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What are these on my live rock?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Kovac, Feb 12, 2011.

  1. Feb 12, 2011 #1
    Kovac

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    I searched around at the different critters on LR but didn't find these little buggers.  They are tiny.  About the size of a pen tip.  There are a few clusters of them on two of the rocks I received from Florida.
     
  2. Feb 12, 2011 #2
    mthomp

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    Im gonna guess but to me they look like barnacles.
     
  3. Feb 12, 2011 #3
    Kovac

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    Oh, maybe little tiny baby barnacles? The others I have are quite a bit larger and you can easily see the cilia or hairs coming out to grab food.
     
  4. Feb 12, 2011 #4
    mthomp

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    yeah but i could be totally wrong. Thats just what they look like to me.
     
  5. Feb 12, 2011 #5
    iaJim

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    I'd agree that they are barnacles.
     
  6. Feb 12, 2011 #6
    IowaDiver West Des Moines

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  7. Feb 13, 2011 #7
    IASeascapes

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    +1 Barnacles
     
  8. Feb 13, 2011 #8
    phishcrazee Riverside

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    Are they soft or hard? Barnacle are hard. Could be a type of tunicate or sea squirt- they are soft.
     
  9. Feb 13, 2011 #9
    Kovac

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    Soft... I don't think they are barnacles, they are far too small. I have several barnacles on my rocks.. nothing this tiny.
     

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