By diver dave (BonaireTalker - Post #13) on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 12:02 am: |
I saw these the first week of Feb. at Bonaire. Not positive which site. To the scientist, they look like pools of mercury, all silvery and round like mercury on a table. They are all small, the largest being less than an inch. Are they eggs or cases for them?
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By David Frank (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #686) on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 1:12 am: |
The shiny mercury-like balls are a ventricosa species, commonly called sea pearls. They are actually a single celled algae.
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By Erik L. Enger (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 3:41 am: |
The anemone is definitely corkscrew.
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By Susan - www.bsdme.info (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #542) on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 5:57 am: |
The fish is a Harlequin Bass.
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By Boat Chick************** (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4414) on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 11:18 am: |
diver dave, aren't the sea pearls neat? I found my first ones on a trip a couple years ago, now I see them all over
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By diver dave (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 12:45 am: |
thanks for the info on the pics and ID.
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By Becky H - To Bon in March (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1646) on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 6:56 am: |
Trust Susan... she knows fish!!
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By Gerald Huppertz (BonaireTalker - Post #51) on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 1:25 pm: |
In Salt Water Aquaria we call the Sea Pearls - "Valonia" (Valonia Ventricosa) or Bubble Algae. The can be a bit of a pain. They will slowly spread and take over an aquarium as very few critter eat them. If you accidently squish one whilst trying to extract it from a rock its gooey inside sends spores everywhere and just make many, many more Bubble Algae.
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