Bernard.a.ford
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Hello everyone, I have been seeing this my DT for a while. Does anyone know what this is?
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Possibly sponge or maybe hydroids? @ActiveAngel might know
Maybe a sponge? My first thought was a ball anemone but I've never seen one like that. On the plus side, I've seen a lot of hydroids in my day and the bad one's don't look like that either. Do they move at all? I mean, there appear to be tips of some sort, are they soft like a small (ball) anemone or is the whole structure hard.
Bernard.a.ford
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They seem to be soft. On my overflow, they seem to be forming a chain like structure. At first sight, I thought they were snail eggs.
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Haha... I think I know what this is.
There are two ways to confirm; post a higher resolution photo, or... Do me a favor, poke it with a stick. Lol.
I suspect these are little beneficial bugs. I often see them in the same places as chitons; hidden under frag plugs and such. They just have a cool camouflage pattern. If I’m right, they will walk/move if they are disturbed. And I’ve never seen them cause a problem.
Otherwise, I think the above are good guesses too. And we could maybe look with a closer photo!
There are two ways to confirm; post a higher resolution photo, or... Do me a favor, poke it with a stick. Lol.
I suspect these are little beneficial bugs. I often see them in the same places as chitons; hidden under frag plugs and such. They just have a cool camouflage pattern. If I’m right, they will walk/move if they are disturbed. And I’ve never seen them cause a problem.
Otherwise, I think the above are good guesses too. And we could maybe look with a closer photo!
Bernard.a.ford
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Is that a new photo? Or was it taken on the same time, but simply posted after the request?
I ask because if there is 24 hours between photos, they haven’t moved, and so would disprove the possibility of this identification.
Bernard.a.ford
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The photo was taken right after the request.
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Hmmm... well 2 hours isn’t a very long time, but it’s not instantaneous either. I’ll let you be the judge.
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