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Unread 04/20/2010, 05:50 PM   #1
gstatus
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what is this????

first picture got this live rock about 3 weeks ago and i noticed that these things have been spreading around theres probably like 50+ of them on this rock and i have no clue what they are been trying to find out what they are for days

pic 2 theres only 1 bunch of these they look somthing like this just not as many
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/muricea.gif


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Unread 04/20/2010, 06:19 PM   #2
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Looks like clove polyps to me. A nice soft coral, though they've been known to take over under the right conditions.


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Unread 04/20/2010, 06:20 PM   #3
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ok so there not bad then?


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Unread 04/20/2010, 06:35 PM   #4
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no, not bad but like Phil said they may spread throughout the tank if the conditions are right. but they aren't harmful to anything, they are great filter feeders.


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