Not sure what this guy is.

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  1. DavidTurner

    DavidTurner Feather Duster

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    The grey guy in the center. Almost acts like a sluggy starfish.
     

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  2. WhiskyTango

    WhiskyTango Eyelash Blennie

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    Hmmmm.....flatworm
     
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  3. DavidTurner

    DavidTurner Feather Duster

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    It is a bit thicker than the flatworm images I am seeing. It's slow but it gets around the live rock.

     
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  4. NU-2reef

    NU-2reef Montipora Digitata

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    hard to tell. my guess is stomatella.
     
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  5. DavidTurner

    DavidTurner Feather Duster

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    Definitely not stomatella. Hrmmm...

     
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  6. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    It does almost look like a detached starfish leg, especially with what appears to be tube feet protruding from the upper left side. Does it crawl, or is it pretty much stationary? Might be another case where you have to remove it and photograph it in a dish of water to get a positive ID.

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  7. DavidTurner

    DavidTurner Feather Duster

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    That is what I was thinking. It's like a sluggy starfish and moves around the live rock slowly.

     
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  8. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    hmm, got any more pics?

    My first thought was a big flatworm.
     
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  9. DavidTurner

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    Zoomed and cropped.
     

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  10. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yup, I couldn't tell what that cockscomb looking thing was on the right side, but after looking again at the cropped pic, I'm pretty sure that's where the starfish is about to grow a new set of arms. It'll be interesting to see how it looks in about a month.

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