Please Identify

The pic is a close-up of a cave in my tank. Is the red stuff Sponge? Near
the center of the pic is some spongy looking white stuff---please let me
know what it is. What are the white strands that look like roots?
thanks again..............
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/skam...ave_zoom_1.jpg

Those are sponges.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



StringerBell wrote on 10/15/2006 12:08 AM:
The pic is a close-up of a cave in my tank. Is the red stuff Sponge? Near
the center of the pic is some spongy looking white stuff---please let me
know what it is. What are the white strands that look like roots?
thanks again..............
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/skam...ave_zoom_1.jpg

Thanks for the "Sponge" ID--

Here are two more funky things I found. Check `em out and educate me if
you`ve got the patience

The first photo doesnt do justice: it looks like an ultra shiny black ball.
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/skam...question_2.jpg

The other , I dunno!
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/skam...question_1.jpg

thanks for all.......

Derrrrrr---I guess that one is a bi-valve of some sort......


http://www.angelfire.com/planet/skam...question_1.jpg

thanks for all.......

StringerBell wrote:

The other , I dunno!
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/skam...question_1.jpg

You gotta get a better camera! Anyway, this thing looks like a filter feeder I
have in my tank. Mine is about 1.25" long and is firmly attached to a piece of
my live rock. The only way you know it's alive is that it raises up about 1/8"
when it's feeding (which is most of the time). When touched, it rapidly glues
itself to the rock. I think it's some sort of limpet.

George Patterson
All successes in conservation are temporary. All defeats are permanent.

"George Patterson" wrote in
messagehttp://www.angelfire.com/planet/skamingus/stringerbell_tank/question_1.jpg

You gotta get a better camera!

Heh Heh----yeah that would be nice. Actually mine is not SO bad. Its just
that those pics were blown-up many times. The actual size of that stuff is
really small.

You need a camera with a good macro lens.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



StringerBell wrote on 10/17/2006 7:26 AM:
"George Patterson" wrote in
messagehttp://www.angelfire.com/planet/skamingus/stringerbell_tank/question_1.jpg
You gotta get a better camera!

Heh Heh----yeah that would be nice. Actually mine is not SO bad. Its just
that those pics were blown-up many times. The actual size of that stuff is
really small.

The shiny black ball should be Valonia, a form of macro-algae also known as
Sailor's Eyeball. Do NOT burst it.

Can't figure out what the other one is

"StringerBell" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the "Sponge" ID--

Here are two more funky things I found. Check `em out and educate me if
you`ve got the patience

The first photo doesnt do justice: it looks like an ultra shiny black
ball.

http://www.angelfire.com/planet/skam...question_2.jpg

The other , I dunno!
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/skam...question_1.jpg

thanks for all.......

"deep_end" wrote in message
...
The shiny black ball should be Valonia, a form of macro-algae also known
as
Sailor's Eyeball. Do NOT burst it.

Some of the WEB images of Valonia look like a pretty good match---thanks!

* deep_end wrote, On 10/17/2006 10:24 PM:
The shiny black ball should be Valonia, a form of macro-algae also known as
Sailor's Eyeball. Do NOT burst it.

Does it spread all over if you burst it?