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Old 05-06-2011, 01:14 AM

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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.
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 02:23 AM

Not 100% sure, you said it closes tho, do u have a pic of it open that would help more probably
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 08:27 AM

looks like a tunicate or a sponges syphoning tube.
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 08:37 AM

Looks like a sea squirt.
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:03 AM

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looks like a tunicate or a sponges syphoning tube.
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Looks like a sea squirt.
I agree could be any of these. I think tunicate or sponge tube most likely.
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 12:49 PM

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?
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 04:50 PM

I agree it look like a tunicate.
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 06:36 PM

The sponge could be in or under the rock.
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:34 PM

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.
   
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:41 PM

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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.
   
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