Strange critter

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  1. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    So i switched out mu plumbing tonight and found this guy on my durso when cleaning it. Its soft, and can move its base. Its almost like a weird aptasia. I've never seen anything like it in 12 years of reefkeeping.

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    ingtar_shinowa, Nov 18, 2012
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  2. scadsobees

    scadsobees Fire Shrimp

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    Do you have a pic of it in water? Is it dark where it was living?
     
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  3. fetta

    fetta Astrea Snail

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    wow that is something different, would really like to know. sorry for not helping kinda of a newbie here.
     
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  4. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Clearly the start of Dino...... ;)


    Hopefully someone can ID it.
     
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  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Just looks like the Godzilla of aiptasia to me. Expect Mothra around the next pipe.

    Seriously though it looks like just a large deflated aiptasia to me.
     
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  6. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    No pic in the water, but it was dark in the overflow where it lived..

    Right? buts its solid BLACK and has too many tentacles.
     
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  7. Rawdogz

    Rawdogz Torch Coral

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    take a pic of it while its in the water
     
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  8. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    It was dispatched as it was in the way of progress. Due to the fact it was 2am I gave up on the scientific process.
     
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  9. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    lol, it really does look like a type of aptasia. there are a bunch some actually look really neat by them selves
     
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  10. Ryan_310

    Ryan_310 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I agree with BioCube its Dinos better tear the whole tank down and give it to me :)
     
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