New species discovered on Australia's reef

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  1. infamous

    infamous Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    300 New species discovered on Australia's reef

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,425251,00.html

    Thought you guys would like this :cheesy:
     
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  2. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    Very cool. Any chance of new shrimp or crabs in the hobby? My favorite things in the tank have to be the inverts.
     
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  3. getinpora

    getinpora Coral Banded Shrimp

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    i love that soft coral it looked like a tree that was on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  4. GuitarMan89

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    Those are some really cool new animals. It's funny to think how many more creatures are left undiscovered in the ocean.
     
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  5. getinpora

    getinpora Coral Banded Shrimp

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    if i lived on a coast you couldnt get me out of the water. all ive been around is FW lakes and dirty greeeeeen rivers and brown muddy creeks.
     
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  6. infamous

    infamous Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    I really enjoy inverts more than fish..i know it sounds crazy

    I hope some of the new species of coral will make it to out tanks :)

    They found tons of new corals, some of the coolest ones ever seen
     
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  7. infamous

    infamous Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Those seastars look like patrick from Spongebob :LolLolLol
     
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    A Trichopeltarion crab found in the deep seas off Tasmania


    Didn't somebody just post a crab that looked like this on the ID this threads???
     
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  9. infamous

    infamous Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Manytimes its different species that looks the same unless you are a marine biologist or something
     
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