Identification on new rock

[ICE JUICE]

What is this stuff on this rock?

 

[cloak]

The one on top looks like some sort of coral or coral skeleton. (Favites?) The other ones are just sponges I believe. That green stuff to the right might be Halimeda.

 

[ICE JUICE]

Thank. New guy so I have no clue.:xlbirthday:

 

[OrQidz]

nice looking rock with lots of stuff on it!

 

[Mike Ordner]

Top one and far right corner is star coral; Stephanocoenia intersepta. Then there are some yellow ball sponge and a white looking sponge. Red coralline algae. And as pointed out, Halimeda macroalgae in top right of picture. Cool stuff. You cannot collect the star coral from natural reefs, but if it comes in on live rock from the leases it is ok. Might have some tunicates in there (or other sponges) and looks like a barnacle on very bottom left.

 

[joeysreef]

Beautiful live rock

 

[aujosh84]

FYI sponges don't do well out of the water AT ALL. If you notice them deteriorating in the next few days I would remove them...and when you do WEAR GLOVES! They have spicules that will stick in you like fiberglass and you'll be pulling them out for days. I'm speaking from experience here. That wouldn't happen to be TBS rock would it?

 

[ICE JUICE]

Thanks. The rock looked pretty awesome in the store so I bought some. It has two clams on it as well. Are the clams going to survive?

 

[ICE JUICE]

 

[ICE JUICE]

is the little red crab ok?