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  1. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    I dont have a clue.
     
    geekdafied, Nov 13, 2007
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  2. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    Heres the pic Paul sent me, and I cropped it so it would work better
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  3. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    that looks kinda wierd......
     
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  4. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    It looks like a cross between a couple of things
     
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  5. pwoller

    pwoller Spaghetti Worm

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    What should I do with it? Its got me freaked out because its been on the move. I've never had a coral that moved so fast. And now I have 3 of them.
     
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  6. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    its a sea apple or something similar, cousin to the sea cucumber

    EDIT:It is a filter feeding sea apple.
     
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  7. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    do a search on Holothuroidea, thats the order for sea apples. I cant find the exact one, but a lot are similar.
     
    geekdafied, Nov 13, 2007
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  8. pwoller

    pwoller Spaghetti Worm

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    So its not a coral? Would that explain why it moves around so often?
     
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  9. geekdafied

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    yup, its similar to sea cucumber/starfish
     
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  10. MILLERTIME

    MILLERTIME Feather Duster

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    hope its not a sea apple, i had one the Aussie one that was purple and orange, did some research and they are highly posionous to the tank if caught in filter or picked atby fish
     
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