Finally got my camera back (and have been completely unable to photograph my hyper little worm.. Guess I'll have to live with the mystery of what he is) and took a few shots of some things that popped out of the rock.
The algaes have been a bit of a problem because so many species look "sorta" like mine but none make me feel that confident about what they are exactly. The other stuff I haven't found enough solid images online to confirm my suspicions.
This came off Tonga rock that I got fresh (almost from the airport) and cured at home myself so the curing water was fairly nice all things considered.
Sea squirts? They certainly behave as such if bothered. Any idea on genus?
This looks to me like a feather duster worm that has thrown its crown. Thing is, I have at least 5 of these suckers around the rock and they are always "open" and show no signs of regrowing crowns. They definitely react to being disturbed and will close up if bothered. They usually have algae hanging off them - I'm beginning to wonder if the algae is being held on to. That's a decent-sized astrea snail beside it for scale.
I posted this to Shimek's forum and he suggested it was a Cryptoplax chiton. I've yet to find any photos that look anything like this specimen - there are at least 2 from the rock. They are definitely chitons but I can't locate a good genus.
I actually bought this macro from a LFS for my fuge.. Needless to say it isn't doing terribly well, though the guy I talked to said the stuff he took home changed colour but has been growing steadily since then.
I think it's either a halymenia or a red dictyota. Any thoughts?
This popped up right around where my surge blows - at first I thought it was a chlorodesmis but now I'm doubting it.
This has come up rather suddenly.. No idea for this stuff.
Looks like some kind of stony coral.. Picture quality is lousy but perhaps there's a common species that comes early as an incidental?
And gotta show off Cliff, the first fish(TM)!
(His pistol buddy is Norm, who lives next door to him under the same piece of rock)
None of the shots are fabulous, but if any of them make an educated guess impossible, let me know and I'll battle with my camera and see if I can't get a few better shots up.
The algaes have been a bit of a problem because so many species look "sorta" like mine but none make me feel that confident about what they are exactly. The other stuff I haven't found enough solid images online to confirm my suspicions.
This came off Tonga rock that I got fresh (almost from the airport) and cured at home myself so the curing water was fairly nice all things considered.
Sea squirts? They certainly behave as such if bothered. Any idea on genus?
This looks to me like a feather duster worm that has thrown its crown. Thing is, I have at least 5 of these suckers around the rock and they are always "open" and show no signs of regrowing crowns. They definitely react to being disturbed and will close up if bothered. They usually have algae hanging off them - I'm beginning to wonder if the algae is being held on to. That's a decent-sized astrea snail beside it for scale.
I posted this to Shimek's forum and he suggested it was a Cryptoplax chiton. I've yet to find any photos that look anything like this specimen - there are at least 2 from the rock. They are definitely chitons but I can't locate a good genus.
I actually bought this macro from a LFS for my fuge.. Needless to say it isn't doing terribly well, though the guy I talked to said the stuff he took home changed colour but has been growing steadily since then.
I think it's either a halymenia or a red dictyota. Any thoughts?
This popped up right around where my surge blows - at first I thought it was a chlorodesmis but now I'm doubting it.
This has come up rather suddenly.. No idea for this stuff.
Looks like some kind of stony coral.. Picture quality is lousy but perhaps there's a common species that comes early as an incidental?
And gotta show off Cliff, the first fish(TM)!
(His pistol buddy is Norm, who lives next door to him under the same piece of rock)
None of the shots are fabulous, but if any of them make an educated guess impossible, let me know and I'll battle with my camera and see if I can't get a few better shots up.
