Advice Please

[gregsoreo]

Can someone please identify this white guy. Having a few show up in my aquarium lately. Good or bad?

 

[Luke.]

Are they legs ? If it was on the rock I’d guess sponge, if not maybe bristle star fish ? Possibly from bought lr

 

[Kyle1970]

I’m saying sponge as well.

 

[gregsoreo]

They are white individual strands. I have about 10 of them now, most stick straight up and flow with the current.

 

[Luke.]

Hmmm they flow/stick out , that seems new to me , I wonder if they are sponges that are letting go ? Are all the ones you see like that ? (Stick out and flow around on the rocks)?

 

[Salty Cracker]

Could be something dead that's just detaching. To me, looks like some sort of sponge.

 

[TORX]

White sponge. I had some that grew tentacles. Can't recall the specific name. Should be able to just pinch and peel it off for the most part.

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[Luke.]

White sponge. I had some that grew tentacles. Can't recall the specific name. Should be able to just pinch and peel it off for the most part.

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Shouldn’t hurt nothing no ? Just looks like frozen snot waving at you lol

 

[TORX]

Shouldn’t hurt nothing no ? Just looks like frozen snot waving at you lol

If it is the same sponge I had it did become evasive over other coral. No big deal though, I just peeled it off as it grew.

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[calli]

At about the 1 year mark in mine I had tons of it in my overflow. I did end up removing it, however I feel like i should have done that slowly. I took out two fist fulls.

Sponges are a great filter and I hear some release bad stuff when killed or messed with.

Someone here may be able to speak to that better.

 

[Kman]

It is a sponge. I have had them for decades with no issues. They are great at filtering the water for small particulate matter and nutrient update.