What are these things?

[TikiBird]

Another newbie question...could anyone tell me what are these various things in my tank, please?

 

[cameronh]

Top picture is feather dusters. Second could be some sort of sponge?

 

[TikiBird]

Top picture is feather dusters. Second could be some sort of sponge?

Thanks, @cameronh!! So in the top pic, are ALL of those purple spikey things on the rock feather dusters or just the one that sticks up more (the one in the circle)? [emoji15]

 

[cameronh]

The one in the small circle up top. That's a feather duster......The others I'm unsure of and have been trying to look up. ....so #reefsquad may know

 

[TikiBird]

The one in the small circle up top. That's a feather duster......The others I'm unsure of and have been trying to look up. ....so #reefsquad may know

Oh got it! Thank you! For a minute I was thinking holy moly that would be a lot of worms!! LOL

Kind of excited about the feather duster! [emoji1]

 

[Sabellafella]

Yup some type of pretty feathery worm, other looks like red wire brush algae. Bottom pic not sure, looks like either eggs, sponge, or tunicates. If you could get a detailed closeup that would be great!

 

[TikiBird]

Thanks for the help, @cameronh and @Sabellafella! I was just peeking at the rocks and saw two of the feather dusters, and then when I moved to get a different angle, one of them pulled its little feathery parts back inside! Delightful!

 

[TikiBird]

Yup some type of pretty feathery worm, other looks like red wire brush algae. Bottom pic not sure, looks like either eggs, sponge, or tunicates. If you could get a detailed closeup that would be great!

Thanks! Here's my best attempt at a close up....if it helps it's about 1/4" long and there are tiny dark spots inside some of the "bubbles" on the bottom.

Inhabitants of the tank are two clownfish, two nassarius snails, and a skunk cleaner shrimp.

 

[cameronh]

Thanks! Here's my best attempt at a close up....if it helps it's about 1/4" long and there are tiny dark spots inside some of the "bubbles" on the bottom.

Inhabitants of the tank are two clownfish, two nassarius snails, and a skunk cleaner shrimp.

I'm going with a sponge on that.

 

[TikiBird]

I'm going with a sponge on that.

Cool! I have pet feather dusters and a sponge! [emoji106]

 

[TikiBird]

May I please pick your brains a bit more?

I am looking through lists of critters, and I don't know what this clearish tube thing could be (circled in orange). Is it the start of the dreaded aiptasia??

I'm guessing the thing in the pink circle is another feather duster?

 

[KJ]

Second picture tunicate.

 

[TikiBird]

Cool! Thanks, @KJ! [emoji106]

 

[KJ]

(circled in orange)

Look like sponge.

 

[TikiBird]

If you all aren't bored of my incessant ID questions quite yet...this fuzzy thing popped up on the rocks today. Another type of sponge maybe??

 

[KJ]

If you all aren't bored of my incessant ID questions quite yet...this fuzzy thing popped up on the rocks today. Another type of sponge maybe??

Yes:)

 

[TikiBird]

I'm improving! Lol Thanks @KJ!

 

[KJ]

I'm improving! Lol Thanks @KJ!

 

[KJ]

I'm improving! Lol Thanks @KJ!

;)

 

[TikiBird]

Well, there's not a whole lot of action in the tank right now, so I'm staring at the rocks a lot. Here are a couple more mysterious (to me) things from the rock...any ideas?

Here's another look at the round things...is it bubble algae?