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Just wait until you get a load of aiptasia up close with some scrapping from the side of the sump. Holy cow this is cool.
 
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This answers some questions I've had on some of the things in the past. An absolutely amazing creature.

I used a concave slide for this one as the body was thick.

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So back in March I found this strange "thing" from a sample of detritus off the rocks in my sump

Note the clear "feelers" on the bottom there
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Just after 3 minutes is also interesting to see what it's doing with those and relating to some things I saw last night.

From the sump detritus play list


 

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This answers some questions I've had on some of the things in the past. An absolutely amazing creature.

I used a concave slide for this one as the body was thick.

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Were you able to get any good shots of this under the microscope or did I just miss them?
 

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Patience ;)


It takes me time which it's time that has a lot of competition between family and work.
Man I love this thread! If you ever stop posting I'm going to have to get a microscope!
 

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