Over 260+ items identified - by picture!

Amy, Marc, thanks for the info, especially the info on the hair algae. :eek2: Of all places for the picture to be taken. I had a HUGE hair algae bloom a few months back (7) but tank maturity and snails made short work of that, except that one spot. Nothing will touch it. I pick up a snail and place it on the patch and she leaves. Oh well.

Thanks again for the info!
 
great photos and descriptions.. I really enojoyed looking thorugh the collection... please do keep on evolving it... It is very useful and appreciated !
 
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This doesn't look exactly like what you've pictured and ID as Caulacanthus ustulatus, but looks enough like to make me think it is in the same genus. I've been looking for ID and control for a long time, and your site has come closer than any. What do you think? It is brittle, breaks up and spreads like wildfire. Appeared on FL LR several weeks after setting up the tank and is now every where. It smothers corals and nothing I have will eat it. I spend hours every couple of weeks removing it by hand. I some times win a battle but I'm losing the war. This is a great site, keep adding to it.
 
Yours is definitely different from the red algae I obtained. It too is invasive, but I put it in my refugium. It didn't last long for whatever reason.

I would send a PM to Samala and see if she knows what you've got there. And let me know. I'd be happy to add yours to my Algae section.
 
i havent touched it i didnt think it was very good to put your bare hands into your aquarium. i dont want to remove it if i dont have to it is very nice looking and the pics here of cyano dont look a bit like it i posted pics of it on the new to forum and quite a few said cyano so thats why i have come to you. if its leathery or spongy then it should be ok?
 
If it is a sponge, it is fine. If it is leathery, it can be somewhat invasive. It is sometimes referred to as Turkey Liver.

Either way, let's find out what it is. Clean your hands well, rinse them even better, and touch it.
 
Marc you are going to have to change the name of this thread, although the "over" part still applies I guess. It's guys like you that make this site the great place it is.
 
I posted a seperate thread before I realized there was this nice thread.

Got a 10g setup for seeding of some of my DIY rock. Went to the LFS and purchased three pounds of small rubble. Its been setup for one week now.

I've noticed this little larva like object. It moves around and swells up like it wants to bust open.

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I'm not sure what it is, but can you tell me if that stuff under it is its waste? Is that a mouth on the right end? Does it change in appearance? Does it crawl, or grab on to anything?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8915840#post8915840 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
I'm not sure what it is, but can you tell me if that stuff under it is its waste? Is that a mouth on the right end? Does it change in appearance? Does it crawl, or grab on to anything?
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yes, its waste.. i was performing the imaginary fish feeding :)

Today it seems to have protruded .. its long and stringy now..
It does change in appearance.. it almost seems like it wants to crawl... one end of it swells up and then shrinks back down..
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8919547#post8919547 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JOSEPHLB
yes, its waste.. i was performing the imaginary fish feeding :)

Today it seems to have protruded .. its long and stringy now..
It does change in appearance.. it almost seems like it wants to crawl... one end of it swells up and then shrinks back down..
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Can you post more pictures of it in its different states? It could be a lot of things from just one image.

<b>2swift</b> - that's a starfish, possibly from Texas (Lone Star humor)! :D You'll need to get some one with more knowledge to help you with specifics.
 
A+++++PICS!!!!

A+++++PICS!!!!

Excellant! I've never seen anyone make such a website as this. It is very resourceful!!!!!
 
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