Aydee
06/20/2008, 06:17 AM
OK. Am going to have to start with description. Attempts at photograph have met with utter fail.
These fellows REMIND me of aiptasia, but are different. So, imagine 8 spikey/tentacles in a circle on the end of a stem. These fellows hide in the rockwork. When I first got the rock, it was a fairly small fellow (About the size of 2 golfballs stuck together). Appeared to be a normal rock with nothing on it. After sitting in the tank for a while with plenty of light about 20 - 25 of these TINY fellows came out (Approx 4mm across the tentacles and again 4mm tall). They came out of the pores of the rock is the only way to decribe it. Is this aiptasia by description?
As there is nothing else on the rock, I'm happy to but it in a seperate bowl and pour boiling water over it and leave it out for a little while. (Or soak in vinegar or whatever).
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Next ID.. Easy description. Picture worthless.
White fuzzy ball. It looks like someone stuck some cotton wool onto the rock. (Not quite. But close)
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If you think blurry photos of these will help, let me know. Problem is, the amount of zoom required and going through glass is more than my camera can handle.
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These fellows REMIND me of aiptasia, but are different. So, imagine 8 spikey/tentacles in a circle on the end of a stem. These fellows hide in the rockwork. When I first got the rock, it was a fairly small fellow (About the size of 2 golfballs stuck together). Appeared to be a normal rock with nothing on it. After sitting in the tank for a while with plenty of light about 20 - 25 of these TINY fellows came out (Approx 4mm across the tentacles and again 4mm tall). They came out of the pores of the rock is the only way to decribe it. Is this aiptasia by description?
As there is nothing else on the rock, I'm happy to but it in a seperate bowl and pour boiling water over it and leave it out for a little while. (Or soak in vinegar or whatever).
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Next ID.. Easy description. Picture worthless.
White fuzzy ball. It looks like someone stuck some cotton wool onto the rock. (Not quite. But close)
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If you think blurry photos of these will help, let me know. Problem is, the amount of zoom required and going through glass is more than my camera can handle.
AD