What the Heck is THIS?

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  1. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    I was out snorkeling in the the gulf of mexico today...and I found this thing...I brought it home because it was VERY interesting looking...but I have no idea what it is...can anyone help? The little hole things on it open and close if that helps..I was thinking a type of sponge but i'm not sure..it had a really hard base and isnt very soft itself..i treated it like a sponge and didnt let it go into air...any ideas?????
     

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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    It's a sea squirt/tunicate
     
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  3. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    reef safe?
     
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    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    I also nabbed a bunch of those pincushion urchins...gonna go trade them in tomorrow for some store credit :)
     
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  5. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    It's completely reef-safe. On newer tanks, it might be hard to keep one well-fed as they are filter feeders and require a lot of particulate matter.
     
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  6. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    You think a tank that has been up for about 9 months will have enough little particles in it to keep it fed? I also do reef snow every couple days...how long do you think I should have my tank up before I can get a mandarin?
     
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  7. greebs

    greebs Flamingo Tongue

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    get a mandarin when you have a very noticeable amount of copepods living in your tank. they really need alot of those. otherwise you can buy live copepods to put in your tank.
     
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  8. austeve

    austeve Bristle Worm

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    wow your allowed to grab stuff off the reef like that? In australia our reefs are soo protected we cant even take boats into alot of areas, let alone pull things out.
     
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  9. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    thats what i was thinking. It would be nice to just crab the cleanup crew from the beach then go for a dive to get some corals. I would rather spend my money on a snorkel do-up then the LFS. But we all gotta keep going in the direction of tank-raised coral and fish.
     
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  10. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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    that cool
    i wish i lived by the ocean
     
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