Live Rock hitchikers

howesholder · 02/29/2008, 05:25 PM

We need help in trying to identifiy what these live rock creatures are.
We have a 55g that has been up and going for 8 months.
These 2 unidentified creatures started out as small bumps and have grown to about a half inch in length in 3 weeks.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

***See gallery for picture.

SuperNerd · 02/29/2008, 05:53 PM

Little chubby sea creature.

I have no clue. Bump for you.

Boca Kris · 02/29/2008, 06:43 PM

hard to tell from that picture...make sure its not a bad pod!

bertoni · 02/29/2008, 07:19 PM

I take it they're sessile? Perhaps a colonial tunicate, but a closeup with more detail might help.

howesholder · 02/29/2008, 07:42 PM

2nd picture available. This is as close and as good as I can get.

bertoni · 02/29/2008, 07:45 PM

Hmm, hard for me to say. My original guess doesn't seem that bad, but I can't see much.

styndall · 02/29/2008, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bertoni
Hmm, hard for me to say. My original guess doesn't seem that bad, but I can't see much.

I'm on board with the colonial tunicate team. I can see siphons, and such a large series of siphons on a sessile invertebrate at that size on live rock probably means colonial tunicates. If you're lucky, they'll be quite pretty. Even if they're ugly, they're good for your water.

SuperNerd · 02/29/2008, 10:35 PM

I agree with the tunicate theory- if they don't move from one spot in the aquarium to another.

howesholder · 03/07/2008, 04:28 PM

Bump! I'm still not sure of what I have. Many hours of searches and I'm still not convinenced it's colonal.

papagimp · 03/07/2008, 04:37 PM

wow, not a flippin' clue on those guys, lol.

howesholder · 03/07/2008, 04:47 PM

Bump! I'm still not sure of what I have. Many hours of searches and I'm still not convinenced it's colonal.

02/29/2008, 05:25 PM	#1
howesholder Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 28	Live Rock hitchikers We need help in trying to identifiy what these live rock creatures are. We have a 55g that has been up and going for 8 months. These 2 unidentified creatures started out as small bumps and have grown to about a half inch in length in 3 weeks. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ***See gallery for picture.

02/29/2008, 05:53 PM	#2
SuperNerd Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: SoCal/Left Side- USA Posts: 4,572	Little chubby sea creature. I have no clue. Bump for you. __________________ I said fraggit! Current Tank Info: M-728 Combat Engineer (based on M60 hull). M-3 Lee Medium (British version with squatter).

02/29/2008, 07:19 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I take it they're sessile? Perhaps a colonial tunicate, but a closeup with more detail might help. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/29/2008, 07:45 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Hmm, hard for me to say. My original guess doesn't seem that bad, but I can't see much. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/29/2008, 10:35 PM	#8
SuperNerd Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: SoCal/Left Side- USA Posts: 4,572	I agree with the tunicate theory- if they don't move from one spot in the aquarium to another. __________________ I said fraggit! Current Tank Info: M-728 Combat Engineer (based on M60 hull). M-3 Lee Medium (British version with squatter).

02/29/2008, 06:43 PM	#3
Boca Kris Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Boca Raton, Florida Posts: 401	hard to tell from that picture...make sure its not a bad pod!

02/29/2008, 07:42 PM	#5
howesholder Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 28	2nd picture available. This is as close and as good as I can get.

03/07/2008, 04:28 PM	#9
howesholder Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 28	Bump! I'm still not sure of what I have. Many hours of searches and I'm still not convinenced it's colonal.

03/07/2008, 04:37 PM	#10
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	wow, not a flippin' clue on those guys, lol. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

03/07/2008, 04:47 PM	#11
howesholder Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 28	Bump! I'm still not sure of what I have. Many hours of searches and I'm still not convinenced it's colonal.