Need ID: pink bubbles or eggs?

[amcvay1979]

Just saw this pink clump floating on the sand. It's not attached to anything and almost looks like bubble algae, but slightly larger. Never seen it in the tank prior. My shrimp just molted (cleaner shrimp) and I haven't seen him for 2 days but I did notice these pink things.

Anyone have an idea what they are?

 

[Sk8r]

Never seen the like except as a very small nem. It could be algae oddly lit; most bubble algae is green. It could be some algae I've never seen. It'd be nice if it's an anemone.

 

[amcvay1979]

I do have a pink BTA, I'd be shocked if that was a baby nem.

 

[cloak]

How does it feel to the touch? You should be able to tell right away if it's an anemone or not. If it's somewhat firm then it might be some type of algae.

 

[amcvay1979]

I didn't touch it, I'll have to try that next I suppose.

 

[amcvay1979]

Definitely not a nem. Feels like eggs, they appear to be filled 1/2 with darker pink fluid. I didn't squeeze one and I don't think any algae is pink or transparent like this. Fish eggs I don't know either, almost too big I'd think but I don't really know. I'm tempted to get them into some kind of container to see if it hatches.

 

[amcvay1979]

They're stuck together though, but I don't see any branches either. Really odd.

 

[amcvay1979]

Fish have noticed them, but they aren't eating them at all.

 

[cloak]

What exactly do you have in your tank? The fact that they're just kind rumbling around on the bottom of the tank doesn't really sound like fish/invertebrate eggs though. I would think these would be attached to something, algae too.

Maybe something like this perhaps?

http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsegroupspecies.php?GroupID=105

 

[amcvay1979]

Fish: mccoskers flasher wrasse, cleaner wrasse, tri color wrasse, yellow longnose butterfly, mimic tang, tomini tang, violet tang, 6 chromis, 2 tomato clowns, clown goby, 1 mandarin dragonet, hoevens wrasse, 2 cardinals.

Inverts; 3 peppermint shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp (haven't seen him in 2 days) clam, rose bubble tip nem, tons of snails of different species, and lots of baby star fish, bristleworms and pods applenty

mixed reef, mostly SPS, few LPS, and some pulsing xenia.

 

[amcvay1979]

I'll pull the clump out and get a close up pic. No tips on these, just bulbs.

 

[amcvay1979]

forgot, I have an emerald crab too.

 

[wrott]

https://www.google.com/search?q=red...=t1LwVtmvCISQmQHv1IawCw#imgrc=qLch2e3TA39mwM:

More than likely a clump of this, like cloak suggested. Probably from the bottom of a piece of LR.

 

[amcvay1979]

99% sure they're eggs. They're just stuck together, no stems growing. Here's some better pics.

 

[amcvay1979]

Tomato clown eggs?

 

[ericp351]

They do look like eggs. I am curious.

 

[amcvay1979]

friend of mine works at the LFS and has a degree in marine biology. He said Benggai Cardinal eggs. That's the species I have, so that's my guess.

 

[cloak]

I think you may be right.

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search...rch&hspart=att&hsimp=yhs-att_001&type=sbc_dsl

 

[ChrisQ]

Nice!

Give them back to the male, hopefully he'll pick them back up.

 

[amcvay1979]

I think he did, they're gone now