Fuzzy looking thing in a hole in live rock

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  1. jdigrego

    jdigrego Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    there this ball lookign thing wiht a bunch of fuzzy cloud stuff around it. its nothing dead, all my fish are accountant for. i have 2 clowns that like each other do you thingk they mated or something? I have a coral i think its a nuclear paly and i feed it mysis shrimp do you think it threw it all up? the ball is bpretty big prolly around 3/4 of an inch in a cave in the live rock. can anyone help thanks!
     
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  2. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    haha. i think it is probably a sponge... but a picture would really help
     
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  3. jdigrego

    jdigrego Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    its so far back the camera gcant get a good pic how would a sponge get it there overnight? its white its that helps
     
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  4. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    hydroid perhaps?
     
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    Dingo Giant Squid

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    probably a pineapple sponge... and they grow quite fast in new tanks
     
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  6. jdigrego

    jdigrego Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    its in a shape of a ball if that helps sorry i dont have a picture
     
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  7. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    ahhh yes, that probably is what it is. didn't think of the pineapple sponge.
     
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  8. jdigrego

    jdigrego Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    look at some pictures it does look like a pineapple sponge. is that a bad thing?
     
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  9. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    harmless filter feeder. i wouldnt worry about it.
     
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