what the heck is this? ID please :)

[MalR]

We added 10 pounds live Figi rock to our month old 55 gal a couple days ago, and just discovered this "hiding" in one of the holes.... It's kinda clear-ish and round-ish. There's some indents on the surface that keeps it from being perfectly round. Could this be some type of egg maybe??

TIA!

 

[wontonflip]

Is it the thing towards the bottom right? or that dark spot right in the middle? Does it have tentacles? Is it moving?

 

[bjohanson1234]

To me, it looks like a bubble algae that has burst. If it is the dark see thru circle in the center.

 

[MalR]

It's that brown thing in the middle. Best way I can describe it is it looks like a translucent blob.... It's mostly round but with some wrinkling/dimpling in the surface... It kinda looks like a big, clear, egg. But is that even possible?? No tentacles that we could see...

 

[MalR]

I'm not sure why it looks brown in the pic, IRL it's fairly clear

 

[wontonflip]

Hrm...beej might be right...could be bubble algae. If it is, do NOT pop it! It will spread its spores all over the tank and they're a PITA to get rid of. If you can, take the rock out carefully and scrub it off if it hasn't popped.

But google bubble algae to see if it is.

 

[MalR]

Nope, not bubble algae, and things just got weird... There's now a piece of it missing, and, no joke, it looks like something hatched.....the piece thats missing is sitting on top of the rock...

 

[MalR]

and it looks deflated

 

[wontonflip]

Doh! Aliens!!! :mrgreen:

 

[MalR]

LOL wontonflip!! It's alllll part of their plan..... ;)

 

[MalR]

ok, so now there's something white hanging out in the hole where the (maybe?) hatched egg is.... it's in a bad spot to see clearly, I'll try to get a pic when it moves more to where I can see it...

 

[bjohanson1234]

I still think it looks like a popped bubble algae. They lose their green color and look like something hatched.

 

[Mattyice008]

Sleep with one eye open, or duck-tape the top of your tank shut O.O

 

[MalR]

I HOPE it's something like a popped algae bubble, instead of some kind of freaky creepy-crawly!! lol. I'll keep an eye on that white thing... it's moving, but still not to where I can see what it is...

 

[Ted]

Hmm, space alien, bad algae...shoot could be anything.......Can you get it out or off the rock? To me when in doubt I get it out.

 

[MalR]

Well, whatever it was, the hermits found it. I came down this morning and they were swarming the hole and everything was gone. :grumble:

My hermits are on the front lines of the alien invasion resistance ;)

 

[TBrewerton]

No tinfoil hats needed then - good ole hermits haha