Oct 29, 2020 #1 E ewanho Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 7, 2020 Messages 131 Reaction score 56 Location Toronto Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Please help to identify this black soft organism that is living in my favia; about 1cm, retreats inside if you try to touch it with tongs or move the favia, like a bag; but doesnt protrude out the other side of the favia
Please help to identify this black soft organism that is living in my favia; about 1cm, retreats inside if you try to touch it with tongs or move the favia, like a bag; but doesnt protrude out the other side of the favia
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Oct 29, 2020 #3 KJ Lone Wolf View Badges Reef Squad Leader Excellence Award ETRC Member Hospitality Award Joined Dec 14, 2011 Messages 22,318 Reaction score 113,206 Location Tennessee Rating - 0% 0 0 0 ewanho said: Please help to identify this black soft organism that is living in my favia; about 1cm, retreats inside if you try to touch it with tongs or move the favia, like a bag; but doesnt protrude out the other side of the favia Click to expand... Google gall crab.
ewanho said: Please help to identify this black soft organism that is living in my favia; about 1cm, retreats inside if you try to touch it with tongs or move the favia, like a bag; but doesnt protrude out the other side of the favia Click to expand... Google gall crab.
Oct 29, 2020 #4 vetteguy53081 Well known Member and monster tank lover View Badges Partner Member 2024 Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 RGB Article Contributor Tampa Bay Reef Keepers West Palm Beach Reefer Hospitality Award Ocala Reef Club Member 305 Reef Club Wisco Reefers Midwest Reefer Fish Medic MAC of SW Florida Rock Pool Reef Keepers R2R Secret Santa 2023 My Tank Thread My Aquarium Showcase Joined Aug 11, 2013 Messages 92,223 Reaction score 203,908 Location Wisconsin - Rating - 100% 14 0 0 Am i seeing a hole or elephant snail? If Gall, this is what it looks like
Oct 29, 2020 #5 OP OP E ewanho Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 7, 2020 Messages 131 Reaction score 56 Location Toronto Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Its very much a Hole with a black bag type creature that retreats inside if touched
Oct 29, 2020 #6 JGT 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Of The Month My Tank Thread Joined Jul 6, 2020 Messages 5,467 Reaction score 6,124 Location Northeast Rating - 0% 0 0 0 ewanho said: Please help to identify this black soft organism that is living in my favia; about 1cm, retreats inside if you try to touch it with tongs or move the favia, like a bag; but doesnt protrude out the other side of the favia Click to expand... Going to say black tunicate. Like to hide in small gaps and crevices.
ewanho said: Please help to identify this black soft organism that is living in my favia; about 1cm, retreats inside if you try to touch it with tongs or move the favia, like a bag; but doesnt protrude out the other side of the favia Click to expand... Going to say black tunicate. Like to hide in small gaps and crevices.
Oct 29, 2020 #7 Mooses Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Oct 13, 2020 Messages 190 Reaction score 367 Location DFW, TX, USA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 +1 to black tunicate. Didn’t even know what that was before reading this: Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory Home It says their skin is toxic, but it seems to just be a filter feeder. Pretty neat!
+1 to black tunicate. Didn’t even know what that was before reading this: Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory Home It says their skin is toxic, but it seems to just be a filter feeder. Pretty neat!
Oct 29, 2020 #8 OP OP E ewanho Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 7, 2020 Messages 131 Reaction score 56 Location Toronto Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Thanks Very much Will make sure to have gloves on;