mini tree stump on live rock?

[Brock Fluharty]

Hey everybody! I was looking at my live rock today, and I noticed a small tree stump like thing attached to it. What could this be? I was thinking maybe a feather duster? It ddin't have the crown like a duster, but I heard that when extremely stressed, they will fall off of it, and it was probably pretty hard on it going straight into my aquarium.



Brock

[bigfoot]

got a pic?

[Brock Fluharty]

no they are too small and my camera doesn't work well on the whole glass/flash thing. I am new to this (not to mention only 13 years old!) and don't know what it could be. But at the LFS where I bought it, they had feather dusters on them as well...so maybe a feather duster? But it looks sort of fleshy and is only about 1/2 an inch tall. My hermits leave them alone from what I can tell. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.


Brock Fluharty

That's a tough one... how long have you had the rock??

[Brock Fluharty]

I just got the rock that has the stumps on it for a day. I was wondering if that was long enough for it to grow. But I think all the live rock at the LFS had feather dusters on them so...



Brock Fluharty

I'm sure you're right... with any luck maybe some will grow from the rock!!

[Brock Fluharty]

yea that woulb be pretty cool!

[Sugar Magnolia]

What's the texture of the thing you said looks like a tree stump?

[Brock Fluharty]

it looks sort of fleshy, and looks like if I touched it it might break.