is this a sponge?

[beano]

at first i thought it was purple coraline, but after we looked closer we realized it was something else. they each have a little spout like a tunicate has.

 

[beano]

you can see one of the spouts in the lower right.

 

[yote]

I'd call it a sponge.

 

[flojo]

Yeah I'd label it sponge.

 

[Bifferwine]

Definitely a sponge. I have a lot of those pink sponges on my rocks.

 

[reeffreak]

Like you really need to hear it again,sponge.Pretty too!

 

[Rugie]

the sissel sponges such as the one you inquire about are good water cleaners, they move quite a lot of water thru their filtration system removing minute bits of food items that would otherwise pollute.

 

[dan55gallonhex]

hey they are sponges i have pink ones and white ones and light blue ones all over my rock but it seems that the color one are in well light places and the white ones are in the shade. is this normal?

 

[dan55gallonhex]

here are mine who else can show them?

 

[JAG107]

Very nice sponges. If you get an angel, I can guarantee they will all disappear very quickly ;)

 

[dan55gallonhex]

yeah i dont have any angels thankfully i heard alot of them will mess with the zoos and other polyps

 

[dan55gallonhex]

hey thankfully i dont i heard they will pick at zoos and poylps is this true?

 

[JAG107]

They mostly like LPS and clams, but I'd bet they'll nip at just about anything that looks tasty. My SPS get a few nips when they're new until the angels figure out they're not so yummy. As for zoos and palys, I don't know. I'm sure someone here has experience, though.

 

[Bifferwine]

Angels will eat pretty much everything short of leathers and mushrooms.

 

[dan55gallonhex]

kewl thanks for the info i guess ill have to wait to get angels in my other tank