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shoura
10/02/2006, 02:06 PM
:eek2: Just found this in my tank--what is it?--is it a goodie or a baddie??? If a baddie how do I get rid of it?
Thanks for any help you can give! ;) http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/562/133674hitchhiker_2_oct_06_0041.jpg
Travis L. Stevens
10/02/2006, 02:44 PM
Nice picture. It's a Scypha Sponge. AKA Pineapple or Q-Tip Sponge.
shoura
10/02/2006, 02:51 PM
thanks very much!
papagimp
10/02/2006, 02:55 PM
Oh my god, I have craploads of those thingies in my sump. I swear, travis, you know everything don't you? I thought they were called tunicates? same thing or different?
flyin2jz
10/23/2006, 07:27 PM
so are these good or bad or doesnt matter. I have my entire sump almost full of them. I released a few nto the tank and my freakin fish were eating them. please help. thanx Kevin
skippy2
10/23/2006, 07:54 PM
They are fine. Shows good water quality. No, they are not tunicates.
flyin2jz
10/23/2006, 08:17 PM
cool i was really worried. They multiplied very quickly and covered the walls of the sump. thanx for the replies guys. Kevin
godather48197
10/23/2006, 10:20 PM
hi,first post my live rock is covered with these did not know what they were, mostly in shaded areas thanks I will let them go and see what happens thanks