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pq49z
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I'm somewhat of a newbie to inverts and I have 1 large and 2 small pieces of orange tree sponge. One of the small ones is covered with little 'polyps' and the other two only have a few here and there. Does this mean that the 2 sparse ones are dying? If not, what does it mean? What does this sponge look like when it dies?
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Piep
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of orange tree sponge. One of the small ones is covered with little 'polyps' and the other two only have a few here and there. Does this mean that the 2 sparse ones are dying? If not, what does it mean? What does this sponge look like when it dies?
I only know one thing....sponges don't have polyps. I'm not sure what you're seeing on your sponge, but it may be that the one with all the white is the dying one.
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trap1981
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The 'polyps' are perfectly normal. Polyps I'm sure is the wrong terminology, but it's the only word I could come up with at the moment. What they are is little bubble-like sacs that either extract or expel water and food.
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cinder
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terminology, but it's the only word I could come up with at the moment. What they are is little bubble-like sacs that either extract or expel water and food.
Interesting. I know less about sponges than I thought. It's just that all the orange tree sponges I've seen had nothing that looked like that. Perhaps they were the ailing ones.
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