What is it?

[sen5241b]

I turned over a piece of rock at the top of the pile and saw something new. Its small, flower like, mostly translucent with some dark parts, when something comes near it retracts into a tiny dark stem. It is now high up near the lights (10K Actinic) 8 hours a day. What is it? Also is it too much light for it?

 

[RyanG]

Can you get a picture of it?

 

[Piggy]

Could it be a featherduster?

Try and id it from this link.
Melev's Reef - Visual Identification

 

[sen5241b]

Could it be a featherduster?

Try and id it from this link.
Melev's Reef - Visual Identification

Yes, a feather duster. Good website. Are they beneficial, bad or just plain interesting? BTW, got my first two marine fish yesterday - an orange tail blue damsel and a clown.

 

[Doc]

featherdusters are just fine in your tank. they sell for about $10 a piece out here. cool little buggers. good hitchhiker. I just found one in my tank the other day as well

-Doc

 

[cthegame]

Nice freebie!

 

[Bifferwine]

Good find. One of the more common hitch hikers to find on live rock. Like Dr. Marco said, you can buy them at your LFS too.