coral id pls (with pic)

[MartinEric]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14789138#post14789138 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by velfamily
YAY! so glad to find out what it is.
another question, if i may....
for those of you who have this type of sponge (trying to do some research now), where will it be happiest?
light - hi / lo ?
flow - hi / lo ?

you all are fabulous! thank you!

The bit I have in my tank stays close to the sand bed in low to medium flow and most lighting.

 

[xJake]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14789178#post14789178 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by velfamily
xJake -
i saw it in the coral tank and asked about it. she only charges $2 for little frags and individual polyps. i thought it was neat looking, it was all through the tank, so my guess is that it will spread nicely. just 2bits for littles makes this an affordable way to get great pieces and we get to watch them grow/multiply! i have 4 kidlets and we all enjoy the process

Well, I wouldn't pay money for a live rock hitchhiker sponge, but if you're satisfied with your purchase (it was only $2 anyway; not a big deal) then that's all that matters. I hope everything goes well for you.

Personally, I wouldn't be able trust the LFS anymore. My thought is that if they're really desperate enough for money that they'll lie to you, then what other types of business practices might they be using? If she would have told you that she wasn't sure what it was (instead of making up a name), but she would sell it to you anyway if you wanted, then I would be fine with it. I just don't agree with how she made the sale.

 

[Misled]

Jake, I know you're a biology major but you need to look at the link I posted. That is not a sponge. The lady at the LFS was partly right with the deer horn name, as it is a comon name of the species. The picture shows a codium, not a sponge.

 

[xJake]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14805232#post14805232 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Misled
Jake, I know you're a biology major but you need to look at the link I posted. That is not a sponge. The lady at the LFS was partly right with the deer horn name, as it is a comon name of the species. The picture shows a codium, not a sponge.

I did look at your link, and I don't agree that it's an alga. The photo he posted shows an organism that lacks any noticeable symmetry as well as any hint of green pigmentation. Codium sp. should have both of these. Not to mention that the entire Codium genus is made up of non-tropical algae, making it a very unlikely candidate.

 

[Misled]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14805317#post14805317 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xJake
The photo he posted shows an organism that lacks any noticeable symmetry as well as any hint of green pigmentation. Codium sp. should have both of these

I see both in this pic by the OP.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14786316#post14786316 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by velfamily
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29056768@N00/3424000089/" title="04-08-09 (3) by EweDevil, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3424000089_6b2bf6604a_o.jpg" width="336" height="448" alt="04-08-09 (3)" /></a>

I agree this is a sponge.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14788341#post14788341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rendos

 

[xJake]

All I see is a brown asymmetrical stick. If it were Codium sp. it would be noticeably green and would have a distinct pattern to its growth. I don't see either in that photo. I've given my opinion on the subject, and I won't debate it any further.

 

[reefscape15]

Uh oh! Showdown on another ID! (Hi Jesse)