Help with I.D. please

Allanth · 06/15/2008, 06:11 PM

Hey everyone, I've been having this weird thing growing in my palythoa's and I would like to know what it is! The LFS said it might be a sponge, and its not harmful. But it's harmful to the eyes!

Paly's

One of the "tentacles" fell and started growing in the zoa's below.

Full view

Aquarist007 · 06/15/2008, 06:24 PM

fan worms possibly. The seem to be individual appendages and not grouped to gether. Have any othe them popped in and out a flower like head?

acrodave · 06/15/2008, 06:29 PM

type of sponge

Allanth · 06/15/2008, 06:41 PM

I havent seen them bud anything, here is a closer look. They are all connected to a single mass, with about 3-4 mouths.

Bygkid · 06/15/2008, 09:16 PM

Sponge IMO.

cloak · 06/16/2008, 12:19 AM

Sponge.

06/15/2008, 06:11 PM	#1
Allanth Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 14	Help with I.D. please Hey everyone, I've been having this weird thing growing in my palythoa's and I would like to know what it is! The LFS said it might be a sponge, and its not harmful. But it's harmful to the eyes! Paly's One of the "tentacles" fell and started growing in the zoa's below. Full view

06/15/2008, 06:24 PM	#2
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	fan worms possibly. The seem to be individual appendages and not grouped to gether. Have any othe them popped in and out a flower like head? __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

06/15/2008, 06:29 PM	#3
acrodave REEF NERD Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville Posts: 4,187	type of sponge __________________ Peace,Dave Superman puts on Tim Tebow pajamas when he goes to bed The Heisman as a sophomore nuff said Less technology more biology Tattoos are the only art you can take to the grave Current Tank Info: 26gal bow,20gal mantis tank/fuge150wHQI,20k AB Seio 620 maxijet1200x's 2 on a wave maker. all sps

06/15/2008, 09:16 PM	#5
Bygkid Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Posts: 187	Sponge IMO. __________________ One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda. - Douglas MacArthur Current Tank Info: Custom 140g mixed reef. 2 Mag 12 returns, 60" Current Sunpod HQI with 3 Phoenix 14000K 150W DE MH,55g sump/fug, Tunze 9015 skimmer, 4 Tunze 6055's w/ Multi Controller: 29g FW community tank, 450G FW Comet ponds

06/15/2008, 06:41 PM	#4
Allanth Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 14	I havent seen them bud anything, here is a closer look. They are all connected to a single mass, with about 3-4 mouths.

06/16/2008, 12:19 AM	#6
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Sponge.