Critter ID

[OgreMkV]

I can't get pics right now, but what are the translucent tuby things on the live rock?

I've got dozens of them. One looks like it's opening up into an anemone or something, but the others just sit there.

I'd almost say they were bubble tip anemones.

Any ideas?

 

[jhildebrand]

really need a pic, but it's probably anemones - and not the good kind. lol.

 

[divemonster]

Re: Critter ID

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13008779#post13008779 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OgreMkV
I can't get pics right now, but what are the translucent tuby things on the live rock?

I've got dozens of them. One looks like it's opening up into an anemone or something, but the others just sit there.

I'd almost say they were bubble tip anemones.

Any ideas?

tube-looking translucent and just sit there? Probably tunicates. Those were in several places on my rock. Also the ones that look like anemones opening up are stone corals (or maybe stone cup corals). In certain light the tentacles are translucent green, very pretty!

 

[redwarrior77]

Like divemonster said, it could be several things. It could be cup corals. They look kind of like flowers with round centers and clear tenticles that they can pull up when they sense danger. They have a mouth in the center as well.

Could also be anemones. I'd say take a look at the TBS website in the critters section and see if you can identify it if you can't get us a picture!

 

[figuerres]

Re: Critter ID

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13008779#post13008779 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OgreMkV
I can't get pics right now, but what are the translucent tuby things on the live rock?

I've got dozens of them. One looks like it's opening up into an anemone or something, but the others just sit there.

I'd almost say they were bubble tip anemones.

Any ideas?

My money says "Atlantic Cup Coral"

they are all over tbs rock and are mistaken for anemones by folks a lot of the time.

I have seen folks post that they had a ton of the bad astapia and how they had to kill them off.... and a few times when I had the poster double check they realized they were in fact corals.

often the base is hard to see when they are in with sponges, barnicles, tunicates and stuff....

and when bare they do look like tiny anemones... but then any coral is related to the anemones just as they are also related to jellyfish.... they are all stinging colonies of cells that just branched off different ways and some decided to build a roost to grow on.

 

[redwarrior77]

I love my cup corals...in fact I just watched one, ahem, defecate, for the first time...it looked almost painful, so I hope the little guy feels better!

 

[OgreMkV]

These aren't little. 1/2" long 1/4" wide. White to translucent white. Appear in bunches. Relatively strong, but not impossible to remove.

I'll try to get a pick in a bit.

Bad week...

 

[AlaskaWolf]

If they're brown and white, then they're feather dusters. Mine are everywhere, and spreading rapidly.