mystery macro

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  1. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    so just this morning i randomly saw this little guy pop up... anyone know what it is?
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    Im wondering how these reproduce? could it be a bud off of this guy?
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  2. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    That would be exactly how those macros reproduce. It looks to be somewhat like a shaving brush type to me. They send out a leader under the sand, and then build up from that.
     
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  3. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    Awesome, thanks! its about 3 inches away so that makes complete sense... and i just got this guy a month ago :D they must be fast growers
     
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  4. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Very. I had mine for a month, and it had a sprout too. Then I found out that hermit crabs will eat them (I got the hermits after the macro), since I saw a few chewing on it.
     
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  5. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    Is that a cucumber in your tank? Or an extremely zoomed in shot of a mangrove chute.
     
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  6. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    just normal zoom with iphone camera... but its a mangrove trunk :)

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  7. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    wow one weeks growth! these bad boys grow fast ;)
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  8. Travis45

    Travis45 Scooter Blennie

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    Wow they do grow fast, what kind of macro algae is that? I want one....
     
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  9. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    i think they r called pencil caps...
    If i get enough sprouts at a reasonable rate ill start selling in a few months
     
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  10. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    Umm... are those red flatworms? Nice looking macro though.
     
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