3 ID's Please

cjsiii

cjsiii

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The first one came on a rock of mushrooms that I purchased.
ID help please?
The second picture is a group of feather dusters?
also ID
And the third is in a grouping of zoas.
It looks like a clam of sorts maybe?
When I touch it, it closes up, as would a clam.
Any guesses?
And thank you :)


 
cranberry

cranberry

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#1 Ball Sponge
#2 Not sure from that view. Can you get a pic of the center of the polyp? Kindda looks like the Parazoanthus family of zoanthid. At a quick glance it looked like one variety of colonial hyroids.... but I've never seen any look just like that. But it could be the way the flow is making them look. A different angle would be helpful.
#3 Bivalve... could very well be a clam or oyster.
 
cjsiii

cjsiii

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I assume none of them are harmful?
Should I move the clam/oyster out of the group of zoas or just leave him be?
And as for picture #2, I will try to get a better picture
 
bang guy

bang guy

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#1 Ball Sponge - These sponges can actually crawl around.
#2 Hydroid Colony - This is a type that can spread very very fast.
#3 Turkey Wing Clam - Harmless filter feeder.
 
cjsiii

cjsiii

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Originally Posted by Bang Guy
http:///forum/post/2976345
#1 Ball Sponge - These sponges can actually crawl around.
#2 Hydroid Colony - This is a type that can spread very very fast.
#3 Turkey Wing Clam - Harmless filter feeder.
The Hydroid Colony, since it can spread fast, is this something that should be removed?
 
cjsiii

cjsiii

Member
Yes the rock is removable but it does contain other hitchhikers such as a ball anemone and a small brittle star which I assume I would like to keep.
 
cranberry

cranberry

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I have a little butane touch I would use... be careful with a lighter. But just burn that little area and that should do it. That's how I got rid of mushrooms one time.
 
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