what is this red thing

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  1. Buzz1ightyear

    Buzz1ightyear Astrea Snail

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    there is a red thing on the rock this coral is attached to. it kinda looks like a mushroom but in not sure can anyone id it.

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    Buzz1ightyear, Feb 8, 2016
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  2. civiccars2003

    civiccars2003 Great Blue Whale

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    Appears to be a mushroom.
     
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  3. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    hard to tell but +1 on the mushroom, that would have been my guess too
     
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  4. PittsburghReefTank12

    PittsburghReefTank12 Flamingo Tongue

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    I think it's definitely a mushroom coral
     
    PittsburghReefTank12, Feb 9, 2016
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  5. Ballgame

    Ballgame Millepora

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    Hard to tell. A sponge or a shroom
     
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  6. Ballgame

    Ballgame Millepora

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    Hard to tell. A sponge or a shroom
     
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  7. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    shroom :)
     
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  8. Buzz1ightyear

    Buzz1ightyear Astrea Snail

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    So it won't hurt if I just leave it there and let it be will it?
     
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  9. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    shrooms are cool and harmless
     
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  10. cody3819

    cody3819 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Not at all.
     
    cody3819, Feb 10, 2016
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