ID's Please

[VolitanFF]

I have a few things I dont know what they are in my tank.. just hoping to get a few ideas.


first one I think is sponge?
http://www.fish-forum.com/volitan/sponge.jpg

next is a red thing that lives inside a hard tube
http://www.fish-forum.com/volitan/redthing.jpg

third is some red velvet type stuff growing on my rocks.. I dont think its cyanobacteria as it doesnt come off the rock easily like cyano does.
http://www.fish-forum.com/volitan/redvelvetstuff.jpg

last is a white fuzzy thing that catches particles in the water and seems to be growing.. has green algae growing on it though aswell..
http://www.fish-forum.com/volitan/whitething.jpg

so whatcha think all this is?

[pballer]

red thing in tube is a feather duster

[VolitanFF]

Originally Posted by pballer

red thing in tube is a feather duster

will it always stay really small?

[betamed]

first one is an encrusting sponge. They don't like being exposed to air.
The feather duster should stay small. mine multiply. the red stuff is an algae not sure the exact type but I've had it before and was not a problem.

[DevilBoy]

Originally Posted by VolitanFF

I have a few things I dont know what they are in my tank.. just hoping to get a few ideas.


first one I think is sponge?
http://www.fish-forum.com/volitan/sponge.jpg

next is a red thing that lives inside a hard tube
http://www.fish-forum.com/volitan/redthing.jpg

third is some red velvet type stuff growing on my rocks.. I dont think its cyanobacteria as it doesnt come off the rock easily like cyano does.
http://www.fish-forum.com/volitan/redvelvetstuff.jpg

last is a white fuzzy thing that catches particles in the water and seems to be growing.. has green algae growing on it though aswell..
http://www.fish-forum.com/volitan/whitething.jpg

so whatcha think all this is?

1st photo my guess is a type of sponge.
2nd photo feather duster
3rd photo coralline algae
4th photo another sponge, maybe a q-tip sponge

[jenajet]

1st sponge
2nd feather duster (spread fast really cool when they form a little colony)
3rd looks like coraline from pic but there is also some algae that looks like green hair algae but not long and stringy like the green. I scrubbed most off before adding to tank and clean up crew got the rest.
4th no clue

[VolitanFF]

Thanks Everyone

[Loverotties]

Sponge,feather duster,coraline,sponge