white tree looking thing?

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  1. sterling

    sterling Peppermint Shrimp

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    Hey everyone,
    On one of my live rocks, there is this thing thats growing. its about a centimeter in length now. It is a white tree looking growth and has a base that is green... that is the part that attached to the rock. Does anyone have any idea what this may be? I tried uploading the picture a few times but does not work, i will try it again later. thanks yall
     
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  2. nanoreefer555

    nanoreefer555 Fire Shrimp

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    Total shot in the dark but maybe it is a finger leather.
     
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  3. charlesr1958

    charlesr1958 Flamingo Tongue

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    I was going to say foraminiferan but the green base threw me off, unless the green is due to algae growth? In such cases, a photo would be required.

    Chuck
     
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  4. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    some type of sponge?...:confused:
     
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  6. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    We could guess all day! Where is the pic?
     
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  7. reef_guru

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  8. sterling

    sterling Peppermint Shrimp

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    finally the pic

    alright, so crystal finally got a picture of it to work. Here it is. What is it? and i dont believe its anything that anyones said it is so far.
    thanks and goodluck
     

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  9. nanoreefer555

    nanoreefer555 Fire Shrimp

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    Forameniferan or bryozoan?
     
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  10. GeejEx

    GeejEx Skunk Shrimp

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    Earns a big "Huh!" from me. No idea! But it looks like you have two of them.

    Could be a coral polyp, could be a sponge or hydra, doesn't look like a pineapple or apitasia... on the other hand, it could be darn nearly anything from an algae to an alien. Is that a sponge to the bottom right?
     
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