and looks like just the very tip of an Anemone
    growing out of the rock and it never hides...Sorry to make this a guessing game but every time I try to take a pic you can't see it.
     
  12. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    there is so many types of red algaes, its hard to tell without a pic