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11/05/2006, 08:01 PM
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black sponge or dead sponge?
i noticed this sponge a few months ago and have been watching. i'm wondering if anyone has seen a black sponge like this or if maybe it is dead? obviously if the camera is out my blenny has to come pose
 
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11/06/2006, 03:46 PM
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^^ bump ^^
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11/06/2006, 03:51 PM
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Looks OK to me, I have heard of black sponges. I would think after months of being dead it would have decomposed by now. I think most sponges will eventually turn white and gooey as they decompose, but there could be exceptions.
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11/06/2006, 03:56 PM
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I"ve got a few like that in my tank....not sure if it's dead or not but it seems to be growing larger....
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11/06/2006, 04:04 PM
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I have quite a few black sponges in my tank. they are more tubular in shape than the one you are showing. My Regal Angel nips off the tips of them.
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11/06/2006, 05:12 PM
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cool, thanks for the replies. i never see anything picking at it, so i assumed it was alive. if it were decomposing i figure the crabs would have been in there.
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11/06/2006, 06:40 PM
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I have a lot of those on my Fiji rock
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11/06/2006, 08:45 PM
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I have one of those and it is alive or at least it grows (very slowly).
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11/06/2006, 09:28 PM
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there is a black one growing in my tank as well, but it is more of a circle, and it grows kinda fast, and it seems to like a lot of light
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