New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild.

Cougra · 11-19-2007, 09:05 PM

Due to some RL things that needed taking care of my saltwater tank was left on it's own for a few months. Now that things are starting to settle back into a routine and I was able to take a closer look at the saltwater tank and clear away some of the many types of algae from the tank I've come across something I haven't seen in the tank.

Any help IDing it would be great. I do havea lot of really small ones throughout the tank and all are on the underside of the rock. However there is one that seems to have found a place it really likes growing. Here is a picture of it between my shrooms:

PS, bonus points if you can count the many different species of algae growing just in that one photo alone!

kathywithbirds · 11-19-2007, 09:07 PM

freaky. a type of cucumber?

CATALYST · 11-19-2007, 09:13 PM

Ginormous pineapple sponge?

vdituri · 11-19-2007, 09:14 PM

Does it move?

It almost looks like a fuzzy seasquirt.

Intriguing!

Cougra · 11-19-2007, 09:19 PM

Oh good! I thought I was getting rusty in my ID's. No it doesn't move. I thought it was a type of sponge but the feathery stuff at the end makes me seriously doubt that possibility. I've considered a cucumber as a possibility but it does appear to be attached to the rock and the many smaller ones throughout the tank don't move neither.

vdituri · 11-19-2007, 09:21 PM

Cool. I vote weird sponge.

sasquatch · 11-19-2007, 09:26 PM

Bodysnatchers!!! RUN!!! just love those mushies! wonder how the feral state will take to taming

Cougra · 11-20-2007, 01:04 PM

I think that I have a possible ID on this one. I believe it's a Scypha ciliata sponge or something very similar to it. most of the ones I see online seem to be more like the smaller ones I have in other areas of the tank but this one I took the photo of must have found the perfect spot for it to grow in because it's getting huge!

11-19-2007, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild. Due to some RL things that needed taking care of my saltwater tank was left on it's own for a few months. Now that things are starting to settle back into a routine and I was able to take a closer look at the saltwater tank and clear away some of the many types of algae from the tank I've come across something I haven't seen in the tank. Any help IDing it would be great. I do havea lot of really small ones throughout the tank and all are on the underside of the rock. However there is one that seems to have found a place it really likes growing. Here is a picture of it between my shrooms: PS, bonus points if you can count the many different species of algae growing just in that one photo alone! __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

11-19-2007, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,786 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild. freaky. a type of cucumber? __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

11-19-2007, 09:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
CATALYST Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,044 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild. Ginormous pineapple sponge?

11-19-2007, 09:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,758 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild. Does it move? It almost looks like a fuzzy seasquirt. Intriguing! __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

11-19-2007, 09:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild. Oh good! I thought I was getting rusty in my ID's. No it doesn't move. I thought it was a type of sponge but the feathery stuff at the end makes me seriously doubt that possibility. I've considered a cucumber as a possibility but it does appear to be attached to the rock and the many smaller ones throughout the tank don't move neither. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

11-19-2007, 09:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,758 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild. Cool. I vote weird sponge. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

11-19-2007, 09:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild. Bodysnatchers!!! RUN!!! just love those mushies! wonder how the feral state will take to taming __________________ castawayreefers.com

11-20-2007, 01:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Hitchhiker discovered in tank gone wild. I think that I have a possible ID on this one. I believe it's a Scypha ciliata sponge or something very similar to it. most of the ones I see online seem to be more like the smaller ones I have in other areas of the tank but this one I took the photo of must have found the perfect spot for it to grow in because it's getting huge! __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

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