Lets play Identification!

[fishieness]

Originally Posted by coachKLM
seems to be a clammy thing
oh, it has a shell... the pic is hard to distingush lol. im not sure without a clearer pic please?

 

[coachklm]

my camera sucks it took 24 pics to get that good of a shot.

 

[thomas712]

Originally Posted by KingSpade
thomas, i have a lot of those white ones, what are they?
Those are also foraminiferans, most commone are the red and white in our aquariums, but others can exist depending on lighting, and water chemistry.

 

[ophiura]

Small spiral things on the rock I think are spirorbid worms. But I agree on the forams, and the bivalve above

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by Thomas712
Those are also foraminiferans, most commone are the red and white in our aquariums, but others can exist depending on lighting, and water chemistry.

So they are not bad?

 

[thomas712]

They have never harmed a thing in my tank that I know of. I've never heard of them harming anything in anyones tank.
Kingdom Protista
Order Foraminiferida = Foraminiferans
Unicellular protists with pseudopodia that form a delicate mesh. The organism secretes a single or multi-chambered exoskeleton composed of calcium carbonate, in some cases incorporating cemented abiotic (mineral) particles. Glossary of scientific terms
Although some multi-chambered foraminiferans can grow to a large size, they still only contain a single-celled organism. This is linked by cytoplasmic bridges passing through pores linking the chambers.
Most foraminiferans are epibenthic (seabed surface dwelling), and some of these can be several millimetres across. Planktonic forms such as Globigerina tend to have relatively delicate shells. Globigerina oozes are seabed sediments dominated (> 30%) by accumulations of shells of that genus. They are most prevalent in tropical waters.
Natural resource value 0
Nuisance significance 0
Threats 0