What is all over my LiveRock? (UPDATE)

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by netspawn, Jun 30, 2011.

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  1. wasitgreen

    wasitgreen Feather Duster

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    Nudis stand for nudibranches, they are basically sea slugs. I don't know what's on the rock, but doesn't look like them to me.
     
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  3. Ron P

    Ron P Astrea Snail

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    I've never seen anything like them. Could they be some sort of egg maybe?
     
  4. netspawn

    netspawn Astrea Snail

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    Are the Pictures good enough to see? I mean this is a real pain to me and I want it gone.
     
  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    I do see what I believe your talking about, honestly I really do not know. Do they move? Can you remove some and put them in a container with a contrasting back round.

    I am including this link, but I am really curious to see what they maybe. Look through the link and maybe you might see it. Without a better image or a macro shot, I would just be guessing.

    Live Rock Hitch Hikers

    I would also edit your title, so everyone is not trying to ID an algae. Member pagojoe may have an idea with a better images as well.
     
  6. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    For those looking I believe he/she is referring to what appears in the second image in the right hand corner area, it takes up about 1/4 of the image and you can see several.
     
  7. chumslickjon

    chumslickjon Purple Spiny Lobster

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    The bright red stuff? I would be willing to bet it doesnt scrape off very easily and isn't CYANO. I've had something that looks just like it for a very long time. It's not cyano, trust me because I also have cyano too.
     
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  9. chumslickjon

    chumslickjon Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I'm also interested to find out what those fuzzy things are next to the bright red stuff.
     
  10. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    The fuzzy things have the shape of a flatworm, but I can't say with certainty that they are such.
     
  11. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    There are many colors of Coraline algae. It looks like that to me. If it doesn't scrape off, it is Coraline.
     
  12. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    He is not talking about the red algae!

    I agree evolved it looks like a type of flatworm, but the coloration and the lifting of part of the body is what is throwing me off. A lot of different kinds of FW.