Hey guys, quick question

[zerreissen]

Hello all, I've been browsing the forums for a long time now, and I just set up my new salt water tank a couple of weeks ago, this forum has been a great help. So far things are peachy keen. However, I have a question about what this thing is in my tank:

It looks like the pink algae in the rest of my tank except for the fact that it has a sort of spiderweb covering it, and it has a hole in the center, which sorta looks like a mouth. You can also sorta see the arms of a brittle star covering the pink thing in the picture .

I'm having so much fun with this tank, I feel bad for my Cichlid tank!

 

[1979camaro]

it is some sort of sponge

 

[aresgod]

could be a tunicate as well...1 hole = sponge, 2 holes = tunicate.

 

[zerreissen]

Yeah, I guess it does look sorta like the other two green sponges in the tank. Are they good/bad?

And any idea on what kinda of brittle start that is? He won't come all the way out of his hiding spot, so I can't get a full picture.

 

[SALTY WATERS]

Looks like spong to me and "Yes" if you can keep it alive they are cool to have.

The seastar looks to be a "Fancy Brittle Seastar" perhaps!

 

[zerreissen]

Awesome, thanks for the replies.

Here are a few of my other inhabitants:

Porcelain crab

and a barnacle blenny

 

[cinlnk]

Welcome top the Tank .... Nice pics.....BTW How big is your setup and what all do you have in it?
I like your last comment about the cichlid tank...... I am in the same boat *BOUNCINGS

 

[zerreissen]

It's a 29g, this tank used to be my planted community tank. Roughly 35 lbs. live rock, 25 lbs. sand. Right now the only fish I have is the barnacle blenny, then I have the porcelain crab and about 7 blue legged hermits, and of course all the living creatures on the live rock, including several fairy shrimp and the fancy brittle star.

 

[S.Reef]

The sponge looks like its dying, you can tell by that whiteish glaze over it...If it is dying it will start turning white/brown

 

[zerreissen]

Nah, that's just from the lighting and the angle of the pic, it's perfectly pink in person.

Going to pick up a goby/pistol shrimp pair and an emerald crab on Saturday.