ID please??

[Maraschiello]

When I picked up this live rock, it had a clam attached to it. My reaction was a bonus! The clam had something small attached to it, and over a few months, its has grown to about 5x its original size. It looks to have 2 holes on the body and it clenches up and closes like a clam would. Any ideas??

 

[Maraschiello]

another shot

 

[Steve Canyon]

sponge?

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

I think we are id-ing the mollusk like creature between the tunicates. I'll go with that "mollusk like creature" They're cool, enjoy it when you can see it the ones I have/had get grown over with corals and lost.

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

I have to add, its really cool seeing a rock opening and closing.

 

[Maraschiello]

Specifically, what is the orange colored thing?!

 

[magdelan]

Orange sponge.

 

[Maraschiello]

research shows its a tunicate, but what the heck is that

 

[magdelan]

Read these links:

Sponge

Tunicate

 

[IronMan72]

Thank You

Thank You

I have two tunicates that came in as hitchhikers on my live rock. Quite fascinating and now I finally know what they are. :thumbsup: