ID this nem

[RayWhisperer]

I'm not going to venture a guess about what it is with that photo. I will, however, agree with TJ Burton in that Urticina sp are temperate water nems. Here's a link for felina.

http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D11680

Says they occur around the British Isles. Def not something you'd pick up as a HH on Tropical live rock.

[DulcyDoll]

+1 to plate

[matt frizz]

sorry didn't have a chance to take a new pic cuz i've been busy w/ finals and setting up a quarantine tank. I checked out that link and I'm definitely going to bring baby plate into the question but it still does not have the convex shape of the plate's i saw in the pics. If it is a plate it will probably start to show the shape soon so I'll know for sure.

 

I'll get some new pics up soon.

[spanko]

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fungiidreprofaqs.htm

 

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...p;#entry2339996

 

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general-re...rals-new-4.html

 

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1785229

[matt frizz]

Wow thank you for all the pics, I found one in the first link that looks almost exactly like mine.

 

 

So, I will now eat my words, it's a plate for sure. I poked it the other day with tweezers around the edge to feel for a hard skeleton and guess what, it has one.

 

Thanks to all the knowledgeable folks for setting me straight. Now my question is, should I try to pry it off of the rock in an attempt to create another baby? Or should I just wait until it wants to move down to the sand bed? Its approximately 1/2-3/4" in diameter at the moment.

[spanko]

Nope, gotta leave it be and let it do it's own thing.

[TJ_Burton]

So, I will now eat my words, it's a plate for sure. WIN!!!!

 

Thanks to all the knowledgeable folks for setting me straight. You're very welcome

[matt frizz]

lolz I'm actually more exited that it turned out to be a plate because that was a coral that I wanted to buy eventually anyways. Plus the colors on it are great. Can't wait for it to grow and start moving down to the sand bed!

[Big Al's Online]

lolz I'm actually more exited that it turned out to be a plate because that was a coral that I wanted to buy eventually anyways. Plus the colors on it are great. Can't wait for it to grow and start moving down to the sand bed!

 

Best part is that after it pops off you're likely to get several more.

[matt frizz]

Best part is that after it pops off you're likely to get several more.

 

Can't wait! Does anybody know about how big they get before they move to the sand?

[arwndsh]

Mine had to be close to an inch before they fell off, but if I remember right C est ma's fell off when they were smaller than that. Congrats.