ID without a picture.....please help.

[GaryZ]

I hate asking for an ID without a picture, but....


I noticed these little things growing out of my rock.

I thought they were aiptasia at first, but now I'm not so sure. They are too small for my crummy camera to catch.

They seem to be growing in little colonies. They look like a cross between aiptasia and tube worms. They are brownish in color. The arms are very thin and hair-like and they are springing up on the same rock. I counted 3 seperate clusters.

Any ideas?

[CSeaSee]

Maybe some cluster dusters?

[Steven Pro]

Feather dusters are a possibility, but so are hydroids.

[Reefland]

I also wouldn't rule our Aiptasia either. It will be impossible to ID without a picture so you might try to view pictures of each of these listed and try to ID yourself.

[zhenya]

I agree with Steven that Hydroids is a very much a possibility, judging from your description.
Here's a link to images of various Hydroids I found with quick search on the net, just look around and see if anything matches what you have.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/searc...-tab-web-t-323

[Toni217]

i hope that i am not crashing in, but i too think i have the same thing and my camera did not do a good job. But right under the mushroom rock you can see little hairs or strings brownish color if you look real close best i can do. Still do not know what it is?

[zhenya]

Sorry Tony,

I can't make out anything in those pictures.

[GaryZ]

I'm at a loss. I looked through every picture of hydroids, aiptasia, feather dusters and tube worms. I can't find anything conclusive....grrrr.

[zhenya]

I'm at a loss. I looked through every picture of hydroids, aiptasia, feather dusters and tube worms. I can't find anything conclusive....grrrr.

Gary,

Can you borrow a camera from someone? I think it would help a lot if we could see what you are looking at. Otherwise we just stabbing in the dark.

[GaryZ]

Gary,

Can you borrow a camera from someone? I think it would help a lot if we could see what you are looking at. Otherwise we just stabbing in the dark.

I had the same thought. I'm sure I can scrape one up somewhere. Having an old camera almost feels worse than having no camera.

[Toni217]

well i went to the lfs and he told me that it was worms like spagetti thin hair like worms he said it was good for the tank sorry that you could not see the pic good i tried