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12-12-2006, 08:48 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Nov 2006
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 |  little dude in favites coral?
i recently purchased a large favites brain coral and located in the center of the coral is a small opening, a little smaller than a penny, about a 1/2 inch in diameter. this opening is a perfect circle, appearing as if someone (or something) drilled a hole in the coral. however, the fivites walls grew around the opening, appearing as if the opening was a natural occurence. withing this hole is dwelling some type of creature, i have spotted it with its head sticking out of its hole, however any sudden movement and it dissappears within its coral shelter. it looks like some type of small goby. what is this mystery creature??? any info is appreciated.
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90 gal. reef, one 600 gph overflow, bioballs as biofilter, coralife super skimmer 125, 18 watt uv sterilizer, kent phosreactor for mechanical filtration, aquachill 1/4 hp, four 300 gph powerheads in tank. Carbon used 24/7 changed every 2 weeks, purigen used 24/7 changed every 3 months or so,
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12-13-2006, 04:52 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 21
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Im not sure, some pictures would help, but there is a possibility that the hole is a barnacle and whats inside is a barnacle blenny.
Awesome purchase!!!! If it is that, they should somewhat come out when you feed your tank. _________ *Since 12/2002 40 gal. 85 lbs live rock. 3" fiji Live sand.wet dry filter and prizm protein skimmer. 192 power compacts
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12-13-2006, 09:50 AM
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| | Plankton
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i'll work on getting some pics today | |
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12-13-2006, 10:32 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami,Florida Age: 21
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awesome, well be waiting!!! | |
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12-13-2006, 11:04 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Ya, chances are that you have a hitchhiker barnacle blenny.
Does it look like this: Divebums: Mexican Barnacle Blenny (Acanthemblemaria macrospilus)
I'm not sure, but I think favites is not native to the mexican reefs, so the barnacle might have come from inside the fish store. The hole might have been a large hard tube feather duster hole.
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12-13-2006, 02:31 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Possibly a barnacle, boring worm or featherduster? _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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12-14-2006, 11:13 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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Sounds like a porites coral crab....MIGHT is stress might be a mantis that has taken over a crab hole. Most likley a boring crab...bring as in hole creating...  _________ Yes, tiny has an 11" legspan...... | |
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