what s this on my palys?

[nipit8]

dont have any idea what these are?--any help ...suggestions?

 

[little_fish]

button polyps

 

[nipit8]

Ok i thought they were palys....but i am talking about the white-ish
Looking thing in the first pic at the "stalk"...the second pic shows these white tubes that come out between the heads------baffled

 

[Bifferwine]

In the first pic, I see what looks like a sponge. I don't know what you are referencing in the second pic, though.

 

[nipit8]

They kinda look like snail antanae---they wrap around the stalks and then some stick out above the heads(second pic) will try to get a better pic and will see what they look like with polyps closed

 

[Waddi]

Tunicates or sponges maybe?

 

[FishyReef]

I see what you're talking about - weird and I have no idea! Kinda freaky alien looking though!

 

[Dana42078]

ugh i just deleted what i was going to say on accident.

in short

very cool shot in the first pic.

I have NO IDEA, watch it and report back

my first guess was a vermith (sp) snail......they use like substeate to form a tube....if so harmless and good for the tank unless its pissing off your fav coral.

 

[nipit8]

better pics--polyps closed

 

[nipit8]

another--notice the growth at the base...strange

 

[Bifferwine]

I'm going with spaghetti sponge.

 

[nipit8]

could be....good? Bad?...UGLY???

 

[Bifferwine]

None of the above. :) Perfectly harmless. If it gets annoying, you can just pull it off. Sponges can irritate corals if they grow over them, so that's when you'd want to remove it.

 

[nipit8]

i think its knida cool looking ,,,beautiful color