peewee1467 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 okay so i bought some live rock the other day and i picked out a piece that had something growing on it. it looks like little white stars and its growing on some coraline algae. they open up when the lights are on and close up when i turn off the lights at night. when they close up, theyre the size of a period ( . ) Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 It's hard to tell. They could be hydroids. Look here for some help: http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchodds.html Link to comment
FishChum Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Cant say. Hydroids maybe? Look them up. Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 doesnt look like hydroids at all. they move freely when opened up but hard when closed if that helps... they are really really white Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 looks exactly like the white things on this coral: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...amp;pcatid=2505 Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Try using macro mode on your camera. Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 does anyone know? you can really see it with the new picture. Link to comment
javisaman Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I've never seen anything like that. Definitely not any type of aiptasia/majano I've ever seen. My guess would be barnacles or clove polyps. Link to comment
carbon-mantis Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Honestly to me they look like some sort of bleached out polyps. If it's from Florida, I've seen some sort of brown polyps resembling xenia hitching a ride. There was a thread with some pictures of them, I just can't seem to find it at the moment... Link to comment
reefman225gal Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 The eight tentacle makes me think its some type of soft coral. Edit: that's what I was thinking scotty Link to comment
CL_ Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 (GSP) Green Star Polyps That's what I was thinking. It looks like bleached out gsp. Link to comment
skimlessinseattle Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Looks to be some sort of polyp. I think that what you believe is coralline algae is actually a stolon (the mat that star polyps grow on). They are typically purple, like you see with GSP. From what you describe it also behaves like star polyps. That is what I think you have Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 how come theyre bleached? Link to comment
serazol Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I say bleached green star polyps. Link to comment
skimlessinseattle Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 how come theyre bleached? Could be bleached from the stress of the LR being cycled and/or transfer from source to LFS to your tank. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I don't think it's that they're bleached... They're probably white because they're not developed yet and haven't colored up, or because they're not GSP, but some similar star polyp morph that doesn't turn green... Anthelia would also be a similar looking coral. Link to comment
skimlessinseattle Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I don't think it's that they're bleached... They're probably white because they're not developed yet and haven't colored up, or because they're not GSP, but some similar morph that doesn't turn green... Truth. Could possibly be Briareum too! You may have yourself an encrusting gorgonian Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 hm... thats weird, they were white at the LFS so it probably wasnt the transfer. i'll have to wait a while and see how it grows. hehe it was worth my 3 dollars lol Link to comment
ajmckay Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 3 dollars? yeah I'd say it was worth it... I love being the first one to scout the new live rock... once for $6 I got a great piece of rock with a good sized chunk of GPS, a colony of blastomussa probably worth $60 itself, a bunch of clams stuck in the rock, and a ton of coralline algae (oh yeah, about 30 aptasia too )... This was when I was just getting started and I could tell the LFS guy didn't want to give such a good rock to the "noob"... hahaha... everythings doing great now though. Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted May 12, 2009 Author Share Posted May 12, 2009 im gonna try to get a really nice piece this weekend again =] Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Good job getting a clearer pic. Link to comment
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