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| Identification What in the heck is growing on my glass, corals, etc. Not sure what it is? Post here and we'll see if we can figure it out! |
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03-27-2008, 12:01 PM
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 Help! I Dont Know What This Is!! We do currently have ick in our tank, which we are starting treatment tonight. However, we aren't sure what the heck this is. It resembles one of those FAT tootsie rolls, with the ridges and stuff.. but its clear. It clearly looks like an eggsack, but of what? its about 2 inches long, and an inch wide.. growing UNDERNEATHE A ROCK, UPSIDE DOWN, towards the top of our tank!!! We have tangs, chromis, clowns, hermits, snails, shrimp, starfish, nudibranch, corals... help??!!! could it be ick eggsack? I thought they burrowed in sand to reproduce... [IMG]  [/IMG][IMG]  [/IMG] |
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03-27-2008, 02:41 PM
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 Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!!  no one has any answers. I just hope it doesnt kill my tank off.... thanks though  if anyone DOES have answers, they will be SUPER APPRECIATED. |
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03-27-2008, 05:05 PM
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| Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!! hard to tell from the pic... at first i thought it was a chiton(potato bug looking critter), i have them in the crushed coral along the glass. then i thought, maybe its some type of sponge...is it growing from what you can tell or move at all? if you can get a better pic that isnt so blurry it might help. steve
__________________ Steve--My motto: It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission maroon clown,bullet and watchmen goby,chromis,purple firefish,6 line,pistol and coral banded shrimp |
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03-27-2008, 06:03 PM
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| Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!! Thank you for replying. It doesn't move. It's grounded there. It looks like a sac of some sort. I will try to get a better picture of it, but its hard because of where it is located  Thanks so much!!!  |
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03-29-2008, 04:04 PM
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| Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!! Here is a better photo I took the rocks out and took a really good picture it looks like cleaner shrimp eggs that is the only thing i can think of.. ??? |
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03-29-2008, 05:11 PM
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| Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!! I remember shrimps dont lay eggs. the female holds the eggs until they hatch.
__________________ Mario A. --Practice makes Perfect. |
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03-29-2008, 05:15 PM
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| Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!! then does anyone know what this would be? it's crucial, because if it's a good thing, we want to keep it. if its bad, we want to get rid of it thanks |
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03-29-2008, 05:16 PM
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| Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!! My best guess is that they are eggs. from nudibranch or snails.
__________________ Mario A. --Practice makes Perfect. |
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03-30-2008, 12:10 PM
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| Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!! i have no idea... but i want to know now. i thought to begin with they might be seasquits. i had some and they were identified as s.s. but they look flat or platelike, mine are nearly round. try researching tunicate or seasquirt but those look like eggs to me
__________________ Don't blame when I'm wrong, remember I'm just echoing what I've heard... |
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03-30-2008, 07:32 PM
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Re: Help! I Dont Know What This Is!!  Well we did find out what it is. I don't know how many of you got to experience ICH in your tank (I'm sure many), but we witnessed their "egg" stage. Flat discs w/ little critters inside ARE ICH. It's really depressing really, because they were left in the tank for so long, in hope they were something beneficial. SO...if you ever see them in your tank, get them out immediately Thanks everyone though, for trying  |
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