what in the world is this????

[Blitz]

i need to know what this thing is. My lights didnt come on today and this is what i found when i turned them on this evening. I poked it and it closed like a zoo would close, it's not moving or retracting like a worm and i've spent an hour looking on the net and havent come across this.

What is it? It's obviously irritating the zoos around it, and looks odd to me.

[FlynnFish]

looks like a tunicate or a sponges syphoning tube.

[motorcityreefs]

Looks like a sea squirt.

[iyachtuxivm]

looks like a tunicate or a sponges syphoning tube.


Looks like a sea squirt.

I agree could be any of these. I think tunicate or sponge tube most likely.

[Blitz]

when i took this photo, i considered it to be "OPEN"... wheni prodded it, it closed and retracted slightly, much like a zoo would do.

It's not light sensitive, or motion sensitive, it's also not mobile and basically "popped up" over night. It's coming from a small piece of live rock with those zoos on it. If it were a siphon from a sponge, wouldnt i see the sponge too?

[rosebud161616]

I agree it look like a tunicate.

[iyachtuxivm]

The sponge could be in or under the rock.

[Blitz]

unfortunately i was unable to take the rock out without tearing some zoos so i left it in. The ones around it are definitely irritated.

i did touch the thing, it's squishy, more so than a polyp would be.

[Heidi]

unfortunately i was unable to take the rock out without tearing some zoos so i left it in. The ones around it are definitely irritated.

i did touch the thing, it's squishy, more so than a polyp would be.

grab it with the tongs and rip it out of there.... just sayin ;) no really thats what I would do I think.. don't flame me people but its ticking off his paid for zoas. :thumbs_down:

[MizTanks]

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Tunicate