Help Identify this hitchhiker please

[CassLan]

Hi,
I've googled and looked at common hitchhikers and can't seem to find what I've just received.

Any help would be appreciated.
I'm referring to the white thing on the bottom of the coral.
Its soft to the touch and gripping the coral.

Thanks,

Rick

 

[mcgyvr]

Does it move?
If so probably a nudibranch/sea slug of sorts?

If not maybe a sponge..

can you get a closer picture?

 

[hfa3501]

Yellow hitch-hiker on live rock

Yellow hitch-hiker on live rock

I recently purchased a large piece of live rock covered in button polyps and I just noticed this hard yellow "growth" on the bottom of the rock. It doesn't seem to be bothering anything; but I am wondering if this is a "freebie" that latched on to the rock, or if it is something I should be concerned about.

I haven't had it long enough to figure out if it's getting bigger or not.

It is hard, not slimy or soft like a mushroom might be.

Any ideas would be welcomed!!!:thumbsup:

 

[mcgyvr]

picture is too small (on computer anyways)

 

[hfa3501]

Is this easier to see?

Is this easier to see?

I tried to re-size the picture to make it easier to see. Not sure if it worked. Gice this a try.

 

[jlmawp]

I tried to re-size the picture to make it easier to see. Not sure if it worked. Gice this a try.

Sponge. I have one that looks just like it.

 

[hfa3501]

are they hard to take care of? Should I target feed it? Or will it be fine just leaving my feeding and parameters the way they are for the other corals?

 

[hfa3501]

water prams are salinity 1.025, calc 430, phos .03, nitrate 0, temp 79 degrees

 

[hfa3501]

oh yeah, and DkH 10.5

 

[mcgyvr]

Nothing you need to do for it.. parameters look fine..

 

[hfa3501]

Thanks everyone for all your help! I have a new critter!! YAY