Guess what this is?

LikesFish · 26 Jan 2012

Nemos Janitor · 26 Jan 2012

Some type of hydroid?

LikesFish · 26 Jan 2012

Nope, smaller.

Tremayn · 26 Jan 2012

snot?

LikesFish · 26 Jan 2012

If my boogers were that beautiful I'd be a rich man.

brentch · 26 Jan 2012

Are those green organelle looking things chloroplasts? Which would mean it is unicellular? Or is that too small?

SteveZi · 26 Jan 2012

is it a fish scale?

LikesFish · 26 Jan 2012

Yeah 10µm is about correct.

LikesFish · 26 Jan 2012

It is something you guys always try to kill when you see it.

LuckyFish · 26 Jan 2012

LikesFish said:
It is something you guys always try to kill when you see it.

JUJU

brentch · 26 Jan 2012

Nice!

brentch · 26 Jan 2012

algae cell?

SteveZi · 26 Jan 2012

LikesFish said:
Yeah 10µm is about correct.

inthat case, it's a very tiny baitball of koi.
i want to kill them

LikesFish · 26 Jan 2012

Nope... Each green cell is an algae cell. What is the organism? The scale of each green cell is about 10µm.

brentch · 26 Jan 2012

SteveZi said:
baitball of koi.
i want to kill them

Whahahaa!!!

So if it's not a hydroid................Some sort of protist?

LikesFish · 26 Jan 2012

Ok here is a 1:1 macro shot...

SteveZi · 26 Jan 2012

is it a photosynthetic dinoflagellate? - i don't see flagella but we are playing a guessing game

SteveZi · 26 Jan 2012

are those flatworms?

LuckyFish · 26 Jan 2012

Planaria. brown flat worms. Hate flow, can not osmoregulate and move towards a spotlight at night. Easier to syphon them out.

LikesFish · 26 Jan 2012

Yep indeed, flatworms. They are beautiful under polarized light.