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Looks like a bubble-tip to me which is very common as a host, but as mentioned, it all depends on the clown.. I have even heard of them hosting...
Yep, thats a sponge. They are good for your water quality, but do not tolerate air very well at all though, just a heads up.
Linkia stars are hard to keep from what I hear, since nobody really knows for sure what their diet consists of. I know folks that have never had a...
The foot seems to be well attached to the rock still.. that is one sign that things are not as bad as they may seem. What kind of light was it...
Nope, not a bristle worm. Looks like a peanut worm as mentioned already. Here is another shot of a peanut worm. [IMG]
Yep, hairy mushroom. They get very large for mushrooms.
Dont throw it out. You should "cook" the rock, which has nothing to do with how it sounds.. its a terrible name for it. Put the rock in a colored...
Are you sure that was a fish that you saw and not a tiger pistol shrimp? Finding a fish in your LR is not impossible, but the chances are slim.
Could be a sponge if you are sure that its not bubble algae. Is it lime green? I have some like that in mine.
It almost looks like it IS an emerald crab, judging by the shell and the flat algae pincers. I could be wrong, but is it possible that the shell...
ITS NOT A TUMOR!! sorry, couldnt help it. :)
Most will not get to be that big.. but if they do, they are no longer beneficial and are probably eyeballing your fish as their next meal.
+1, I have heard the same thing. Plus.. they get scarier the bigger they get :)
Yea, if you have one starfish, you probably have more and they are difficult to see on live rock. They do not multiply too badly that I have seen, it...
They are not ENTIRELY evil :) heh. They are a good part of a clean up crew. The only downside that I have noticed of the ones that are in my tank are...
You can also help control them by how much you feed.. If you have tons of them, cut back a little on how much you feed when you do, that will thin...
I love that video, always have. Pistols are not bad really, they are just like most other shrimp and that means they are opportunistic feeders....
+1, looks like a sponge
I have sponges that are that color. Did you verify that it has structure?
They will not directly harm anything but their webbing can irritate corals, preventing polyp extension. Other than that they are good scavengers to...
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