ID please

redeyejedi · Dec 10, 2020

Hi guys. Ive just seen this attached to apart of my rock. Never seen it before and i dont have a clue what it could be?? It moves slightly in the flow. Many thanks.

sp1187 · Dec 10, 2020

got white lights or a camera lense filter?

vetteguy53081 · Dec 10, 2020

Pics are very blue to tell- please retake under white light
Could be codium or birdsnest but hard to tell

redeyejedi · Dec 10, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Pics are very blue to tell- please retake under white light
Could be codium or birdsnest but hard to tell

If its a coral i would say its a softie as it looks like a similar tissue to a xenia.

vetteguy53081 · Dec 10, 2020

Appears to be leather

redeyejedi · Dec 10, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Appears to be leather

What kind of leather would you suggest?

Paleozoic_reefer · Dec 10, 2020

It looks like a sponge to me... I have some that branch in the same manner. Can you try to pinch it slightly to see if it's sponge-like or if its firm, like a leather would be?

vetteguy53081 · Dec 10, 2020

Poriferan sponge is a possibility but this is clean looking

redeyejedi · Dec 10, 2020

Paleozoic_reefer said:
It looks like a sponge to me... I have some that branch in the same manner. Can you try to pinch it slightly to see if it's sponge-like or if its firm, like a leather would be?

Ill probably wait until the lights go out to see if it closes up at all first as im sure a sponge wouldnt

ocpondpoacher · Dec 10, 2020

I would put my money on it being a sponge.

redeyejedi · Dec 10, 2020

ocpondpoacher said:
I would put my money on it being a sponge.

The funny thing is, i haven't seen it before and i know my tank fairly well as im a bit ocd with it.

ocpondpoacher · Dec 10, 2020

redeyejedi said:
The funny thing is, i haven't seen it before and i know my tank fairly well as im a bit ocd with it.

I had a tank in the past that had a ton of these growing on the backside of the rock. They would reach out into the light sometimes and get slightly discolored.

I found this image from another forum which looks the same.

redeyejedi · Dec 11, 2020

ocpondpoacher said:
I had a tank in the past that had a ton of these growing on the backside of the rock. They would reach out into the light sometimes and get slightly discolored.

I found this image from another forum which looks the same.

Ive had a closer look and it is a sponge because it has little holes as well. I would agree its the same as the pic you posted. Thanks for your help.