What is this

[stumpdog]

Sorry I can't give you a picture I can't figure out how to get images small enough to post. Rye gave me some suggestions but no luck yet. Here it goes:
I have several of these things all througout my tank. They are growing out of the rocks. They are roughly 1" tall with several limbs. They are somewhat orange and translucent. (SP?) They look somewhat like a featherduster but they don't look good. Any idea. Sorry this is so vague maybe I can post a picture soon.
Thanks for any help.
Jeremy

 

[clarkiiboi]

Download this link. When done, click on step 1 and open your pic. Once you have done this you will see it's original size in the "options", change this by setting the width to 400 and the height will set itself. Dont change anything else and then hit resize (step 2) and then save as..(step 3), make sure you save in JPEG(bitmap, etc) also. I am cautious and save as the same name and put resized next to it, that way I dont lose the orginial. Then when I know it all went ok I delete the orginal pic. Just make sure when you go to save, rename the pic and save as JPEG. Its really easy, and works good here and with emails. HTH

 

[stumpdog]

ClarkiiBoi-Thanks that worked out great. This picture isn't that good if I need to get another one let me know. Ignore the algae the tank is currently being broken down. Thanks for any help.
Jeremy

 

[stumpdog]

Are they suppose to look that stringy?
Thanks

 

[stumpdog]

Thanks for th ID. I did a search and found many ways to get rid of those little guys. I am getting ready to cycle my new tank in a few weeks. If I were to put the rocks with the aptasia on it would they die in the cycle process? If not I will inject them. It sounds like it is pretty cool.
Thanks-
Jeremy

 

[nicky1.8t]

Originally posted by tangsfornuttin
dude, how is that anything other than aptasia????
In other words boil that dust-speck!!
double ditto

 

[stumpdog]

Well I went down to the ol lfs and bought some kalk. Came home did a little mixing per the threads and let em have it. They really do hate that stuff. I hope it works! Thanks for all the help.
Jeremy

 

[clarkiiboi]

Glad I could help ya with the pic. I got beat to the ID, but I agree with the aptasia ID. Good luck.

 

[fishkiller]

TRIPLE DITTO!! GET THIS!!! Ok, so dude at the lfs tells me he has to charge me more for the lr because it had the "feather dusters" on it. I looked- no feather dusters. I said "DUDE!!" He was like "WHAT?" I said "you know those are aptasia." He said"It's what?"I then demanded to talk to somebody w/ SOME KNOWLEDGE on the subject. Just to give you an idea of how much some lfs guys know. There is NO such thing as a stupid question-just stupid lfs guys. NOT ALL lfs guys, but some.