sea squirt???

[ryan27272]

ok i picked up some LR from the LFS and there was a little bright orange bubble on one. less then the size of a pin head. so i thought just some kind of algae. well it got a little bigger and so i can see it just good enough to make out its almost transparent and has two little blow holes on it. its too small to get a good picture but could it be a sea squirt and are they good in a reef or no?

 

[dendro982]

Like this?

around 1/4",
or this, larger one:

I had 3 of them over the time and they did not create any problems, just like small feather dusters. The big one was overgrown by bryopsis and lost during cleaning, others are alive and well, without noticeable growth.

 

[ryan27272]

well more shaped like bubble algae but yes on the two openings. and almost see through

 

[charlesr1958]

At times when tunicates and sponges are very small it can be hard to distinguish between the two. Check out the sponge section of my hitch hiker pages, might help you.

A Hitch Hikers Guide to the Reefs

Chuck

 

[ryan27272]

thanks it looks alot like the pink one (bottom row, left) on the sponge page