What in the world is this?!

[d2mini]

Never seen one of these before.
Appears to be some kind of sponge host.
He is the same color as this sponge and the green stuff on him looks like the green plant that is growing on the little piece of rock this sponge is attached to. He was on the plant first and then moved to the actual sponge. At first I thought a tiny piece of sponge had broken off. He's about 1/8" or 3/16" tall and has crab/shrimp-like claws. :shock:

 

[fastrd400]

Good God, you get some crazy stuff Dennis. I have no clue, but as usual another amazing pic.

 

[daugherty]

its an alien

i have no clue as to what that is. try posting it on RC i bet someone there may know what the heck it is.

 

[littleyea1]

its probably a mimic crab that added things to his shell to blend in

 

[Tristan]

that's how a skin tag looks on a sponge

 

[Oscarsdad608]

It looks like something that should be on Sponge Bob.

 

[ccCapt]

It's pretty cool looking. I have no idea what it is, but it looks like a gecko. :D

 

[dcantucson]

Looks like a cute baby shrimp of some kind. :dunno:

 

[d2mini]

Here's another shot.
He was not on the sponge any longer. And when my urchin walked over, this little guy grabbed one of the urchin's tentacles!

 

[Tristan]

send the pics to a marine biologist. you could either be really lucky or unlucky

 

[Bifferwine]

It looks like a watermelon.

 

[mng777777]

Thats cool. I wonder what it is

 

[andysgirl8800]

Wow! That's pretty wierd! Great shots!

 

[fastrd400]

Yet another Spagetti Monter sighting in that tank

 

[Navarchus]

Looks like a crab in the megalops stage of development.

 

[Bluespace]

It's amazing to me the things you guys find in your tanks.

 

[d2mini]

So i got confirmation from Richard at TBS that this is a Decorator Crab. They disguise themselves with things in their surroundings. He said mine is special though because 99% of them are brown and this one is bright orange.

Well now that he is on my yellow sponge he decided it was time for a wardrobe change! :D

 

[fastrd400]

That thing is awesome. I want one now that we know what it is.

 

[dcantucson]

He's a neat little bugger.

 

[mng777777]

That may be my favorite HH Dennis! Good find!