something weird is happening ...

[kobesan]

there is larvas swimming around inside my LTA.
Is this possible?
Today my LTA had shrink a bit and bubbled up around the mouth.
The bubbled up mouth is transparent and I could see larvae swimming
around inside. Is it possible my clowns laid their eggs inside my LTA?

It's either that or the LTA consumed my blenny larvae, as I have a pair of bi-color blennies currently spawning.

Any input would help, thanks.

 

[marc price]

could be, can you post pic's?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14599348#post14599348 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marc price

colin j. lau of the waikiki aquarium published a report, Reproduction in the Sand-Dwelling Sea Anemone.
(H. malu) some quotes: "seprate sexes became obvious both present in small five gallon aquarium exhibit at the waikiki aquarium. After Four months several Spawned..."
there is a very interesting picture showing the planula larvae within the gastrovascular cavity and concentrations of them within the tips of the anemone's translucent tentacles. they actually pop out the tips of the tentacles. larvae are less than a sixteenth of an inch and swim very slowly within the tank settling onto rocks, algae...

 

[kobesan]

Sorry, this is the best I can do right now. Lights are already off.
Plus the larvae is so small it's hard to spot.

The red circle is where they are swimming abouts. Can't really make them out in the picture but they are in there.
Ignore the stuff in the blue circle, it's spitting out undigested silverside.

Oh, and thats what I have, a H. Malu. I just hope they don't swim out or they will be buffet for everyone else.

 

[noboddi]

Could also be some sort of symbiotic crustacean, like a shrimp. There are species of really tiny shrimp that live inside other species