cyclonewxchick Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 So I ordered WYSIWYG green stripe mushroom coral on some live rock, and have had a myriad of hitchikers... I had a gorilla crab (donated to the LFS), quite a few feather dusters, a couple small astrea (like the size of a pencil eraser), and other various little critters... These hitchikers baffle me, I think they are the beginnings of a leather coral, but could be mistaken... Link to comment
richardcharliesam Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Looks like clove polyps to me. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 So I ordered WYSIWYG green stripe mushroom coral on some live rock, and have had a myriad of hitchikers... I had a gorilla crab (donated to the LFS), quite a few feather dusters, a couple small astrea (like the size of a pencil eraser), and other various little critters... These hitchikers baffle me, I think they are the beginnings of a leather coral, but could be mistaken... Clove polyp article link http://www.3reef.com/forums/coral-month/co...lyps-64074.html But they look more like Xenia to me ... the feathery extensions on the polyps would IMO tell me that they are Xenia Link to comment
cyclonewxchick Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 When I got the rock w/ the shrooms, there was only one polyp, so whatever it is, it's doing pretty well to have a 2nd polyp after 3 weeks. Thanks for the IDs! Link to comment
albertthiel Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 When I got the rock w/ the shrooms, there was only one polyp, so whatever it is, it's doing pretty well to have a 2nd polyp after 3 weeks. Thanks for the IDs! Xenia can indeed multiply rapidly, sometime too rapidly which is why hobbyists who have them and who get too many of them remove them or sell them or trade them. Link to comment
IamTomm Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 It looks like anthelia to me. Link to comment
cyclonewxchick Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 I was thinking of letting it grow a bit, then begin to trade it/sell it... Is it too close to my mushrooms? You can see the edge of one mushroom on the right side of the pic... Link to comment
albertthiel Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 It looks like anthelia to me. Yes could be anthelia ... Link to comment
Psychosis Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Anthelia was my thought as well. It can certainly be as rampant as Xenia, so be sure to keep an eye on it. They aren't an aggressive family in terms of stings/chemical warfare, but they can begin to take up a ton of realestate and shade specimens below them. They'll be fine with your mushroom. Link to comment
tbzhoze Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 It looks like anthelia to me. +100 Link to comment
cyclonewxchick Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Anddddd... I don't have to worry about it anymore cause my stupid Sexy Shrimp ate it... I'm bummed. Link to comment
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