Mystery hitchhiker

Paintguru · Jul 28, 2008

I doubt these have a name, but they were on a piece of rock I got and they are quite interesting. Not sure if you can make it out on the pics (I need to figure out how to get more reach out of my macro lens!), but they are green with a yellow ring and white specks on it with a purple middle.

fishes2889 · Jul 28, 2008

Looks like Rasta's...like in my avatar<------

ahayes13 · Jul 28, 2008

im not sure what they are but what a nice freebie.... very pretty zoos!

Paintguru · Jul 28, 2008

fishes2889 said:
Looks like Rasta's...like in my avatar<------

I have rastas....definitely not those but I agree, similar.

oceanparadise1 · Jul 28, 2008

wow what a nice hitch hiker

fishes2889 · Jul 28, 2008

Did you just find them? Maybe their skirts will color up a bit more...very cool nonetheless...

oceanparadise1 · Jul 28, 2008

i wish i got lucky with some hitchhikers like that lol

limestro · Jul 29, 2008

+1 on the Rastas...Here is what they looked like back in 96

Here is a frag from the same colony a few years fastward later..

Both are from the same colony. The first picture has the skirts more browned out.

~Mike

Kigs! · Jul 29, 2008

I don't remember rastas having white specks, but I agree - very very similar. The orange ring does seem to be alot less dense but then again... this could be all due to lighting conditions? Regardless, sweet hitchhiker...

Paintguru · Jul 29, 2008

Plus I would consider the ring more yellow then orange, but hey, who knows. Sorry that their position in the tank makes it hard to get a real good picture.

Eklikewhoa · Jul 29, 2008

Looking nice!

oceanparadise1 · Jul 29, 2008

where did you get that rock from?

Paintguru · Jul 29, 2008

oceanparadise1 said:
where did you get that rock from?

I'll be honest, I have no idea!! It may have just been in my tank because right now all that I have attached to it is my Purple Death colony, which I epoxied to the rock (so it isn't like I bought a separate colony and these came along with it). Spontaneous generation?

MarvinsReef · Jul 29, 2008

very nice Chris..

they should color up more.. keep us posted..

oceanparadise1 · Jul 29, 2008

hahah wow talk about making out!

Paintguru · Jul 29, 2008

MarvinsReef said:
very nice Chris..

they should color up more.. keep us posted..

They've been in there for quite a while actually (never really could tell what they were until the last 3-4 months), so I think this may be their end state. Who knows....