markalot Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 So first off I do have 3 pocillopora's in this tank and I thought that was what I was dealing with here, but these polyps look strange to me. Pictured are what I believe are newer growth with older growth behind showing a rather bright green. I don't have anything with polyps this long. This is on a two year old frag of Rainbow Montipora and the monti has never encrusted this area. It's had these long thread like things (just to the left of these polyps, for example) forever in this area, but never this. Thanks. Link to comment
hypostatic Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 whatever it is, it looks hungry lol. I'd feed it Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Looks like a species of ball nem to me, but I could be wrong. Link to comment
markalot Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 whatever it is, it looks hungry lol. I'd feed it Looks like a species of ball nem to me, but I could be wrong. Thanks for the ideas. The more I compare it to my poci's the more I think it's a poci. There are striations on the polyps, and the number of tentacles is correct, but the longer sweeper like tentacles are missing. This is my green poci from another tank. Link to comment
Kmatt08 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Looks like Ball Anemones, they can spring up anywhere, and its sting would be why the monti never encrusted that particular area most likely. Link to comment
spazizz Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I think it may be pocci, that is the most likely scenario. It also looks like the same polyps when you look closely. Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Monitor it and see how it grows up for a while. Right now everyone is juggling between Poci and Ball nem, but only time will tell. Do keep us updated when it grows though - would love to see what this little guy actually is down the road. Link to comment
hypostatic Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 definitely not a ball nem. at least not a single one. The size, shape, and number of the tentacles all all wrong for ball nems. Link to comment
Rememberme Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 It looks like an aggressive species, keep an eye on it. Link to comment
Steve973 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 My bet is that it is some type of colonial anemone. Maybe something along the lines of corynactis californica, except a warm-water variant? The size of the polyps make me think that it's definitely not a pocilloporid. If you touch it, and it retracts, do you see any hard skeleton that might indicate that it is a pocilloporid? Link to comment
markalot Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 My bet is that it is some type of colonial anemone. Maybe something along the lines of corynactis californica, except a warm-water variant? The size of the polyps make me think that it's definitely not a pocilloporid. If you touch it, and it retracts, do you see any hard skeleton that might indicate that it is a pocilloporid? I have not touched it but it can retract rapidly. There is a protruding skeleton of some sort behind this so I'm waiting patiently to see what this area does. It could be I have to different beats growing on this rock. Link to comment
Steve973 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Pocilliopora. So how do you explain the gargantuan polyps in comparison to the montipora? Link to comment
NicoS Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 My Pocilliopora, see the tips and polyp size. Since Pocilliopora is one of those sps that has the ability to use polyp bail out as a means of asexual reproduction. That particular piece may just be showing exaggerated polyp extention, or the coral might be trying to kill off the Montipora right next to it. Link to comment
markalot Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Excellent example NicoS, thanks! My Pocilliopora, see the tips and polyp size. Since Pocilliopora is one of those sps that has the ability to use polyp bail out as a means of asexual reproduction. That particular piece may just be showing exaggerated polyp extention, or the coral might be trying to kill off the Montipora right next to it. Link to comment
hypostatic Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 yah, could definitely be longer sweeper tentacles Link to comment
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