New sponge

[tileman]

Hi all,
My long tentacle anemone finally moved about 6 inches from where I first put it 16 months ago, and underneath it , on the rocks is a cool sponge. Does anyone know what type this would be?

[Reptoreef]

Callyspongia sp, I would guess... as for a more common name... why not thorny sponge?

[Whoyah]

Cool. Nothing like free. Hopefully it likes the extra light.

[tileman]

I have a real nice blue/purple barrel sponge also , dead center and up front , in my tank.The only problem is that my leather hides it most of the time.

[Reptoreef]

For way nice... I want, I want!!!

[dakar]

Both really cool looking... we've got some purple and some green barrel types, but nothing like whoyah's spiny ones.

[Whoyah]

Actually Tileman is the lucky owner of the spiny sponge not me.

[dakar]

ah.... it's like 1:30 here.... I think a stupidity waiver is warranted.... tileman you wanna sign off on it for me? :D

[Reef_Angel]

Tileman... that blue one is awesome. Did it just grow in your tank or did it come attached to something you purchased? What a cool blue.

[tileman]

Reef Angel, It just grew out of my live rock, Its awesome up close, around 6 inches in diameter. I have sponges growing in between the rocks everywhere but those are white.
This is a macro shot that Shane Silcox took a couple weeks ago.