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11-09-2001, 10:38 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Holy Mystery Eggs Batman!
Ok, here is the story:
Night before last, my Purple Pterogorgias from Diver Tom had their polyps closed up. I didn't think anything of it, since I figure everybody is still getting used to the new MH's. Last night I come home and it is covered in eggs from something. I put one of the Pterogorgias in my sump since I figured that all the calurpea in there would give some shelter, but left the other in the display.
Here is the baffling part. Whatever laid the eggs, only wanted to lay them on the purple gorgs. There is a large Plexauras and a Pterogogia citrina within 3 inches of the purples. Neither of them have an egg on them, but the purples are loaded. I hadn't permanently mounted the purples yet, because I wanted to make sure I got them in a spot they liked, so they would ahve fallen off the rock easily if too much weight was placed on them. The only pairs of anything that I have and my thoughts of likelyhood they are the parents are:
Fighting Conch's (not likely, they never leave the sand, and would be too heavy)
Scarlet Hermits (possibly, but they might be too heavy)
Zebra Gobies {Ptereleotris zebra} (maybe, but I would think they would lay eggs in the hole that they have lived in for the last year.)
Basket Stars (Another possibility, but they eggs are about the same size as their bodies)
The eggs appear to be about the size of a styrofoam ball from a picnic cooler, and are encased in a clear slime. Last night the eggs were solid white, and the flashlight test didn't reveal anything but a white ball with a flashlight aimed at it. 
Any ideas as to what would prefer this gorg over the others?
Thanks!
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Last edited by Wrasse Man; 11-09-2001 at 02:42 PM.
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11-09-2001, 06:07 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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Scott, go borrow a camera - I want to see this. Really
There's a chance your gorgs were being naughty while you were sleeping. 
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11-09-2001, 06:17 PM
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reefer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Madison, WI
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Scott,
Wow, how exciting, huh? Does it look lke the gorgs could be spawning? I really want to know what it is too.
Actually, my parents and I are heading down to Chicago tomorrow and would be passing you sometime around 11am or so. I am bringing my camera anyway, so it would be no problem to stop by, snap a few pics and then get back on our way if your not busy. Just let me know. Either way, if things are spawning, it's a good thing
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11-09-2001, 11:50 PM
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reefer
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Scott, if you get this before 10am send me an email, if not no problem |
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11-12-2001, 09:25 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2000
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Update
Friday night I did everything in my power to rid the gorgs of the white spots. They had increased in size and were now oval. It appears that they may have been some type of gorg parasite, since the areas of the gorgs that they were most concentrated on had been 'eaten' down to the skeleton. After knowcking/blowing/brushing the spots off, the gorgs began to open their polyps back up. I think I would rather have lost the possibility of a gorg spawn rather than lose both of the current animals to the possibility of parasites.
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11-12-2001, 09:51 AM
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Owww, Wrasse Man,
I was hoping, as Jerel suggested, that you might have spawning Gorgs! 
Hope you got 'em all.
Dick
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11-12-2001, 10:09 AM
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The Border Collie Mod
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Scott,
You got me on this one. I've never seen any parasites that fit that description. I'm wondering it might be bacterial/fungal resulting from some sort of injury or damage.
Perplexed
Jerel
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11-12-2001, 10:29 AM
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Big Fishy
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That is what I was thinking when I knocked them off, but they are somewhat firm, and 'seemed' to move when I exposed a couple to freshwater. One thing that leads me to believe they are not eggs is that the individuals that got knocked off when I was moving them a few days ago were ignored by the fish. The velvet wrasse ate a few, then spit them out right away. I have been wathcing the tank, and have not seen any of them since the inital sighting.
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11-12-2001, 06:19 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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Scott,
Is there any way you could draw a sketch?
When you looked at them real close, did you see any legs, anything like that?
When you said they appeared to move, was it random tumbling, or in one direction?
You've got me on this one.
Jerel
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11-12-2001, 07:45 PM
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Slacker
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Is it possible that this was a nudibranch spawn?
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11-12-2001, 07:50 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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YES 
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11-13-2001, 10:44 AM
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Big Fishy
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I thought about Nudi's too. Jerel, I am going to shoot you a PM if you are still cloaked  |
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