Tampa bay saltwater

[thoughtknot]

Got my Tampa bay saltwater live rock in today and after having it in the tank for roughly 10 hours I noticed these things coming out of the rock and was wondering what they were

 

[AydenLincoln]

Sponges!

 

[thoughtknot]

Sponges!

the things sticking their tongues out are sponges?

 

[AydenLincoln]

the things sticking their tongues out are sponges?

The white thing in the first photo is a sponge what you circled/I thought you were talking about. Videos won’t load on mobile I’d have to bring it up on my computer.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

The tongue things are barnacles. Very hard to keep alive without a proper food source.

 

[thoughtknot]

are they worth trying to keep alive, and if i wanted to what food source would I need

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

are they worth trying to keep alive, and if i wanted to what food source would I need

Their main source of food is Phyto/Zoo plankton. They are filter feeders. I feed 50-100 ml of live plankton a day and the longest I kept them alive is a few months.

 

[thoughtknot]

Their main source of food is Phyto/Zoo plankton. They are filter feeders. I feed 50-100 ml of live plankton a day and the longest I kept them alive is a few months.

will algae barn's oceanmagik be ok to feed them?

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Yes you could try. @ReefLegends has better blends at a more economical price.
https://rlutah.com/

 

[LiverockRocks Verified Sponsor]

Got my Tampa bay saltwater live rock in today and after having it in the tank for roughly 10 hours I noticed these things coming out of the rock and was wondering what they were

The white blob is a tunicate Condominium Tunicate, not a sponge.
Most interesting hiker see here, is the Florida corals next to the barnacle. The only way to legally obtain these is on farmed live rock. They prefer low light and target feeding.

 

[ygbsmww]

Lavendar sponge, Dysidea fragilis question.
TBS website mentions "incorrect lighting" as a cause for it not surviving. What is correct lighting?
https://tbsaltwater.com/blogs/news/lavendar-sponge-dysidea-fragilis

 

[jradz]

Yes you could try. @ReefLegends has better blends at a more economical price.
https://rlutah.com/

Thanks for recommending these guys - Didn't know about them and the price is right!

 

[LiverockRocks Verified Sponsor]

Lavendar sponge, Dysidea fragilis question.
TBS website mentions "incorrect lighting" as a cause for it not surviving. What is correct lighting?
https://tbsaltwater.com/blogs/news/lavendar-sponge-dysidea-fragilis

They prefer low light.