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  1. gabbyr189

    gabbyr189 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    What is this green thing?
    And what are these white things?
    Sorry for the bad pic. This rock is in the sandbed and pretty close to the glass. Moving it/scraping the glass is pretty difficult.

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  2. bbrian189

    bbrian189 Skunk Shrimp

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    bump
     
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  3. proreefer

    proreefer Feather Star

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    the green is a type of algae not a bad one don't know the other?
     
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  4. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yep, green one is a kind of calcareous algae, Neomeris. I'll have to defer to the experts on the white one.

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  5. Reeron

    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    The green one is Neomeris Annulata, more commonly known as Caterpillar Weed. It's not a nuisance algae, so I would keep it.
     
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    +1...not sure on the white stuff either. I have seen Neomeris get out of control a few times, but 99% of the time it does not. It is calcium based so as it grows it does deplete Ca levels a little bit.
     
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  7. gabbyr189

    gabbyr189 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Lol i'd say it looks more like an inchworm
     
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  9. gabbyr189

    gabbyr189 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Hmm it does look like that.. An even though it says there that it is commonly mistaken for a sponge, I am going to have to go with the sponge answer after looking at it under a microscope. I can see the characteristic spicules of a sponge:
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    Correct me if I am wrong!
     
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