White hair on rock id please

[007Bond]

Hi all,...can you id these hairs growing on my rock ? Thanks in advance.---Rick

354014

[Animagus]

Do the tubes have a crown or anything?

[007Bond]

not really,...kind of like whiskers. or at least none that I can see.

[karimwassef]

featherdusters

[007Bond]

featherdusters

They really don't look like featherdusters as I know them,...do you have any links that I could refer to? Thanks !

I also have quite a few Spirorbid worms,...I was wondering if the white hair like stuff is related .

[karimwassef]

Does it look like this?

<a href="http://s1062.photobucket.com/user/karimwassef/media/D24DA98F-0BC2-452B-AF18-01F40994D6FD_zps3v9txw6h.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t496/karimwassef/D24DA98F-0BC2-452B-AF18-01F40994D6FD_zps3v9txw6h.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo D24DA98F-0BC2-452B-AF18-01F40994D6FD_zps3v9txw6h.jpg"/></a>

[Animagus]

They might be Hydroids of some sort. The link below should help.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/hydrozoanfaqs.htm

Don't forget to clink on the other links at the top of the page too. (Hydrozoan Identification, Hydrozoan Behavior etc)

[007Bond]

Does it look like this?

<a href="http://s1062.photobucket.com/user/karimwassef/media/D24DA98F-0BC2-452B-AF18-01F40994D6FD_zps3v9txw6h.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t496/karimwassef/D24DA98F-0BC2-452B-AF18-01F40994D6FD_zps3v9txw6h.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo D24DA98F-0BC2-452B-AF18-01F40994D6FD_zps3v9txw6h.jpg"/></a>

No,...not at all,...those are what I would id as featherdusters. Thanks !

[007Bond]

Thanks Animagus,...but none of the Hydrozoan's pics fit. They are like whiskers as in the pic I posted. In fact the pic is from another reefers thread that is asking the same question,...his pic is far better than I could take, but mine are exactly the same so there are at least two tanks with them. :)

[007Bond]

Couple more shots I took this morning (you can zoom in on these for closer look) > http://i.imgur.com/8oztH5S.jpg , http://i.imgur.com/HDNiHVB.jpg , http://i.imgur.com/itUuT0W.jpg , , http://i.imgur.com/GMZf2SO.jpg , http://i.imgur.com/JypPpTM.jpg ,

Any ideas or where I might look will be appreciated.---Rick

[Animagus]

Are the tubes soft or somewhat brittle?

[007Bond]

The white hair are kind of stiff like whiskers,...they really don't move in the flow.

[Animagus]

Do they look anything like these up close? Notice the small whisker like appendages at the tips.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w16/jAb83_2007/thumb-categorie-foto-3729_jpg_zpsfkqrtnwx.jpg (http://s172.photobucket.com/user/jAb83_2007/media/thumb-categorie-foto-3729_jpg_zpsfkqrtnwx.jpg.html)

[007Bond]

No not really,...those appear like small featherdusters.

[Animagus]

What about the Genus Antennellopsis at the top of this page?

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/hydrozoans.htm

[007Bond]

I looked through them and don't see what I have. They seem to be 1/2 to 3/4 inch and rigid in form.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=354014&d=1468102298

[007Bond]

Anyone else have an idea what these are? They seem to prefer more flow and less light. Thanks,---RICK

[SeaCucumberFan]

Albino feather dusters?

[007Bond]

Thanks,...but I don't see any feathers,...at least as I know feathers dusters. they are like whiskers in form fairly ridge,...they don't move with the flow. :confused:

[SeaCucumberFan]

So nothing comes out?

[007Bond]

Sorry for the delay in getting back. No nothing,...I have watched closely and don't see anything as to why they are growing. They are like whiskers is the only way I can describe them. I have asked the same question on a couple different forums here on RC,...if someone ids them I'll post back. May be they are very rare and I should be selling them :lol:---Rick

[SeaCucumberFan]

How does it feel to the touch? Soft? Brittle?

[AlSimmons]

They might just be some sort of calcareous sponge.

[007Bond]

I would say soft,...yet stiff enough that flow don't move them, but I think they like flow as they seem to be in less light areas with flow,...if I rub hard I can break them off.

[hann1bal]

strange ...

[Kevin Guthrie]

Maybe it's my imagination but where the background is dark it sure looks like some kind of fuzz at the end of each tube.

[SeaCucumberFan]

Hmm yeah. FEATHER DUSTERS CONFIRMED