Hardcore ID Video - Newbies beware!

[DevIouS]

Ghief:
Right picture, wrong name.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Sorry Hydrozoan

Staurocladia oahuensis

 

[DevIouS]

 

[ming]

Thats what I was thinking when I said Jellyfish

 

[Pinkheine]

Ha ha this is too funny. When I saw the video I anticipated the answer because we have them all over the glass also. Not much to look at in the tank either. Hubby has been buggin' for days thinking they were those lil' starfish developing.

They kind of look like snowflakes IMO. That was the only description I could come up with, was going to post asking but had no pic and snowflake LMAO

Going to look them up now to see if they are bad. Thanks Josh for posting this..mystery revealed.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

They're fine. They will go away in time.

 

[Josh]

Ghief got it!

 

[Killerdrgn]

so what were the two ideas? hydrozoan and what was the second?

 

[sanjay]

Josh;

What digital microscope are you using to take the pictures ?

sanjay.

 

[Josh]

Josh;

What digital microscope are you using to take the pictures ?

sanjay.

It's a Motic DS-300. It cost around $80 from a lab supply company. It is basically a toy. I tried to get a professional one donated from the Sea Grant program at USC but they didn't go for it.

I think I can get some decent images and video out of it if I invest a little more time in the wet mounts. My wife gave me a box of depression slides that should work much better next time.

 

[sanjay]

Josh;

Where did you find it for $80. I looked for it and best I could find was $149.

There are a few others in the $300 range that may be better.. but for $80 I am willing to play around with this.

sanjay.

 

[Josh]

I think it was $119 at the time but this was a floor model (the last they had, so they sold it to me for $79.) Let me see if I can find another retailer.