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jason604
12-27-2013, 06:22 AM
I just bought a wild caught acro colony today from JL and while transitioning it to my tank I gripped what I thought was its skeleton and it squirted water right to my face. Like what!! Acro squirting water? So I took a closer look and it appears to be something that resembles a dried date. Each time I pressed on it it would squirt water out pretty dam far. Anybody have any idea what the hell this is and if I should cut it off my acro? Its now in my tank. Bottom right of the pics

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b578/kosin604/0F8529DF-8723-48C2-B296-A696F1EF7CCC-2752-0000022B1ED99190_zps3b13d087.jpg

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b578/kosin604/FBEDAA31-82E6-41D6-ABC2-2136E9818229-2752-0000022B35FC8A1A_zpsaebd17e5.jpg

Slyguy00
12-27-2013, 06:41 AM
possibly some kind of sponge? I'm not to sure though

Coral Hoarder
12-27-2013, 06:53 AM
hard to tel out of the watter is it a clam ?or a mushroom they aquirt watter

Reef_Geek
12-27-2013, 06:58 AM
I could probably tell you if I had it and a dissecting scope. short of that... no telling what it is.

if you're worried, just scrape it off and toss it. there's a good probability that it is harmless though, just like the variety of surprises that comes in with live rock.

nerdz
12-27-2013, 07:54 AM
Probably some kind of tunicate, or sea squirt? Crazy!!!

Snappy
12-27-2013, 04:47 PM
Probably some kind of tunicate, or sea squirt? Crazy!!!
plus 1
They are just a filter feeder and good for the system.

jason604
12-27-2013, 04:49 PM
It opened up now in my tank. I believe it is a sea squirt. Should I destroy or keep it lol.

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b578/kosin604/7F3435D0-843E-4850-AA13-BF9B8FB6676A-3203-000002C4CD2612F2_zpsef3d62e1.jpg

Reef_Geek
12-27-2013, 05:01 PM
yeah, the two siphons is the classic morphology of a sea squirt. One is the in-siphon and the other is the out-siphon.

It's a harmless filter feeder.

Coral Hoarder
12-27-2013, 10:44 PM
ceep it !!! or give it to me for my tank lol