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So I got one for you all. These recently popped up in my system. Haven't really added anything lately. They are populating mostly in my pipe organ coral. Any takers?
Shroom sponge?
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that's good one 
no clue ,but following to find out
no clue ,but following to find out
hmm, really it look like a real mushroom ;Woot , but never saw anything like, it remind me only one leather coral which I don't member the name.
Take another shot under white light please, and look on it is it polyps like on them or nothing? If it's sponge you have to see where are the openings areas where the water enter and go out (only some rock sponges don't have this tubes like openings).
But photo Please
Take another shot under white light please, and look on it is it polyps like on them or nothing? If it's sponge you have to see where are the openings areas where the water enter and go out (only some rock sponges don't have this tubes like openings).
But photo Please
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See the first photo. Definitely no polyps and not a leather. Funny, I always ask for photos with white light or color corrected filter and, that's with a color correction filter
hmm, sorry, can't get anything more from the photos, probably someone who know exactly what it is can help
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Color correction filter and white balance adjusted to max. Ignore that aptasia
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I agree this is a macro algae of some kind, most likely a calurpa species.
it don't look like a plant, look the second photo
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Im POSITIVE these are heads from a bounce mushroom. I had these amongst some zoas about a year ago and they slowly vanished.
Here are bounce mushroom heads:
Here are bounce mushroom heads:
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Nope, not a caulerpa. I'm 99.9% sure it's a sponge. I just don't know what type. The feel and texture and fragility as well as the structure and decidedly not green, is what I'm making my basis on.
I love that, And I think @vetteguy53081 catch it.Im POSITIVE these are heads from a bounce mushroom. I had these amongst some zoas about a year ago and they slowly vanished.
Here are bounce mushroom heads:
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Respectfully disagree.... this is the beginning form of a species of calurpa...Im POSITIVE these are heads from a bounce mushroom. I had these amongst some zoas about a year ago and they slowly vanished.
Here are bounce mushroom heads:
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I could only wish. No bounces in my system...Im POSITIVE these are heads from a bounce mushroom. I had these amongst some zoas about a year ago and they slowly vanished.
Here are bounce mushroom heads:
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Not caulerpa for certain. That, I do know.
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It only takes one dormant spore.... it could have been introduced a while ago and you would not have known. On a frag, in some fish water, it happens...
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