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Badfish
07-21-2011, 01:24 PM
I have no idea what this thing is, I found it when I was inspecting my LR when I first got it and decided to leave it in and find out (because that whats so awesome about LR). It doesnt move and its soft but not squishy like sea-hare or anomie. I will take another photo in a week or so to see if it grows. I have been looking everywhere online and it kind of looks like a pink sea apple to me, but I have only seen pictures of them so Im not sure. Anyone have any ideas?
http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110720/175806.jpg
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110720/175831.jpg
demonclownfish
07-21-2011, 01:37 PM
pink sponge?
larryandlaura
07-21-2011, 01:41 PM
Weird! Wish I could help but no clue here!
jimsflies
07-21-2011, 02:51 PM
Does it move? Looks a little like a cucumber...
CableGuy
07-21-2011, 02:54 PM
Looks cool! Does it eat?
MizTanks
07-21-2011, 03:31 PM
:bazooka:
schminksbro
07-21-2011, 04:42 PM
I wouldn't go back in the house with that thing!:jester:
Badfish
07-22-2011, 12:30 PM
pink sponge?


No, I don't think its a sponge, its smooth not porous. It feel almost like epoxy when it is setting, still a little soft.




Does it move? Looks a little like a cucumber...

It hasn't moved yet even when i poke at it, when i first saw it I thought for sure it was a cucumber too


Looks cool! Does it eat?

So far I haven't noticed any type of feeding, it does look like it has almost a filter feeder-ish end. I need to
start checking later night, maybe its nocturnal.


:confused: Now I really want to know! I will try and get some better pics soon so we can ID this sucker
demonclownfish
07-22-2011, 12:50 PM
pink sea squirt would be my new guess
bluwc
07-22-2011, 03:43 PM
Does the end look like this?
http://www.marinbi.com/ascidiacea/ascidia_mentula.jpg
Badfish
08-09-2011, 02:28 PM
Yup, that looks like it. The end just opened up a few days ago, so I'm quessing its a type of sea squirt aswell. Am I correct?
MizTanks
08-09-2011, 02:40 PM
Way cool :)
bluwc
08-09-2011, 03:08 PM
That's what it looks like to me
Snowyoda
08-25-2011, 08:36 PM
what are those bluwc? I had some that were kinda like that but they were camoflage and would close up if i moved too quick around them.
Badfish
08-26-2011, 09:56 AM
It's a Sea Squirt of some kind
bluwc
08-26-2011, 11:17 AM
what are those bluwc? I had some that were kinda like that but they were camoflage and would close up if i moved too quick around them.

Are you talking about the sea squirt?
Snowyoda
08-26-2011, 11:40 AM
Yeah probably. It was on some live rock i had in my sump. They looked like stones that had a hole that closed up. Cool little things, but eventually died because flow changed in the sump