dannyboy402 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Pictures of the found coral! Do you guys know what this might be? Link to comment
GHill762 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hard to tell from pic. But I definitely see feeder/sweeper tentacles.. I'd let it grow and see what it becomes... Looks like an lps of some kind. Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I was going to say mushroom, but GHill makes a good point. Maybe a blasto? Cool hitch hiker! Good luck. Please update this thread as it grows. Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 That's what I was kinda thinking! I hope it gets bigger soon!!!! Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Yes, some type of LPS Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Better picture that I just shot Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Yeah, maybe merletti. Nice! Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 I don't know what these are either but they look like they're coming out of the rock. The edges of it blend right into the rock like a barnacle but in the middle you can see a mouth and at the ends you can see some kind of tentacles You guys know what it is? Short video of these Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Ball anemones. Take 'em or leave 'em. Some claim they're harmless, others say kill with fire. Supposedly, they can be quite dangerous to livestock when they get big, but that takes a long time. They do tend to spread very fast though. So, make your decision soon. BTW, I have a bunch and rather like them. Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Yeah they're up high and they are VERY small. There's about 4 of them that I can see. They're not close to any other corals either so they stay until otherwise! Link to comment
thesmallerthebetter Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Ball anemones. Take 'em or leave 'em. Some claim they're harmless, others say kill with fire. Supposedly, they can be quite dangerous to livestock when they get big, but that takes a long time. They do tend to spread very fast though. So, make your decision soon. BTW, I have a bunch and rather like them. i swear i see skeleton in those and that would make then cup corals and should be fed to promote growth as they are a nice little partially photosynthetic LPS. Link to comment
andi.rahl Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Ball anemones. Take 'em or leave 'em. Some claim they're harmless, others say kill with fire. Supposedly, they can be quite dangerous to livestock when they get big, but that takes a long time. They do tend to spread very fast though. So, make your decision soon. BTW, I have a bunch and rather like them. I love them! Mine disappeared though. I'm sure it's hiding somewhere :/ I wish I could find another rock with them on it. Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 i swear i see skeleton in those and that would make then cup corals and should be fed to promote growth as they are a nice little partially photosynthetic LPS. They do have a base to them. It's kinda hard to see bc they're in the back of the tank and my lens doesn't get close enough! We'll just have to wait and see what small corals I got for free! Link to comment
coralfreakcr Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Its Blastomussa wellsi Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I love them! Mine disappeared though. I'm sure it's hiding somewhere :/ I wish I could find another rock with them on it. I find them on the undersides of rocks and shells frequently (not directly to the sandbed, but hanging upside down). Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 I've been trying to feed this fella hoping it'd get bigger soon and open up a lil more! Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Update! http://s21.photobucket.com/user/super2ner2006/media/54fb5cc5-ebee-4080-a6fb-b106001644cd.jpg.html'> Been feeding this bad boy and I think it's gotten a little bigger! I've also found a second on above it! But can't get a picture of it bc it's hidden by the zoa's. Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 I still can't figure out what it is lol Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Wow! Thanks for updating! This is exciting. Maybe some sort of chalice..? Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I don't know what these are either but they look like they're coming out of the rock. The edges of it blend right into the rock like a barnacle but in the middle you can see a mouth and at the ends you can see some kind of tentacles You guys know what it is? Short video of these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr01dEc4PMM'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr01dEc4PMM These are hidden cup corals. Link to comment
andi.rahl Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I still can't figure out what it is lol neither can I, but I'm jealous of the neat hitchhiker. I just saw the original pic and it's tiny. what are you feeding it? Link to comment
dannyboy402 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 neither can I, but I'm jealous of the neat hitchhiker. I just saw the original pic and it's tiny. what are you feeding it? I just feed it tiny bits of mixed frozen food out of my pipette. It's always catching the tiny pieces of brine/mysis shrimp. Link to comment
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