what in the world is this????

Blitz99 · 05/05/2011, 11:16 PM

my lights didnt come on today and my tank is acting funny. RBTA of course up and moved his spot so i was checking out the damage he was doing to some zoos (none as of yet) when i saw this clearish thing in the middle of another set of zoos. I poked it to see what it would do and it closed up much like a zoo would, but it obviously is bothering the zoos with the way they are closed and almost avoiding it.

Blitz99 · 05/05/2011, 11:59 PM

hopefully someone can help, i'm wanting to know if i need to get rid of the rock it's on or no. Last thing i want is some foot long worm in my house.

iwishtofish · 05/06/2011, 12:15 AM

Wow, does it do anything, or just kinda hang out? Is it closed or open in the picture? I wonder of it's a type of sponge...

Bluemon · 05/06/2011, 12:18 AM

Looks like a tunicate to me

phaedrus1 · 05/06/2011, 04:55 AM

Pineapple sponge. Harmless, though if you have one you'll see more.....

salty joe · 05/06/2011, 05:28 AM

Does not look like a pineapple sponge, a worm, or a tunacate to me. Does it ever open up?

Blitz99 · 05/06/2011, 10:57 AM

i think that IS open... when i prodded it it "closed" like a zoo would. Kinda retracted and closed up that opening on the top.

Blitz99 · 05/06/2011, 10:58 AM

MAYBE??? a painted tunicate???

it appears to have 2 red lines running horizontally.

noahm · 05/06/2011, 11:01 AM

If that is the pic of it open, I would have guessed tunicate as well. The opening should just sort of squinch closed when you bother it. Does it have a second opening (valve)? That is a telltale sign of a tuni.

Blitz99 · 05/06/2011, 11:02 AM

ever look up pineapple sponge on google... pages upon pages of sponge bob

and, if it's a tunicate, why would it seemingly be irritating the zoos?

100%hydrophylic · 05/06/2011, 11:08 AM

thats not a pineapple sponge... a pineapple sponge will have a small little fuzzy crown. not really an opening. that in the pic has an opening.

ive had some before on a larger colony of zoas.there were two of them really close together. i just assumed it was a tunicate. mine closed if you touched it or blew water at it.

philosophile · 05/06/2011, 11:09 AM

Well... if it is bothering the zoas.... can you pluck it out with some tweezers?

noahm · 05/06/2011, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blitz99

ever look up pineapple sponge on google... pages upon pages of sponge bob

and, if it's a tunicate, why would it seemingly be irritating the zoos?

funny about spongebob. I think it is just a coincidence that the zoas are irritated. It really shouldn't bother them. It obviously didn't pop up over night, so if the zoas weren't irritated a few days ago, it is probably something else. My zoas randomly do that for days at a time.

salty joe · 05/06/2011, 06:19 PM

So does it have two distinct openings?

Lynnmw1208 · 05/06/2011, 06:30 PM

This is a pineapple sponge, I have TONS

srusso · 05/06/2011, 06:37 PM

I wouldn't say it's a pineapple sponge... It doesn't look fussy or have the feathered top... In that picture it looks clear... I have 100s of pineapple sponges in my sump. That is not what it is...

Can you get a better pic?

HanoverFist · 05/06/2011, 08:02 PM

Look up peanut worms once. Never seen a closeup of ones face to know if it looks like that, but body-wise and such it could be one. They're quite common and harmless too - except as irritants to nearby corals.

beastrx · 05/06/2011, 08:21 PM

The pineapple sponge is known as a scypha sponge... search that and you won't get pictures of spongebob...

Blitz99 · 05/06/2011, 09:57 PM

arent peanut worms mobile?

i will try and get a better picture, camera is at work though.

salty joe · 05/15/2011, 06:58 AM

No new pics, no big deal. How about taking a close look at that thing for two distinct openings to determine if it is or is not a tunicate.

05/06/2011, 05:28 AM	#6
salty joe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: medina, ohio Posts: 2,419	Does not look like a pineapple sponge, a worm, or a tunacate to me. Does it ever open up? __________________ Time to roll the dice.

05/06/2011, 11:08 AM	#11
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	thats not a pineapple sponge... a pineapple sponge will have a small little fuzzy crown. not really an opening. that in the pic has an opening. ive had some before on a larger colony of zoas.there were two of them really close together. i just assumed it was a tunicate. mine closed if you touched it or blew water at it. __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

05/06/2011, 11:09 AM	#12
philosophile Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,149	Well... if it is bothering the zoas.... can you pluck it out with some tweezers? __________________ 90 gallon mixed reef XPS1000SSS skimmer, 2 radions gen 1, tunze osmolator w/ kalk dispenser, 70 lbs pukani, mp40w x2; 1 tomini, 1 clown 2 mandarins. Vinegar dosing, and micro bubble scrubbing.

05/06/2011, 06:19 PM	#14
salty joe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: medina, ohio Posts: 2,419	So does it have two distinct openings? __________________ Time to roll the dice.

05/06/2011, 06:30 PM	#15
Lynnmw1208 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 3,306	This is a pineapple sponge, I have TONS __________________ equipment: Eshopps psk-200 skimmer, Mag 12 pump, 30gal sump, 2x 300w Finnex heaters, glass-holes 1500gph overflow kit with 3/4" return kits, 72" 8x36w t-5 AquaticLife light, 66lbs of LR, 150lbs of tropic eden reeflakes, 2 Koralia Evo 1400, JBJ ATO, BRS dual GFO/carbon reactors, Hydor smartwave Current Tank Info: 125gallon

05/05/2011, 11:59 PM	#2
Blitz99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 271	hopefully someone can help, i'm wanting to know if i need to get rid of the rock it's on or no. Last thing i want is some foot long worm in my house.

05/06/2011, 12:15 AM	#3
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	Wow, does it do anything, or just kinda hang out? Is it closed or open in the picture? I wonder of it's a type of sponge...

05/06/2011, 12:18 AM	#4
Bluemon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 902	Looks like a tunicate to me

05/06/2011, 04:55 AM	#5
phaedrus1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New York Posts: 58	Pineapple sponge. Harmless, though if you have one you'll see more.....

05/06/2011, 10:57 AM	#7
Blitz99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 271	i think that IS open... when i prodded it it "closed" like a zoo would. Kinda retracted and closed up that opening on the top.

05/06/2011, 10:58 AM	#8
Blitz99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 271	MAYBE??? a painted tunicate??? it appears to have 2 red lines running horizontally.

05/06/2011, 11:01 AM	#9
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	If that is the pic of it open, I would have guessed tunicate as well. The opening should just sort of squinch closed when you bother it. Does it have a second opening (valve)? That is a telltale sign of a tuni.

05/06/2011, 11:02 AM	#10
Blitz99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 271	ever look up pineapple sponge on google... pages upon pages of sponge bob and, if it's a tunicate, why would it seemingly be irritating the zoos?

05/06/2011, 06:37 PM	#16
srusso Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bridgeport, CT Posts: 1,869	I wouldn't say it's a pineapple sponge... It doesn't look fussy or have the feathered top... In that picture it looks clear... I have 100s of pineapple sponges in my sump. That is not what it is... Can you get a better pic? __________________ 70 Gallon Oceanic \| Coral Reef \| Apex Controller \| Algae Scrubber \|Started 8/14/2010 General Interest Forums > Advanced Topics > Algae Scrubber Basics Thread Basics Write Up - Post #1 \| Quick Troubleshooting - Post #1902 \| Alternate/Updated Sizing - Post #2723 \| Latest Summary - Post #3251 - #3264

05/06/2011, 08:02 PM	#17
HanoverFist Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 626	Look up peanut worms once. Never seen a closeup of ones face to know if it looks like that, but body-wise and such it could be one. They're quite common and harmless too - except as irritants to nearby corals.

05/06/2011, 08:21 PM	#18
beastrx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: FL Posts: 131	The pineapple sponge is known as a scypha sponge... search that and you won't get pictures of spongebob... __________________ I'm Dragon Wrasse Current Tank Info: 72 Mixed Reef

05/06/2011, 09:57 PM	#19
Blitz99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 271	arent peanut worms mobile? i will try and get a better picture, camera is at work though.

05/15/2011, 06:58 AM	#20
salty joe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: medina, ohio Posts: 2,419	No new pics, no big deal. How about taking a close look at that thing for two distinct openings to determine if it is or is not a tunicate. __________________ Time to roll the dice.

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