MyJasmineRose Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Hello all, I think I know the IDs for a few of these, but figured it was better to leave it up to the experts if anyone happens to have a moment to help me out (please and thank you!) I know this next one is a long shot, but it's not aiptasia, and is definitely non-photosynthetic since it was on the dark side of the rock, I'll try to get a better pic if I can move the rock without disturbing the clam Ron Weasley This is the only one I really have no clue at all on.. Thanks in advance for all your help Gosh dang it was in the wrong forum page, mods please move to ID? Sorry >_> Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Click the 'report' button on the post and ask nicely to have it moved to the correct subforum Also, jelly of the Manicina areolata in the last pic Link to comment
MyJasmineRose Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Oh gosh thank you, I must've been typing it in the wrong window :\ And thanks for the ID! Link to comment
Tenor Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 All are death coral. Acan and the last one is Galaxia I think Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 All are death coral. Acan and the last one is Galaxia I think On Caribbean live rock? Link to comment
Reef Hollister Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Looks like you got a couple of Caribbean Rose Corals. One bigger one and one smaller one. Very good hitchhiker get. They are the LPS in the 5th and 7th picture. Don't blast them with too much light too quickly and be patient. It takes awhile sometimes but they will come around. 6th picture has tube coral. Same treatment for them as the Rose. Great rock, where did you get it? Link to comment
MyJasmineRose Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 What's death coral? I'll cut down my light cycle at first, I know 144 watts of t5ho is a lot over my tank to begin with, I had the lights on a lot today to see what I had 5 good sized clams.....1 huge one. I know not to get too excited as a lot won't survive the cycle but I couldn't help but name them >_> Would you recommend dosing and monitoring ca/kalk during the cycle to best ensure their survival? ( I know I'll probably have to ask that elsewhere, but figured since I had someone's attention ) Oh and the rock is from FloridaLiveRock.com I was hoping for some pest hitchikers for my custom AIO hitch hiker compartment, but none to be seen yet. Link to comment
Reef Hollister Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Watch the clams close and get them out if they die. Other than that no dosing just let the cycle play out. Obviously that is not cured live rock so the cycle will be tough. Frequent water changes will help keep stuff alive but will extend the amount of time it will take to cycle. I've had uncured live rock three times and was surprised at how hardy most of that stuff is that lives through a hard cycle. Good luck with it. Link to comment
Guits Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I'll try my hand at identifying the hitchhikers. I have a "live rock only" tank with rock from the Tampa area, which is where I suspect your rock is from since I have the exact same hitchhikers. I would say that based on the appearance of the skeleton, the first two pictures are of Phyllangia americana, a non-photosynthetic coral. Once it recovers, it will show have feeding tentacles and looks rather like an anemone. It's the one in the middle of the photo. http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/guits/media/Phyllangiaamericana.jpg.html'> I'm not sure what the third photo is. The fourth one might be a Siderastrea species, which is the brown coral on the left of my photo above. The fifth photo has a Manicina areolata on the left and a Siderastrea on the right. The photo below shows my most colorful Manicina (jade center with dark pink rim), the other ones are less colorful and mainly brown. I've found that after shipping, when they are stressed and slightly bleached, they actually show more green and once they recover they seem to brown up a bit. http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/guits/media/Manicina.jpg.html'> The sixth photo is Cladocora arbuscula. The orange you see is actually not part of the coral; instead, I believe it's a sponge (?) that associates with the skeleton. They haven't done as well for me as the Manicina. http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/guits/media/Cladocoraarbuscula.jpg.html'> Your last photo shows another Manicina. I hope that helps! After my live rock arrived in the mail, I did a "soft cycle" where I changed the water daily (up to 50%) to avoid buildup of ammonia while the critters that didn't survive were decomposing. If you want to keep the hitchhikers, I would suggest keeping an eye on the water parameters and considering doing water changes more frequently than if you were doing a more traditional "harder" cycle. Also, if you decide that you don't want the Manicina let me know! I'm moving to Manhattan soon with my tanks and I would love more of them for my live rock hitchhiker tank. Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Hidden cup coral. NPS but no need to target feed, they are very adept at filtering food from the water. Orange sponge - not fluffy but rubbery. Does not require light to survive which threw me. The underside of my largest rock is covered in this. All are death coral. Acan and the last one is Galaxia I think No they are not dead, and that is not galaxea. I'll try my hand at identifying the hitchhikers. I have a "live rock only" tank with rock from the Tampa area, which is where I suspect your rock is from since I have the exact same hitchhikers. I would say that based on the appearance of the skeleton, the first two pictures are of Phyllangia americana, a non-photosynthetic coral. Once it recovers, it will show have feeding tentacles and looks rather like an anemone. It's the one in the middle of the photo. I'm not sure what the third photo is. The fourth one might be a Siderastrea species, which is the brown coral on the left of my photo above. The fifth photo has a Manicina areolata on the left and a Siderastrea on the right. The photo below shows my most colorful Manicina (jade center with dark pink rim), the other ones are less colorful and mainly brown. I've found that after shipping, when they are stressed and slightly bleached, they actually show more green and once they recover they seem to brown up a bit. The sixth photo is Cladocora arbuscula. The orange you see is actually not part of the coral; instead, I believe it's a sponge (?) that associates with the skeleton. They haven't done as well for me as the Manicina. Your last photo shows another Manicina. I hope that helps! After my live rock arrived in the mail, I did a "soft cycle" where I changed the water daily (up to 50%) to avoid buildup of ammonia while the critters that didn't survive were decomposing. If you want to keep the hitchhikers, I would suggest keeping an eye on the water parameters and considering doing water changes more frequently than if you were doing a more traditional "harder" cycle. Also, if you decide that you don't want the Manicina let me know! I'm moving to Manhattan soon with my tanks and I would love more of them for my live rock hitchhiker tank. +1 All your ID's are exactly right. Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 My Mancinas. The newest one, ultra bright green. My old guy, nondescript browns and olives. But it gave me one glamour shot a while back! I have a lot of hidden cup corals everywhere. You want to soft cycle a tank with uncured rock to be able to preserve all this life. Don't let the ammonia get high, change the water, then change it again, and again. Link to comment
Guits Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 My Mancinas. The newest one, ultra bright green. That looks amazing! I follow your threads but have never seen you post that one. Did you get the rock from Gulf Live Rock? I had a not so good experience with the shipping for my last order, but if Dan has been finding hitchhikers like that I might have to reconsider another order! Link to comment
MyJasmineRose Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Thank you both Guits I'll let you know if they both survive, one's a bit PO'd (sliming) at me for blowing that area with a turkey baster to get anything loose into the water, the ammonia was at 1.5 today, but nitrites at 1.0 already so hoping it doesn't go higher. Treated with Pro Ammonia detox this afternoon, will test again in the morning before I head out to get more water for a WC. And likely a skimmer >_> Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 That looks amazing! I follow your threads but have never seen you post that one. Did you get the rock from Gulf Live Rock? I had a not so good experience with the shipping for my last order, but if Dan has been finding hitchhikers like that I might have to reconsider another order! Thanks. It is in my fuge which has 3 red LED's in the array making for very red/purple pictures, so I don't take very many pictures of the fuge. That image was taken after lights out with a cellphone flash. The coral is rather lovely. Yes the rock is from Dan, he takes requests for certain pieces, no guarantee if he can fill the request. My last shipment had bi-valves that were larger than golf balls, tons of sponges and he sent me a 2 foot gorgonian also (back right of this photo). Here is a video of the fuge, the mancina is at the 1:15 mark Link to comment
MyJasmineRose Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Okay just one more please! From the pics I've seen in the pinned threads it looks like Majano to me, but I keep seeing people say that can be ruled out if it's gulf live rock, which mine is...maybe light bulb anemone? I can't find any info on that kind other than on the site for the rock >_> Link to comment
GMay Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I got my rock from the same source and this is a picture just short of 8 weeks after placing it in the tank and doing a soft cycle. Many nice things have grown in. I especially like the diversity of macro algae that is growing. Had to prune it back this past weekend there was so much of it. Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Okay just one more please! From the pics I've seen in the pinned threads it looks like Majano to me, but I keep seeing people say that can be ruled out if it's gulf live rock, which mine is...maybe light bulb anemone? I can't find any info on that kind other than on the site for the rock >_> Anemone. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Beautiful rock! I am so jealous!!! My cup corals eat my small dwarf snails all the time. Link to comment
MyJasmineRose Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Thanks! Now if I can manage to keep it all alive....I don't know how they all look so happy when the ammonia is high! Gonna make an album tomorrow of all the different anemones on it. I don't see any aiptasia but there's 3 or 4 different types at least Gotta figure out what should be kept and what should be gotten rid of Link to comment
cdxanti Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I think that is a Majano anemone. I had several that bubbled like that at the tips. Look at the mouth and see if it has a different coloration or a ring around it. Mine were a nice purple but they were bothering everything else that was around them. I was lucky with my mancinas I live close enough to Florida live rock guys i was able to get them home quickly. Mine have kept a bright green outer rim with a darkish purple, they love mysis shrimp but they eat any pellets that fall close too. Link to comment
MyJasmineRose Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 But how is that possible? They aren't found in the gulf of mexico? Link to comment
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