Strange Tunicate

[ellebelle]

I got these tunicates (at least, that's what I think they are) as hitchhikers from GA. I thought they were dead with all of the moving around and removing from water I did, but they seem back and better than ever now - and there seems to be at least three of them.

 

[tunicata]

with a body like that: soft delicate tissue, with an incurrent and excurrent siphon...
I'd say yes.

I'd also say...may I have one?

 

[jhale]

we need a tunicate thread,
here are some more ga tunicates

 

[qckwzrd]

Nice! I have a tunicate that looks something like that. Its attached to my GSP frag.

 

[noodleman]

i have a tiny one also attached to my pipe organ

 

[ellebelle]

Wow, JH, that's a cool one.

Any thoughts on whether I can gently brush off the ones in my tank? I'd like to try to get a better pic of the blue striping.

Also - how do tunicates reproduce? I'm not sure if I had three of them to start or if they are multiplying.

 

[qckwzrd]

Just took a pic of mine and....yours is much prettier lol. here is a shot of mine.

everytime I see you guys pictures makes me wish I had my income tax check to get a better camera. lol

 

[tunicata]

asexual reproduction, by vegetative means (budding/spreading over substrate like zoas), and also by unisex/hermaproditic spawning. Like worms they have both sex organs and can spawn off fertilized larvae.

 

[KathyC]

Nice tunicates everyone!!
Jon..did you pick those up on the trip last week?

 

[jhale]

nope, i'll get them on thursday, if they are still there...