ANYONE KNOW WHER I CAN BUY TIGER SPONGE?

[PeterB113]

Its called either a tiger sponge or tunicate. And i want one lol.

 

[GillMeister]

Ooooh. Wow! Is that real?

 

[PeterB113]

Ooooh. Wow! Is that real?

Yes and i want one badly its a type of tunicate.

 

[GillMeister]

Every tunicate I've seen is a single color and tiny.

 

[PeterB113]

Every tunicate I've seen is a single color and tiny.

Check out this video its how i found out about it.

 

[hds4216]

They're extremely difficult to keep alive. They're obligate filter feeders.

 

[PeterB113]

They're extremely difficult to keep alive. They're obligate filter feeders.

Yea ive heard.

 

[GillMeister]

I had a tunicate as a hitchhiker on a piece of rock in my old tank and it did very well.

 

[hds4216]

Yea ive heard.

So why do you want one? lol

 

[hds4216]

I had a tunicate as a hitchhiker on a piece of rock in my old tank and it did very well.

Hardiness varies significantly depending on specific species. The tiger sponges are much harder.

 

[PeterB113]

So why do you want one? lol

Because i like it lol. Difficult doesnt mean impossible. I was also told bisma worms are hard to keep but im good with feeding and test my tank for all parameters weekly as well as routine water changes so i want to give it a shot. No challenge = no fun.

 

[Sosuke]

These are a pretty rare find in this hobby and as said are difficult to keep alive. I think my LFS has a colonial tunicate growing to their frag rack which is pretty neat. I have a golden sea squirt and they're really cool but need to be fed a lot.

 

[PeterB113]

These are a pretty rare find in this hobby and as said are difficult to keep alive. I think my LFS has a colonial tunicate growing to their frag rack which is pretty neat. I have a golden sea squirt and they're really cool but need to be fed a lot.

Do you have a pic of your sea squirt?? Curious lol

 

[CanuckReefer]

They're extremely difficult to keep alive. They're obligate filter feeders.

Ugh, and it looked so beautiful. I have enough issues keeping my Orange Tree Gorg alive....darn.

 

[Sosuke]

This is kind of a bad photo but here's mine a couple of months back. This tank was about a year old here, the rocks are white because I had previously just added them. Given proper care I think these guys can live a long time.

 

[CanuckReefer]

This is kind of a bad photo but here's mine a couple of months back. This tank was about a year old here, the rocks are white because I had previously just added them. Given proper care I think these guys can live a long time.

I think I used to have one of these years back smack dab in the middle of a Galaxea. Does it have almost feathers that come out and twist back and forth like a radar beacon? Was the strangest most beautiful thing same time....

 

[Sosuke]

I haven't heard of a sea squirt having feathers. I have seen a lot of feather dusters twist around like that.

 

[PeterB113]

I think I used to have one of these years back smack dab in the middle of a Galaxea. Does it have almost feathers that come out and twist back and forth like a radar beacon? Was the strangest most beautiful thing same time....

That would be a barnacle. Did it look like this?

 

[CanuckReefer]

That would be a barnacle. Did it look like this?

Yes! Ok barnacle lol

 

[PeterB113]

Yes! Ok barnacle lol

Yea lol when i bought that goniopora with the barnacle the guy at my LFS said it was a feather duster lol. I had to go on R2R to get the real answer. I actually feed it phytoplankton i want to keep it alive as long as possible i really like it lol more than my goni that never opens.....