Help on ID

abcat1993 · #1 01/04/2008, 04:43 PM

I just set up my tank a few days ago, and I was looking around in it for life when I found this:

I was just wondering what it was and if it was good/bad/does nothing. They're all over this one piece of rock and they look kind of cool.

(they have the coolest smileys at this place

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rustybucket145 · #2 01/04/2008, 04:45 PM

looks like a rock to me

kar93 · #3 01/04/2008, 04:56 PM

are you talking about the red stuff.

abcat1993 · #4 01/04/2008, 05:00 PM

lol...
Yeah, I mean that red thing in the center of the picture, with the short, stubby branches coming off of it.

sm51498 · #5 01/04/2008, 06:05 PM

Foramiferan, Its like a giant amoeba with a skeleton. Harmless filter feeders and very cool.

abcat1993 · #6 01/04/2008, 08:32 PM

cool indeed,
thanks

Paintbug · #7 01/04/2008, 09:31 PM

that foram is a Homotrema AKA Red Foram. they are a good sign of water quality.

abcat1993 · #8 01/04/2008, 10:41 PM

Really? I'm cycling, so I guess that they won't be so happy by the end.

Ludwigia73 · #9 01/05/2008, 07:00 AM

You'd be surprised... Mine were on the rock when I first put them in, and they just didn't seem to grow during the cycle. They started really growing about 6 months later.

Paintbug · #10 01/05/2008, 08:04 PM

you will be surprised what will survive the cycle.

kar93 · #11 01/05/2008, 08:09 PM

Ive got hundreds of them since i first put the rock in the tank

Rewd · #12 01/05/2008, 09:20 PM

Give your a tank a year and you'll be amazed at what you find.

Live rock is one of the coolest parts of this hobby imo.

abcat1993 · #13 01/06/2008, 07:40 PM

Do you need to add any food specifically for them, or is what's naturally in a tank good enough for them?