coral ID please

[hawkfishman]

i got some live rock last night from a guy that tore down his tank. i dont know how big the tank was or how long it was up, but i am curious what this little yellow thing is on the rock. i touched it and its kinda squishy.

 

[keith gray]

Looks like a sponge to me

 

[tjnitro]

Yes I have some of those. Sponge.

 

[tur4k]

I'd be careful touching unknown stuff on your live rock without gloves. Some stuff can sting.

 

[speg]

It looks like a sponge from heaven.... oh holy light...

 

[hawkfishman]

i was quite leary(or leery w/e) about touching it cause it kinda looked like a baby brain coral. i didnt know what they looked like when small(like if they are closed up then open as they grow) but thankfully it didnt sting me
and yea the "holy light" is kinda cool, but hey what can ya expect from a cell phone camera...

 

[speg]

The sponge will more than likely go away after a while but it's memory will remain...

 

[hawkfishman]

aw poo. it looks cool. theres actually 3 of them that ive seen on that rock.amazing what u will find on LR. always makes me think what im gonna find next.

 

[speg]

Absolutely. I had some FL rock with some yellow sponges like that but they died pretty quickly.. I'd literally find new things ever day.. even now after my rock is over 3 years old I just found some feather dusters that I didn'tknow about.