Help ID Hijacker please

brettboyds · Oct 22, 2012

Hello All,

This is my first post to this site, though I've enjoyed it for quite a while. I picked up a small orange Carnation coral a few weeks ago, when I bought it I was told there was a bonus creature on it. I trust the store so I was not concerned that it would be a bad addition to my tank but I have no idea what it is. It seems to be growing pretty quickly and is a pretty blue and dark purple. Can anyone help me ID this thing?

Thanks in advance.

matty0206 · Oct 22, 2012

Looks like a colonial tunicate. Did your LFS tell you the requirements of both of these creatures? They are fairly difficult filter feeders and require nutrient rich water.

Scoobie245 · Oct 22, 2012

hmm looks like a discosoma mushroom.... I've seen that color variation before... Also carnations are pretty hard to keep.. well in my experience...

JackoChang · Oct 22, 2012

Scoobie245 said:
hmm looks like a discosoma mushroom.... I've seen that color variation before... Also carnations are pretty hard to keep.. well in my experience...

+1, gl with your carnation sir

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