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Old 07-23-2007, 11:34 AM
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found over the week end a couple of very tiny clear critters that I first thought were pods like the rest of my aquarium is overrun with, but upon closer inspection they have little round bubbles of a body and 8 legs coming off in a circle similar to an octopus. They are less than a millimeter on total size and the legs/tenticles are about half or so as big as the body. They swim like a jellyfish or octopus bu pushing their legs together, thrusting them forward. I noticed one first on a smudge of algae growing on the glass, it looked like a little clear start. it's small enough that I'm 99% sure I couldn't get a picture.

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Old 07-25-2007, 11:37 AM
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Try to get a picture i would help a lot
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Old 07-25-2007, 01:33 PM
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best I could do, but there is a little bubble of a body with the little legs

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Cladonema jellyfish
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Default Re: pod sized 8 legged star bubble thing

Looks like a hydroid to me. take a look at this link and see what you think.

http://forum.seahorse.org/index.php?showtopic=35353

There are lots of pic's scroll down and you will see some at the stage you are at.
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