"Red Ball" hitchhiker on Euphyllia (pictures!)

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  1. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    I just put this coral in my tank..(Euphyllia Cristata i belive it is..pretty excited! never seen one before)..I noticed this red ball type thing as soon as i turned the lights back on..It appears to be hollow and has two mouths..it looks like it may be splitting?
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  2. sharkyshark

    sharkyshark Spaghetti Worm

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    how big are they? I think i have the same thing on my rocks. if they are what i have, they are just filter feeders
     
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  3. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    the whole blob is about 1 inch across
     
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  4. sharkyshark

    sharkyshark Spaghetti Worm

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    nevermind... we DO NOT have the same thing going on.... mine are tiny like half a pinky nail size....
     
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  5. irr0001

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    haha yeah mines a pretty good size!
     
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  6. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    so no one knows what this is?!?
     
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  7. sostoudt

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    sea squirt comes to mind for some reason, i dont know why because i dont remember what a sea squirt was suppose to be:-/


    edit: i guess you could call it reefers intuition
     
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  8. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    just googled it..it kinda looks like one..still not 100% though
     
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  9. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    okay i'm convinced..it's a sea squirt..Thanks! just read though that they need a really high level of food or bacteria in the water and usually die within a year
     
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  10. ReefSparky

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    Looks like a sponge to me.
     
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