Dec 26, 2013 #1 meintn Active Member View Badges MTRCMember Joined May 25, 2013 Messages 374 Reaction score 4 Location Hendersonville Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Found this on the underside of some live rock and it spit water out the first time it came out of the water. The pink mass in the center is what I'm curious about.
Found this on the underside of some live rock and it spit water out the first time it came out of the water. The pink mass in the center is what I'm curious about.
Dec 26, 2013 #2 Mike J. 2500 Club Member View Badges Excellence Award Joined Dec 2, 2012 Messages 3,636 Reaction score 66 Location Nicholasville, KY Rating - 0% 0 0 0 It's a sponge. Aquarium Invertebrates: A Look at the Sponges ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
It's a sponge. Aquarium Invertebrates: A Look at the Sponges ? Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog
Dec 28, 2013 #3 rcmike Valuable Member View Badges MTRCMember Joined Feb 3, 2010 Messages 1,137 Reaction score 519 Location TN Rating - 100% 1 0 0 I'm thinking more of a tunicate or "sea squirt."
Dec 28, 2013 #5 D Dowtish 5000 Club Member View Badges Excellence Award MTRCMember Joined May 30, 2011 Messages 7,043 Reaction score 82 Location Murfreesboro TN Rating - 0% 0 0 0 that's the rock's tongue :tongue:
Dec 28, 2013 #6 p woodard Valuable Member View Badges MTRCMember Joined May 20, 2011 Messages 1,715 Reaction score 1 Location nashville tn Rating - 0% 0 0 0 rcmike said: I'm thinking more of a tunicate or "sea squirt." Click to expand... I think a sea squirt too
rcmike said: I'm thinking more of a tunicate or "sea squirt." Click to expand... I think a sea squirt too
Dec 28, 2013 #7 Mike J. 2500 Club Member View Badges Excellence Award Joined Dec 2, 2012 Messages 3,636 Reaction score 66 Location Nicholasville, KY Rating - 0% 0 0 0 A sea squirt will have two siphons. But I think what you have there is commonly called a liver sponge.
A sea squirt will have two siphons. But I think what you have there is commonly called a liver sponge.
Dec 28, 2013 #8 OP OP meintn Active Member View Badges MTRCMember Joined May 25, 2013 Messages 374 Reaction score 4 Location Hendersonville Rating - 0% 0 0 0 It does appear to have two siphons. Either option it's safe to leave in the tank right?
Dec 28, 2013 #9 p woodard Valuable Member View Badges MTRCMember Joined May 20, 2011 Messages 1,715 Reaction score 1 Location nashville tn Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yes it is safe
