pulsing critter - Page 2

l3fty999 · 11-20-2009, 01:18 AM

Well, I've done some more looking and they appear to have very fine tentacles. I know the picture is blurry, but it does show what I've found.

l3fty999 · 11-21-2009, 07:07 AM

I have a better video, taken with the subject in a petri dish. I'm guessing that it's a jellyfish, and the other ones I've found just haven't gotten big enough to become free swimming yet. Anyway, here's the video: P1010041.flv video by l3fty999 - Photobucket

Aaron

Reefmack · 11-21-2009, 07:32 AM

It sure does look like a jellyfish pulsating. I'll await an opinion by Boomer and others.

seafansar · 11-21-2009, 10:05 AM

I thought it looked like a jellyfish pulsating in the first video, but definitely one in the second video. Acts like a baby upside-down jelly, but doesn't quite look like one. Maybe it will when it gets bigger or just another species that sits upside-down. Interesting HH to say the least!

l3fty999 · 11-21-2009, 11:10 AM

Well, I've done some looking at Chuck's Addiction, and here's what I found:Indo Pacific Hitch Hikers

Scroll partway down to the photos of Cassiopeia Andromeda and that's what I think it is.

Aaron

Reefmack · 11-21-2009, 11:29 AM

Good ID l3fty999 - it does look like it could be the anchored polyp form of Cassiopeia andromeda, or at least a very similar species. They don't sound like something you want in the tank.

Cloudburst2000 · 11-21-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefmack

Good ID l3fty999 - it does look like it could be the anchored polyp form of Cassiopeia andromeda, or at least a very similar species. They don't sound like something you want in the tank.

Yeah, I wouldn't want a jellyfish or anything similar in my tank.

l3fty999 · 11-21-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloudburst2000

Yeah, I wouldn't want a jellyfish or anything similar in my tank.

Yep, I think it's time to go through and pluck'em out. If I feel really ambitious, I might stick a few in an isolated tank just to watch them through the development cycle.

Aaron

Boomer · 11-21-2009, 12:40 PM

I agree a jelly and think Aron my be right on the ID but is hard to tell from that movie

BigJay · 11-21-2009, 04:20 PM

crazy

11-21-2009, 07:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
l3fty999 Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 296 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pulsing critter I have a better video, taken with the subject in a petri dish. I'm guessing that it's a jellyfish, and the other ones I've found just haven't gotten big enough to become free swimming yet. Anyway, here's the video: P1010041.flv video by l3fty999 - Photobucket Aaron __________________ *all ABOARD! hahahahahaha -Ozzy Ozbourne*

11-21-2009, 07:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,483 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pulsing critter It sure does look like a jellyfish pulsating. I'll await an opinion by Boomer and others. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 1 x 24W KZ Fiji Purple T5, 1 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Nano Reef Systems custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread

11-21-2009, 10:05 AM	#19 (permalink)
seafansar Reef Lobster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 1,612 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pulsing critter I thought it looked like a jellyfish pulsating in the first video, but definitely one in the second video. Acts like a baby upside-down jelly, but doesn't quite look like one. Maybe it will when it gets bigger or just another species that sits upside-down. Interesting HH to say the least! __________________ -Sara SW since Jan. '08 150 gallon SPS reef 45 gallon cube 150 tank thread 45 cube thread My Reefnook

11-21-2009, 11:10 AM	#20 (permalink)
l3fty999 Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 296 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pulsing critter Well, I've done some looking at Chuck's Addiction, and here's what I found:Indo Pacific Hitch Hikers Scroll partway down to the photos of Cassiopeia Andromeda and that's what I think it is. Aaron __________________ *all ABOARD! hahahahahaha -Ozzy Ozbourne*

11-21-2009, 11:29 AM	#21 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,483 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pulsing critter Good ID l3fty999 - it does look like it could be the anchored polyp form of Cassiopeia andromeda, or at least a very similar species. They don't sound like something you want in the tank. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 1 x 24W KZ Fiji Purple T5, 1 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Nano Reef Systems custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread

11-21-2009, 12:40 PM	#24 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,660 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pulsing critter I agree a jelly and think Aron my be right on the ID but is hard to tell from that movie __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

11-21-2009, 04:20 PM	#25 (permalink)
BigJay Golden Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,754 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pulsing critter crazy __________________ Reefing off and on since '92 BigJay's Oceanic 90g bowfront chronicle See my pyrex products and target feeders here

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