Strange white ball covered in slime.

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  1. Chipattig

    Chipattig Plankton

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    Any idea what this is? It looks like it is covered in snail slime and there is some sand suspended in it. In the center is a whitish grey ball about pearl size maybe 1/2-3/4"

    One of my cleaner shrimp went over and was messing with the slime covering the ball. I don't know it it was tending it or trying to eat it.
     

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    A pic would really help
     
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    Do you have any anemones? And if so do you feed them?
     
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  4. Chipattig

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    Sorry I thought I attached the photo but the upload failed the first time.
     
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  5. Chipattig

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    I do have some small white ball anemones that showed up on my live rock but no large anemones in the tank.
     
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    I ID it as slime, because I have no clue, sorry.
     
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  7. Chipattig

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    When the cleaner shrimp went over to it. It looked like the shrimp was fluffing the slime but I could be wrong.
     
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    Sorry false alarm. I remembered I had a Mexican turbo snail die last night and the white ball was a snail disc (not sure if that is right term) and I think the slime was other snail coming by to pay their respects (eat what was left of him) hehe
     
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    Ick!!! LOL
     
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    lol escargot anyone?
     
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