Strange Blue Ball

[A. Iosue]

I have found a blue-green ball about 1/2 inch diameter inside the aquarium. It is so light that low water flow can move it. If you see the pictures in my gallery: Blue Ball and Blue ball crop, you will see that it traps organic material from substrat, also it have something transparent-blue like a skin wrapping around it, perhaps it could be seen in the crop.
A crab have puntured it and start to emanate a light blue liquid as dense as a caramel in water. Just in case, it is not a candy!!!!
I would like to know what is this thing. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[DaltonJames]

some sort of egg mabey

 

[coralnut99]

Tunicate or sponge possibly. No positive answers without a picture.

 

[drummereef]

There is a pic.....

 

[coralnut99]

Sponge most likely. Now that you have a pic, try posting in the Inverts forum for another opinion.

 

[A. Iosue]

Well, if it was a sponge, why it was emanating a fluid after puntured by a crab? The crbas love it, this ball had crabs around it. I had to separate crabs to make the pictures.

This this disappear already, a sponge would be still there.

It just appeared in the aquarium, I didn´t notice that thing growing, a spronge grows slowly and this thing had about 1/2 inch in diameter.!!

 

[GMAX]

Since you are in Venezuela, it may not be something commonly seen in North America as most of our shipments come from the South Pacific. Very interesting nevertheless.

 

[thriceanangel]

Looks like a tribble... If it is becareful because they divide, and divide and divide....

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

Are you sure its not a coral poop packet?

 

[Am4nn]

Has got to be a tribble.

 

[Jeff]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10209541#post10209541 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by thriceanangel
Looks like a tribble... If it is becareful because they divide, and divide and divide....

All fun and games until it takes over your starship...

 

[hahnmeister]

Looks like a tribble to me too...lol.

 

[Dell2go]

OMG. what can you do about it?

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

Hope its a poop packet; still have it?

 

[woz9683]

Wow, I went for that one hook, line, and sinker. Hmm, what's a tribble? I've never heard of those before, I'll have to google it......silly Trekies

 

[hahnmeister]

You know, after an experience this last weekend at the dance club I was at, I think I know the cause of these 'Strange Blue Ball's. Are there any naughty women who like to tease near this tank?

 

[Anthony Calfo]

sorry if this is stating the obvious, but are you sure this is not a Valonia algae ball? It looks like it to me form the pic. They are very common in your waters too. I have had some that were fully as large as 2"/5 cm in diameter... and many that were quite tiny, too.

 

[A. Iosue]

Well I don´t think is a Valonia. The last green algae balls in my aquarium were 6 month ago. They were very, very different to this blue one.

 

[GMAX]

I would be very careful about casually dismissing Anthony Calfo on marine life identification. He only had your small pictures of course but I would bet on his years of experience. People buy his books for a reason. Of course some of the experts here think its a tribble so maybe you did not need Anthony!

 

[finfan4u]

Man that definatly is a Tribble . It looks like species Iota Geminorum. You need to get a hold of Cyrano Jones. :eek2: