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  1. Courtster

    Courtster Feather Duster

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    Did some re-aquascaping today and noticed this guy on the sand afterward. Definitely alive and moving a little, moving its "arms." Its bluish grey and has a central larger area with two coiled wave "arms" coming off of it. About 3/8" in size coiled, and 1" if fully extended.

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  2. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    May be some sort of nudibranch, but not sure. Is it flat?
     
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  3. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    A nudi was my only guess too, based of those pictures. It's hard to see much...
     
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  5. Courtster

    Courtster Feather Duster

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    I thought nudi too, but I can't find anything similar on nudipixel.com. It is opaque in color, with a bluish color on the main edges of it's arms. It has a "head" in the center and then the two arms come out of it on both sides. The arms are flat, but coil and have a wave and the outside edge of them is bluish. I'll see if I can get a better picture.
     
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    Courtster Feather Duster

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    Coloration is very similar, but it has a central "head" and the "arms" are flat and narrow, not wide.
     
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  7. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    That's an intriguing animal. I've seen lots of blue flatworms and lots of blue nudibranchs, but none with the "horns." If you can, take it out of the tank and get some pics in a dish of water?

    Cheers,



    Don
     
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  8. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Whatever it is it looks cool!!!!!
     
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