Can Someone ID this please?

[shouse]

Can someone ID this. I'm pretty sure this is pretty common but
havent really gotten around to asking someone. They jsut started growing on my rock about a week and a half ago.

 

[shouse]

Now that i look back i dont think i explained this enoug. I'm talking about the brown coral tubes growing off the rock in the center. Sorry for the bad picture, still trying to figure out how to use the camera. thanks

 

[nicky1.8t]

i cant help with a id but i may be of some assistance
i circled the thing i belive you are trying to id

 

[shouse]

thanks!
maybe that'll grab someone's attention.

 

[shouse]

are u kidding me? No one can identify that?...or is it just a bad picture and no one can see it good?

 

[bdhough]

A little of both. They aren't big enough to be recongnizable. they could be a number of things from old mini feather duster tubes to hydroids. I take it since they are 'growing' its probably not the duster tubes. Does anything come out of the tubes? Could be some sort of sponge/tunicate. Could be a number of things like i said. Half of what grows on peoples rocks cannot be identified since its not been seen before unless your a scientist or just like looking at rock every day.

 

[shouse]

it's gotta be a type of coral. It's growning out and branching it shoots like branch coral would. It's been growing fairly fast however. Its pretty hard like coral too. I will try and get more pictures of it as it grows.
P.S. Waterfaller love the tank.