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[Paulie069]

So I got 3 really cool hermits from the ocean in my boat this week and wow are they cool to watch (kinda like an alien)
Anyway they have these little barnacles on them and their alive and you can see them actually breathing,, awesome creatures
One of them has this little tree growing on it and I don’t know what it is, I don’t think it’s aptesa it kinda looks like a gargonian or something in those lines
If you blow up pic you can see it real good
One has great purple Coraline on it

 

[fishguy242]

wow so cool nice find,one day;)it will be that gold!!!

 

[Paulie069]

wow so cool nice find,one day;)it will be that gold!!!

But what do you think the tree thing is growing on shell

 

[fishguy242]

may be gorgo/sea fan,or a branching algae,poss even branching coralline ;) @KJ any idea? tia

 

[Paulie069]

may be gorgo/sea fan,or a branching algae,poss even branching coralline ;) @KJ any idea? tia

Can use a little input my reef peeps

 

[fishguy242]

no id yet?? following ;)

 

[AcroNem]

the "tree" thing isn't a gorgonian or other sea fan, maybe a branching algae or other plant

 

[KJ]

Look like branching hydroids.

 

[Paulie069]

Look like branching hydroids.

Thank you for a clue to what it is, right now they are in 20gal tank by themselves, I’m debating whether to put one in my big tank,, but they are larger than any other creature in tank already, plus don’t know if they would be ok with my seahorses

 

[Crabs McJones]

Agree with branching hydroids

 

[fishguy242]

i'd watch very careful w seahorses!!!

 

[KJ]

Thank you for a clue to what it is, right now they are in 20gal tank by themselves, I’m debating whether to put one in my big tank,, but they are larger than any other creature in tank already, plus don’t know if they would be ok with my seahorses

YW.