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duerr
02/03/2006, 11:21 PM
Tried looking on Melev's for a picture ident, and came with nothing.


It seems like it popped up in the last hour, and it is pulsating/changing shapes constantly. It gets 'thicker and thinner in girth'

I think It popped out a little red 'pod', but I'm not sure.

Any ideas ? Worm? Coral ? Nothing ?

Dangerous ?

Should I reach in there and yank that sucker out ?


aggghhhhhhhh.

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1926/dsc02052medium3vs.jpg
Paintbug
02/03/2006, 11:33 PM
does it change in length? it looks kinda like a peanut worm but they dont come out during the day often. i would guess some type of worm though.
duerr
02/04/2006, 12:29 AM
Doesn't really change in length, but it certainly changes in girth.

I suppose I could wrap the camera up in a ziplock bag, and get a macro picture.

would it help with identification ?
DaveAngie79
02/04/2006, 12:31 AM
id take it out of the tank
bertoni
02/04/2006, 12:37 AM
A picture might help. You could also ask in the invertebrate forum, or I could move this thread there, if you want.
Amphiprion
02/04/2006, 12:39 AM
or I could move this thread there

Showoff ;)
duerr
02/04/2006, 12:40 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6661929#post6661929 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bertoni
A picture might help. You could also ask in the invertebrate forum, or I could move this thread there, if you want.

Yes, Please.

And I'm getting a ziplock right now, I'll update the thread as soon as I attach the picture.

edit: Well, the ziplock bag is throwing my macro mode off, so I just touched it up a little in photoshop.

Its a pretty...bad.

http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/9960/whatthefffff4xs.jpg
duerr
02/04/2006, 01:28 AM
Well, I adjusted my PH and the critter sunk back into the rock...

I think I'm going to stick with Peanut worm, unless anyone else has an idea... ?
bswedenburg
02/04/2006, 02:15 AM
either that or your live rock is really glad to see you!


i apologize....
duerr
02/04/2006, 02:58 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6662464#post6662464 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bswedenburg
either that or your live rock is really glad to see you!


i apologize....

Actually, I was going to use the term 'phallic' to describe the rock, as it looked EXACTLY like a ... well,you know.

My girlfriend even said that it looked like my... you know..."size and all"

I didn't want to get tossed for trolling, though.

:D