Need ID on Hitchhiker

chaseracing · #1 10/21/2007, 10:25 PM

Hey check out what I picked up today.

My friend was tearing down his Tank today and I picked up everything that was living in the tank. All of the Rock and LiveStock.

I found these cool hitchhikers on the back of a rock. As you can see this side of the rock has never seen the light.

Anyone know what these are?

The top Coral looks like something in the muchroom family, but it has feeding tentacles like a brain, or Acan. Small Stubbt tentacles the protrude from the middle of the coral.

The bottom one, I initially thought was the dead skeloton of a goniopora. Once I get it into the tank with some light and water flow all of the brown small polyps come out.

It's amazing how much Rod's food can awaken the sleeping corals in the tank.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Pufferpunk · #2 10/22/2007, 12:15 AM

It's amazing how long a coral can stay alive in the dark.

Ladipyg · #3 10/22/2007, 12:58 AM

Yeah, that does look like a red brain,,,when the flesh retreats is there a skeleton underneath...
Finds like that are always a bonus...good luck

chaseracing · #4 10/23/2007, 08:42 PM

I do not believe there is a skeleton. Its more mushrooms like, but has feeding tentacles more like an LPS. It is about 1.5" in diameter.