Has anyone else every seen this?......

cojo444 · 02/26/2006, 09:25 AM

The other night my halides turned off and my atenic bulbs were still on. Firends came over 1 hour later who wanted to see the tank so I turned the halides back on. That's when I notices a floating red ball that looks like a sack filled with hundreds of small miny red balls. This floating red ball was no more then 1/2" in diameter. After looking at it for a couple of minutes the skin layer broke on the ball and hundreds of these little red things swam away and/or was pushed away by the current. Has anyone ever seen this? Is this something I should be concerned about? Can someone explain to me what's going on?

DJ88© · 02/26/2006, 01:14 PM

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sgolden · 02/28/2006, 10:32 PM

what types of corals do you have ??? perhaps it was a spawning...

cojo444 · 03/01/2006, 02:54 PM

I've got a 150 gallon tank with some green star polyps, elephant ear, a copy of hard coral frags (4x), several types of richordia, pumping asyinias, green mushrooms, 1 green candy cane,1 clam, 1 long spinned sea urchin, 1 fire shrimp, 2 pepperment shrimp as well as a few other fish.

How do shrimp reproduce? If I had to guess I would say that the little things that were pushed away by the water current were alive in the sense that it was probably not a coral but rather an animal or critter of some sort. Hindsight being 20/20 i should of filmed this event.

Mr. Ugly · 03/02/2006, 05:58 PM

My GSP looked like this when it spawned.

exacta123 · 03/02/2006, 06:03 PM

great pics!!!

Steffish · 03/02/2006, 06:22 PM

Is it possible that a spider sack could have fallen into the tank?

I know it sounds pretty stupid, but that is what came to mind immediately.

mace88 · 03/02/2006, 08:41 PM

Good coral food I guess????

02/26/2006, 09:25 AM	#1
cojo444 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 15	Has anyone else every seen this?...... The other night my halides turned off and my atenic bulbs were still on. Firends came over 1 hour later who wanted to see the tank so I turned the halides back on. That's when I notices a floating red ball that looks like a sack filled with hundreds of small miny red balls. This floating red ball was no more then 1/2" in diameter. After looking at it for a couple of minutes the skin layer broke on the ball and hundreds of these little red things swam away and/or was pushed away by the current. Has anyone ever seen this? Is this something I should be concerned about? Can someone explain to me what's going on?

02/26/2006, 01:14 PM	#2
DJ88© Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: BC. Canada. Posts: 14,351	This thread has been moved to the current forum. __________________ Darren Beauty fades.... Stupid is forever...... Current Tank Info: 34 Gal Solana with some lights.. and pumps that make water move. And fish...

02/28/2006, 10:32 PM	#3
sgolden Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: near charlotte, NC Posts: 246	what types of corals do you have ??? perhaps it was a spawning... __________________ shaun golden- reef aquarium society of charlotte Current Tank Info: 300 GAL 6 tank linked system.diy beckett downdraft skimmer and diy ca reactor,and kalk reactor

03/01/2006, 02:54 PM	#4
cojo444 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 15	I've got a 150 gallon tank with some green star polyps, elephant ear, a copy of hard coral frags (4x), several types of richordia, pumping asyinias, green mushrooms, 1 green candy cane,1 clam, 1 long spinned sea urchin, 1 fire shrimp, 2 pepperment shrimp as well as a few other fish. How do shrimp reproduce? If I had to guess I would say that the little things that were pushed away by the water current were alive in the sense that it was probably not a coral but rather an animal or critter of some sort. Hindsight being 20/20 i should of filmed this event.

03/02/2006, 05:58 PM	#5
Mr. Ugly Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,159	My GSP looked like this when it spawned.

03/02/2006, 06:03 PM	#6
exacta123 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 352	great pics!!!

03/02/2006, 06:22 PM	#7
Steffish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 175	Is it possible that a spider sack could have fallen into the tank? I know it sounds pretty stupid, but that is what came to mind immediately.

03/02/2006, 08:41 PM	#8
mace88 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anderson Posts: 75	Good coral food I guess????