featherduster and sponge. maybe?

KodiakBear · 04-14-2007, 11:58 PM

I've been searching through all the ID threads and links to no avail. Anyone have any idea what kind of filterfeeder this is?

another blurrier view:

It does not have a leathery tube like the other featherdusters in my tank. It comes right out of a hole in the LR and disappears completely back into it when disturbed.

I have a growing number of these in my tank:

I think they are some sort of sponge, but really not sure. They only grow on the bottom of arches and in caves where there is little to no light.

Thanks in advance to all you ID guru's out there.

rDr4g0n · 04-15-2007, 12:18 AM

featherduster and pineapple sponge, aka q-tip sponge.

music man · 05-30-2007, 03:14 AM

These are indeed quite common, ordinary hitch hiking feather dusters. quite often the tube is actually in the rock to make the animal feel even safer. both are quite beneficial to a natural reef.

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KodiakBear Achilles Tang Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 819 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	featherduster and sponge. maybe? I've been searching through all the ID threads and links to no avail. Anyone have any idea what kind of filterfeeder this is? another blurrier view: It does not have a leathery tube like the other featherdusters in my tank. It comes right out of a hole in the LR and disappears completely back into it when disturbed. I have a growing number of these in my tank: I think they are some sort of sponge, but really not sure. They only grow on the bottom of arches and in caves where there is little to no light. Thanks in advance to all you ID guru's out there. __________________ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" --Isaiah 6:8 Whoever acquires knowledge and does not practice it resembles him who ploughs his land and leaves it unsown. -- Gulistan You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire, once the flame begins to catch, the wind will blow it higher. -- Peter Gabriel My Confession

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rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: featherduster and sponge. maybe? featherduster and pineapple sponge, aka q-tip sponge. __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

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