Pods of darkness [pic]

tbraun · 01/10/2010, 09:04 AM

My tank is nearly 7 monthes old, so it is still a baby. I have found these guys growing in the dark areas as well as the inside of my overflow and parts of my sump. They are white with tiny frills along their one end. The other end attaches to the rock via a small staulk. You can see them attached to the bottom of the rock in the picture. The one on the left is As big as they get.

Any ideas on what they might be? How to get rid of them? Do I have to worry about them?

Thanks in advance,
Tim

210reefer · 01/10/2010, 09:14 AM

Hard to tell from the pi but looks like copods, not something to worry about, in fact they are EXTREMELY beneficial to keep the tank clean and are a great food source for the fish.

Sisterlimonpot · 01/10/2010, 09:22 AM

Can you get a better pic? If they are attached to the rock then they are not copepods. Can you at least put an arrow and point at what you're talking about? From your description it sounds like you’re talking about feather duster, aiptasia, majano’s, but from the picture I see what looks like an amphipod on the right.

tbraun · 01/10/2010, 09:31 AM

Here is another pic of some in the overflow. The item of interest is dead center in the picture. It is actually attached to the glass and inverse to the ones in the original pic. This one is attached to the glass via it's bottom stub and the top seems to have a small opening with tiny frills around the edge.

Sorry for the poorish quality. The picture was taken with my iPhone.

Thanks again,
Tim

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Sisterlimonpot · 01/10/2010, 09:36 AM

That looks to me like a sponge, let me get you a link that you can use to positively identify them.

Indymann99 · 01/10/2010, 09:41 AM

hard to tell from the pict but if they dont move and are attached I would say Pineapple/Urn sponges.

Harmless filterfeeders, I have them in my sump currently. My tank went through a stage where they exploded and were everywhere. Like much in the tank the population decreased over time. I dont think I have any in the DT currently.

Chiefsurfer · 01/10/2010, 10:04 AM

looking at the first photo, thought I could see a pineapple sponge on the bottom left underside of that rock.

Basically pineapple sponges look like pineapples. If that's how they look in person, that's what they are. Harmless, and actually probably good. They are a filterfeeder, and will polish your water

tbraun · 01/10/2010, 11:03 AM

I googled pineapple sponge and it looks exactly like what I have. These little guys are all over the place so it's good to hear they aren't bad for the tank.

Thanks for the help everyone.

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Sisterlimonpot · 01/10/2010, 11:09 AM

Pineapple sponge was exactly what I was thinking about. Glad you were able to positively ID it.

01/10/2010, 09:14 AM	#2
210reefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 75	Hard to tell from the pi but looks like copods, not something to worry about, in fact they are EXTREMELY beneficial to keep the tank clean and are a great food source for the fish. __________________ 210 RR, 30 gal sump, Aqua Euro 250 skimmer, 2 x K4's, 2xK3's, turbo twist UV, 2 x 300 watt heaters, shop light w/6500k bulb for fuge, 300 lbs LR, 300 lb LS, powder blue tag, kole tang, regal tang, humu humu trigger, coral beauty angel, 2 x perc. clowns. ITS NOT THE DAYS IN OUR LIFE BUT, THE LIFE IN OUR DAYS THAT MATTER.

01/10/2010, 09:22 AM	#3
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Can you get a better pic? If they are attached to the rock then they are not copepods. Can you at least put an arrow and point at what you're talking about? From your description it sounds like you’re talking about feather duster, aiptasia, majano’s, but from the picture I see what looks like an amphipod on the right. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

01/10/2010, 09:36 AM	#5
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	That looks to me like a sponge, let me get you a link that you can use to positively identify them. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

01/10/2010, 09:41 AM	#6
Indymann99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,447	hard to tell from the pict but if they dont move and are attached I would say Pineapple/Urn sponges. Harmless filterfeeders, I have them in my sump currently. My tank went through a stage where they exploded and were everywhere. Like much in the tank the population decreased over time. I dont think I have any in the DT currently. __________________ 120g DT 100lbs LR / 200 lbs LS, 45g fuge, VectraM1 Return, Herbie drain, 4x RW-8, 2x AI Hydra 26 w AWM, ASM G2, Apex controller, Apex BoB w floats ATO

01/10/2010, 11:03 AM	#8
tbraun Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 22	Re: Pods of darkness [pic] I googled pineapple sponge and it looks exactly like what I have. These little guys are all over the place so it's good to hear they aren't bad for the tank. Thanks for the help everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/10/2010, 10:04 AM	#7
Chiefsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seaside Park, NJ Posts: 2,138	looking at the first photo, thought I could see a pineapple sponge on the bottom left underside of that rock. Basically pineapple sponges look like pineapples. If that's how they look in person, that's what they are. Harmless, and actually probably good. They are a filterfeeder, and will polish your water

01/10/2010, 11:09 AM	#9
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	Pineapple sponge was exactly what I was thinking about. Glad you were able to positively ID it. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress