Good stuff or bad stuff

[reefgardener]

I have a small clam (above & left of xenia) that is totally encrusted in the rock. He seems very happy but there is some white cotton-like stuff growing on the back part of his shell & also to the left. Is this good stuff or bad stuff. If it is bad, I need to get it out of there. Thank you for any input you may have.

 

[ouspeedbump]

Wow Mom! Your tank is coloring up great! I can't wait to see it next

Is this "white, cotton-like stuff" new or has it been there since we gave it to you? Is it growing much?

Additional input: We ran boiling water over some aiptasia a couple weeks back, and it's possible some of the water got on the clam.... But I don't think so..

 

[OUBrook]

Oops. That last post was from me, not Sheri.

 

[pwhitby]

---looks like a sponge. take a pair of tweezers and gently peel it off.

----are you coming along on saturday ??

Paul.

 

[OUBrook]

If it is a sponge, it's not a bad thing. No hurry getting rid of it if you don't like it.

Adam, that's your xenia in her tank

 

[pwhitby]

Thats the very xenia we have been lookinmg for to repopulate the frag program with.....(hint Adam.....).

 

[theishkid]

Paul I might be mistaken but I believe Pet Lovers in Mustang has a bunch of that kind of Xenia.

Paul I might also have a few frags in a couple of weeks of Xenia that originally came from your old tank (the Xenia crawling up the glass).

 

[reefgardener]

I'll try to get a better pic posted tonight. My camera doesn't want to upload to my computer so I'll need to get a CD made. The white fuzzy stuff reminds me of Ich in a fresh-water tank. It is growing but not at an alarming rate.

Yes, I am planning to be at Saturday's meeting.

Yes, I am willing to share the Xenia as soon as I learn how to frag it. I have some small pieces that broke off in the move. I stuck them in little holes in the rock & they seem to be thriving.

 

[reefgardener]

OK. Here's another pic of the "clam fuzz". It looks like the fuzzy stuff is starting to grow tenacles that are about 1/4" long. Are there types of algea or other things that would be snow white & fuzzy looking... with tenacles?

Below are some other pics of my 1-month old tank. The last one proves that grape calerpa really likes dead coral. It's growing like crazy.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ouspeedbump/january2007103.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ouspeedbump/1-24-2007-17.jpg

 

[ouspeedbump]

holy cow, mom! The coral beauty is really loving whatever you are doing! and your star polyps are invading the surrounding lands. (I miss Risk!) I am impressed! Are you singing to them at night, or just reading them bedtime stories?