Please ID (Purple Animal in Pic)

smaier6 · #1 12/27/2007, 06:50 PM

I looking for help in identifying what this Purple Animal is. I have 2 of them growing on my Daisy Coral and 1 on my Green Zoo. Are these harmful to my reef?

dodgersfan25 · #2 12/27/2007, 07:00 PM

wheres the pic

smaier6 · #3 12/27/2007, 07:02 PM

DodgersFan here is the URL:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...-27-07-med.jpg

The Pic is in my gallery

Thanks,

katpurdy · #4 12/27/2007, 07:05 PM

sponge

chrismunn · #5 12/27/2007, 07:11 PM

looks like sponge to me. they dont move do they?

smaier6 · #6 12/27/2007, 07:11 PM

Katpurdy,
IS this spondge harmfu to the reef or corals?

chrissreef · #7 12/27/2007, 07:46 PM

no it is not, enjoy =)

though if it starts covering the gorgonian and rpeventing it from opening... feel free to trim or remove it.

erendon · #8 12/29/2007, 09:02 AM

Looks like small tube sponge.

smaier6 · #9 12/29/2007, 01:51 PM

Thanks for everyone help in determining the sponge. Since everyone basically states that the sponge is harmless but what if it grows to large? What tool do you recommend when trimming it?

Twz · #10 12/29/2007, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chrissreef
no it is not, enjoy =)

though if it starts covering the gorgonian and rpeventing it from opening... feel free to trim or remove it.