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03-13-2006, 05:42 PM
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Looking for an ID on this hitchhiker
While looking at my tank with a flashlight, I found this guy lurking in the shadows. During the day this is all you can see the disc with small tenticals surrounding the center. The tenticals are short maybe 1/4 " the disc is maybe and inch. At night when viewed with a flashlight it is extended maybe 2 inches with a stalk similar to an anenome. As you can see it matches the color of the rocks very well
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03-13-2006, 05:47 PM
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uber-stupid
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Can't really see... it maybe a feather duster or a mojo anemone. It could be the eye of a large fish that has really good camoflage too.
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03-13-2006, 05:49 PM
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Nucular Hermit
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Might be a small brittle star. Can't tell from the pic
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03-13-2006, 05:49 PM
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Hard to tell from the picture. Almost looks like the eye to a urchin.
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03-13-2006, 05:52 PM
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Milkshake Man
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Its hard to tell but i would guess it kinda looks like a small feather duster.
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03-13-2006, 05:55 PM
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Definitly not a featherduster, I will try to find a pic of "Mojo" the stem that this guy has at night is about 1/2 his disc and extends out 2-3 " The round brown spot is his center and you can just see the tenticals on the rim
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03-13-2006, 05:55 PM
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uber-stupid
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It does sound like a mojo. are there little bubble on the ends of the "tenticles"?
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03-14-2006, 03:00 AM
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the tenticles are very short and I just looked at it as close as I can, it is a good 12" back from the glass and under a ledge near the back of the tank. Anyhow the tenticles are thin and come to a point
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03-14-2006, 07:12 AM
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Can't tell can you snap a pic closer?
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03-14-2006, 08:57 AM
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Plankton
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I say glass anenome
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03-14-2006, 09:23 AM
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03-14-2006, 09:30 AM
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Nucular Hermit
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i still think it's a brittle star. it lost all it's arms and is growing them back.
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