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05-27-2002, 09:05 AM
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Sweeper tentacles
I have the worst luck with colt corals. The last one got whomped from almost a foot away by my giant hammer.....
This one got hit by the trumpet coral Caulastrea.
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05-27-2002, 09:32 AM
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Hey greg! Nice pic but to bad about colt coral! Coral Warfare at it's best! Johnny
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05-27-2002, 09:38 AM
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Wow, Greg; foot-long sweepers!  My Frogspawn's sweepers only reach out 6-7".
Maybe you need to get that bad boy one of these:
Sorry about your Colt.
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05-27-2002, 09:43 AM
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LOL That's a great idea. 
That anchora can expand well over 8" from the skeleton with it's normal polyps. The sweepers can reach about anywhere in the center 1/3 of the tank (180 gal).
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05-27-2002, 10:48 AM
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Yikes!
Does it send out the sweepers as a matter of course or just every so often? I have a Frogspawn that only seems to send them out when it gets "riled up"; usually when I add something new in its' vicinity. Which I haven't done often. Then again, my FS isn't even close to your hammer in size yet!
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05-27-2002, 11:03 AM
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I've only seen the sweepers when I notice something amiss, but that has always been at night, so I may just not notice them otherwise....
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05-27-2002, 11:27 AM
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oh no! i think i have some of these in my live rocks....?
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05-27-2002, 11:34 AM
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SP,
I'm sorry, I should have made it more clear. The sweeper tentacles are being extended by the trumpet coral (Caulastrea) on the left side of the picture as a form of coral aggression. Many species of corals do this to prevent other corals from growing too closely.
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05-27-2002, 11:59 AM
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My apologies to the hammer
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05-27-2002, 12:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Alice
My apologies to the hammer
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LOL
Only you Greg!
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05-27-2002, 02:42 PM
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ok whew....relieved....
umm...but i do have these weird little things that look similar to that that come out of the rocks...they're clear sorta like that and they reach out hmmm...wonder if they're ok.
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05-27-2002, 04:56 PM
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Anne-Marie,
What you are probably seeing are Terebellid worms, or " Spaghetti worms". They live within the rocks and send out their thin tentacles in search of food. Don't worry, they are good and only eat tiny stuff.
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05-27-2002, 04:57 PM
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SP;
Those more than likely belong to some worm or other, just feeding out of the water column or grabbing snacks from the rocks or substrate.
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05-27-2002, 05:08 PM
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Gerg
Man those sweepers are unreal! Its cool to see somthing so innocent looking pack such a whallop. I has some favites almost wipe out my Bubble and my hammer. I never saw the sweepers, just the effects untio I broke out the red flashlight one night.
Sorry about your colt, did it make it?
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05-27-2002, 05:11 PM
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It's not looking good. I moved it to my 'fuge but it's just a lump of tissue. I doubt it will make it.
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