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Boomer
November 6th, 2007, 04:41 PM
We got some really nice rock from a fellow AP'er which was in his sump. The polyps in this picture were originally taken for some sort of sponge as the resembled that appearance. Now, a week and a bit later they have "grown" and appear to be polyps of some sort..they do have a center opening to them. I am also assuming they are "white" because they are bleached out.

What do you think?

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/fishfriend/027.jpg
mortigas
November 6th, 2007, 09:10 PM
My guess would be tunicates (aka sea squirts). There are white tunicates which are perfectly healthy (i.e., not bleached).

There are very many types of tunicates. Check this out.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ascidpt2.htm
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/rs/index.php
reefer madness
November 6th, 2007, 09:18 PM
My first guess would be bleached shrooms from being in the sump with no light.
River
November 6th, 2007, 10:14 PM
My first guess would be bleached shrooms from being in the sump with no light.


:iagree: Looks like bleached mushrooms
Boomer
November 6th, 2007, 10:21 PM
Really? I was leaning towards zoa's cause of the edging.
River
November 6th, 2007, 10:37 PM
Ya the frilly edging had me thinking zoos but when my mushrooms are under stress from moving they look just like that but not white.

The more I look I keep changing my mind between zoos and shrooms :eyesspin:
Boomer
November 20th, 2007, 09:31 PM
So it appears that they are starting to colour up. It looks like they are a flourescent green.

What are peoples opinions? Zoa's or some type of polyp?

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/fishfriend/011-4.jpg
ajx22
November 20th, 2007, 09:45 PM
So it appears that they are starting to colour up. It looks like they are a flourescent green.

What are peoples opinions? Zoa's or some type of polyp?
Palythoa
vaporize
November 20th, 2007, 09:51 PM
sand palys, ultra hardy and hard to kill :)
Boomer
November 20th, 2007, 09:58 PM
Hmmm, I have one of those already that came as a hitchhiker...brown...and likes to catch whatever swims by....hard to kill eh? hmmmm
vaporize
November 20th, 2007, 10:00 PM
kinda hard to kill, i have a friend that kill any kind of zoo, so I decided to give him some of those brown/green sand paly, it's been living and growing for 9 months LOL
oafguy
January 10th, 2008, 01:01 AM
sand palys, ultra hardy and hard to kill :)

I agree, mine has survived a major tank crash.