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Forum: New to the Hobby 11/09/2004, 08:56 PM
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Posted By jbucholz
Re: Can anyone ID

Your mystery animal is a compound or colonial sea squirt or tunicate. Here is a link to an article about tunicates. (http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1997/sep/wb/default.asp)

Tunicates...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/07/2004, 08:01 PM
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Posted By jbucholz
Yes, but be aware they are somewhat hard to keep...

Yes, but be aware they are somewhat hard to keep even under ideal conditions.

- Jim
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/07/2004, 07:52 PM
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Posted By jbucholz
They almost certainly are Phyllangia sp. (hidden...

They almost certainly are Phyllangia sp. (hidden cup coral). You can tell Phyllangia because the polyps (tentacles) are clear with little white polka dots. You can also tell them because you can see...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/07/2004, 06:22 PM
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Posted By jbucholz
The "transparent hard to see" anemones are not...

The "transparent hard to see" anemones are not anemones at all. They are hidden cup corals. Very cool.

Your anemone that is next to the feather duster is an aiptasia anemone. Very uncool. ...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/30/2004, 03:02 PM
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Posted By jbucholz
They look more like tube coral to me. The tube...

They look more like tube coral to me. The tube corals are more round, have a brownish color to them and grow in tight colonies. The hidden cup corals are larger, more white in color, more oval in...
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