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Old 04-20-2011, 09:58 PM
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I have a 30g anemone tank with one very large hermit, 1 large turbo snail and two maroon clownfish.

This morning as I was feeding my fish, I see lots of white dots on the glass. It looks white with a few legs. It is so small that I couldn't take a photo.

Any idea what is it????
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Old 04-20-2011, 10:00 PM
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Did they look like tiny white starfish? Asterinas possibly?

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/asterinafaqs.htm
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Old 04-20-2011, 10:02 PM
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hydroid jellyfish or copepods?

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Old 04-20-2011, 10:27 PM
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feather dusters?
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Old 04-20-2011, 11:51 PM
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Get a 10X loupe from someplace like princess auto. Or just any magnifier glass
You will be able to identifier it easier
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Old 04-21-2011, 01:33 AM
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if they are soft it could be aptasia-i have a lot of white dots, but they are hard ,in my sump-i don't think they are a feather duster-though i do have hundreds of spaghetti worms in the sump
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pods

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Old 04-21-2011, 08:36 AM
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Thx for the replies. I don't think it is the white star. I have roughly about 200 white dots. They look like little spiders. It has a solid white center which is pretty much a circle shape doesn't look like pods to me either.
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Old 04-21-2011, 12:56 PM
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Sounds like hydroid jellyfish kinda. how old is the tank?
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Old 04-21-2011, 02:12 PM
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I would bet they are tunicates or sponges...
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