Hi all. I haven't been here in a long time. I moved and went pico, so I am definitely not Monster anymore, but it's all good right? lol
So, my tank has been doing pretty well for a year or so now, aside from being pretty much empty because I lost my job before I could fully stock it. I do have this thingamajig in it though that I cannot identify. I'm part of another forum's that mostly dead, and have not gotten a positive ID on it yet. They suggested some type of worm or barnacle, but as far as I can tell, this thing has no openings or mouths whatsoever.
It's sessile, about a half an inch across at the base, bright pink with whiskers, growing, it has a slick, bumpy surface texture but does not appear to be porous. It's stony, not fleshy. It started out as a fleshy nub with three whiskers. If you touch the hairs, there's no reaction. It doesn't move at all. That sort of siphon looking thing at the bottom is new, but from what I can tell, there's no actual opening there. I have never seen it open or send out any tentacles or nets, etc like tube worms and such do. It's getting bigger slowly, and started at about half the size it is now about 9 months ago.
I don't have a macro lens, so I had to crop a larger photograph down to get this closeup.
It looks like a sea cactus of sorts
. I have dubbed it "Prickles." I have never seen something like this, so I hope it's not some common thing I should already know about...
Any assistance would be appreciated
.
So, my tank has been doing pretty well for a year or so now, aside from being pretty much empty because I lost my job before I could fully stock it. I do have this thingamajig in it though that I cannot identify. I'm part of another forum's that mostly dead, and have not gotten a positive ID on it yet. They suggested some type of worm or barnacle, but as far as I can tell, this thing has no openings or mouths whatsoever.
It's sessile, about a half an inch across at the base, bright pink with whiskers, growing, it has a slick, bumpy surface texture but does not appear to be porous. It's stony, not fleshy. It started out as a fleshy nub with three whiskers. If you touch the hairs, there's no reaction. It doesn't move at all. That sort of siphon looking thing at the bottom is new, but from what I can tell, there's no actual opening there. I have never seen it open or send out any tentacles or nets, etc like tube worms and such do. It's getting bigger slowly, and started at about half the size it is now about 9 months ago.
I don't have a macro lens, so I had to crop a larger photograph down to get this closeup.
It looks like a sea cactus of sorts
. I have dubbed it "Prickles." I have never seen something like this, so I hope it's not some common thing I should already know about...Any assistance would be appreciated
.