What are these on my frag?!

[Kdocimo90]

I just got a new zoa frag in, and found a few of these little things on one of them. they dont seem to be harming the zoas whereas they're opened up.

http://image1.bubbleshare.com/media/01/36/c7/5c/e0d5ac83c7efefe319c140f5f440a9b739e9855d/580x435/IDK_580x435.jpg

[Logzor]

Very strange. Usually groups of pixels like those are only found on computers. I would definitely say there is something amiss!

:p

They are most likely a pod of some sort.

Check out this list of zoanthid predators and see if any match up. If not and the polyps are fine there is nothing to worry about!

http://www.zoaid.com/index.php?module=Gallery2&g2_itemId=384

[Kdocimo90]

nope nothin on that site. I cant get a great picture of it because all I have is my camera phone. But what I drew is exactly what look like.

[Anemonebuff]

Prolly pods.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/pods.html

[Kdocimo90]

no i dont think so. they kind of look like a GSP but black/red/purple (sorry I'm colorblind lol... its a dark color, put it that way lol)

[driftin]

Does it look like they're filter feeding?

[Kdocimo90]

no they dont look like a feather duster or anything. Just like a bristle from a bristle brush or something

[nebraskareef]

hydroids?

[luther1200]

Maybe Aptasia???

[Kdocimo90]

no definitely not aptasia. It literally looks like what I've drawn.

[ludnix]

http://images.google.com/images?q=hydroids

They look like a silhouette of hydroids to me.

[VacavilleFC3S]

barnacles

[TWallace]

To me, the drawing resembles an Aeolid nudibranch.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/rs/images/image011.jpg

[VacavilleFC3S]

also could be a medusa worm

[Kdocimo90]

no its no worm or nudibranch... I think I got a decent photo of it.

It doesnt move.. like i said, it looks EXACTLY like a bristle on a brush... like this:
http://www.justbeautifully.co.uk/images/prod/t3-tourmaline-porcupine-bristle-brush-small-large.jpg

[es1887]

color blind and no camera this is a tough one. does the object have a slight curve to it with a lighter tip? it could just be a calcareous algae. is it actively moving around like an animal or stationary like a a plant would be?

[Kdocimo90]

http://rsrc2.bubbleshare.com/media/01/36/dd/9b/22dc4879c46b3c942269124990d067f014a0de3f/580x435/0618091744_580x435.jpg

[VacavilleFC3S]

hmm could be hydroids or some sort of macro.

[Mcubed]

Seeing that it's black and white; I'd say it was a panda :)

I'm still a little confused by the pic. Is it a critter thats crawling around or is it a tiny little tube/anemone type thing that is attached at the base?

[es1887]

i would not worry about that, it is hard to tell, but i think that it is just a type of red algae. if so your tangs/ algae eaters should take care of it

[dudley moray]

looks like macro algae to me i have some growing on rock in one of my tanks

[Kdocimo90]

kk ithought it was some type of algae but wasnt sure.

Thanks.

[luther1200]

Does it open and close like a polyp? Does it react to food?

[Kdocimo90]

Nope and nope

[specialkb]

kinda looks like anthila from here. on that pic.

[Kdocimo90]

It doesnt move. just like a bristle from a brush.