Murphs_Reef Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hi, after adding some more live rock to finish my display I noticed something crouching in one of the holes, over the last few weeks it's opened and and seems to have grown in terms of numbers of "polyps" and their size..from my multiple searches and limited knowledge I have cone up with a closest match of a so called palm tree polyp, can any one help pin the identification? Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hi thanks all, yes it looks very much like the clove polyp with less colour? Link to comment
Jellyingabout Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Colouration leads me to think xenia. Link to comment
ml86743 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Xenia. Clove Polyp stalks are different than the ones in the picture. Do they wave with the flow of your tank? Link to comment
Fnard Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Clove polyps have single head on stalk. These seem to have multiple heads. Sticking with xenia. http://biobubblepets.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xenia.jpg Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Thanks all, will try n get a pic when opened fully, yes they wave with the flow Link to comment
LebaneseDlight Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 The polyp formation looks identical to my Palm Tree Polyps - Clavularia sp. Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Yep just looked up CLavularia sp. Exactly that as below image. http://www.seascapestudio.net/reference/corals/clavularia_sp_glove_polyp.jpg Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 This is a better picture with a lot of the polyps open, does this help further? Link to comment
Jellyingabout Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I take it back, they are just very boring coloured clove polyps. Get them some more light, they may colour up, i doubt it though. Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks they are right at the bottom of the tank in pretty low flow area (in respect of dead spots I guess this is the closest to one) I assume I should lift them up to mid tank and from what I read into a stronger flow area? Thanks for your help. Link to comment
spanko Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 xenia are single branches, clavularia spread via a mat. Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks, should I move them from the bottom of the tank? Link to comment
Jellyingabout Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Depends on your lighting, they prefer a moderate light. From the photos I'd say your lighting is on the lower side so yeah i'd move them up a bit. But they are fairly hardy coral and will be happy almost anywhere, its just they will grow better higher up. Link to comment
spanko Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 They are like weeds. They will spread everywhere eventually. I won't have them anymore as they will crowd out everything. The are cool though, i do like thte looks of them. Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Depends on your lighting, they prefer a moderate light. From the photos I'd say your lighting is on the lower side so yeah i'd move them up a bit. But they are fairly hardy coral and will be happy almost anywhere, its just they will grow better higher up. Thanks again, so the the next and final Q, how do I get it off its current rock? And attach to a new one? Link to comment
Jellyingabout Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Let them settle first until they look healthy, then just peel the mat up and off much like zoa's. Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thank you all for your answers, much appreciated Link to comment
spanko Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 take the rock it is on and set it next to the rock you want it to move to and it will spread over. Eventually you will be fragging this and taking it to your local fish store to trade in for some store credit. Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 So now I have moved them up the colour in the centre is coming out a bit better Link to comment
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