some sort of polyps???

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  1. acenia

    acenia Spaghetti Worm

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    I found theses littles guys on my "no more" mushroom rock.They look like polyps but there white so i'm not really sure what they are. Anybody got those or know what they are? Just hoping they're not a pest :-/...

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    acenia, Apr 10, 2006
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  2. Superpede1

    Superpede1 Astrea Snail

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    Perhaps feather dusters?
     
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  3. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    Very cool, not sure what it is though.

    I say touch it. :) then you'd know if it's soft or hard and if it stings or not LOL


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  4. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    They are like polyps. They close up when i touched them, somewhat soft. But they are so small, biggest one is like 3mm wide, its hard to tell. Theres 8 of them on that rock. Defenetely not feather dusters. Im guessing some sort of zo's or button polyps. But we would like to know just in case they BAD!

    Marc.
     
    m_lacom99, Apr 11, 2006
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  5. Reef Lover

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    Can you post a picture?
     
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  6. VT rules

    VT rules Bristle Worm

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    Cool looking but no idea what they are.
    How did you get such a close up and clear picture?
     
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  7. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    First post on this thread. acenia is my girlfriend so were talking about the same polyps here.. ;D

    Marc.
     
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  8. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Macro function on my camera but stay about a foot away from the tank and just zoom in. I dont have the best camera but it does the job since i know it well. Another thing i do is zoom in until i reach the numeric zoom then zoom back just a bit so im back in optical zoom, then its the camera that i move forward or back and try to get the best focus out of it. On my camera the numeric zoom is crap so i try not to use it. And the trick is to stay as steady as possible. I dont have a tripod so its a challenge ;)

    Marc.
     
    m_lacom99, Apr 12, 2006
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