Trumpets ??

[Seascapes]

What are these all over my tank? Someone said they may be trumpets. I see really come out when I feed the tank. Will they die off? They are everywhere!

 

[redfishbluefish]

@KJ #reefsquad here's one for you to identify.

 

[mallorie.gaughran]

Are they hard coral like creatures or are they soft bodied? Do they have a tube like a type of tube worm?

 

[Seascapes]

Are they hard coral like creatures or are they soft bodied? Do they have a tube like a type of tube worm?

They are soft bodied. It looks like a tube going to the star shape.

 

[Seascapes]

They are soft bodied. It looks like a tube going to the star shape.

They are multiplying

 

[mallorie.gaughran]

They are soft bodied. It looks like a tube going to the star shape.

So the tube isn't hard at all?

 

[tripdad]

Just to help narrow it down...where is the rock from? Did you buy it or get it second hand? Any info will help.

 

[Seascapes]

So the tube isn't hard at all?

I just touched some of them. They are soft. Like an anenome pest.

 

[Seascapes]

Just to help narrow it down...where is the rock from? Did you buy it or get it second hand? Any info will help.

The rock was purchased from Caribsea. New dry rock

 

[tripdad]

Are there any holes in the tissue? Any kind of openings?

 

[tripdad]

They remind me of a star tunicate.

 

[Seascapes]

The rock was purchased from Caribsea. New dry rock

Only thing I've been adding is coral, an anenome that split and live seed for coraline algae

 

[Seascapes]

They remind me of a star tunicate.

That kind of looks like them but not as many sections. Mine are star shaped.

 

[Seascapes]

Are there any holes in the tissue? Any kind of openings?

On the top. One hole in the center of each one

 

[tripdad]

There are many varieties of them. They should have holes if they are indeed tunicates. Ahh, I'm too slow typing, lol.

 

[Seascapes]

There are many varieties of them. They should have holes if they are indeed tunicates. Ahh, I'm too slow typing, lol.

Okay. I'm glad they aren't bad, just that they are spreading everywhere. Excuse to get some coral to slow them down.

 

[JGT]

Looks like star ascidians.

 

[Seascapes]

Looks like star ascidians.

Whats that, good or bad?

 

[RedFrog211]

I agree- Star ascidians, aka star tunicates. There are quite the variety of them, so I’d search some images to find one that looks like yours. To my knowledge, I’ve never heard of tunicates being bad

 

[Seascapes]

I agree- Star ascidians, aka star tunicates. There are quite the variety of them, so I’d search some images to find one that looks like yours. To my knowledge, I’ve never heard of tunicates being bad

Well I guess I'm special