Gross111 Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Aptasia or not aptasia, good? Bad? Link to comment
Gross111 Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 Im not talking about the polyp on the Right side Link to comment
lucubrator Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 It looks like aiptasia to me. I've heard they're bad, but some tanks are devoted exclusively to them. In either case, they will spread extremely quickly, so you must decide if you want to keep them soon. I've found that a 2:1 water:calcium hydroxide (kalk/pickling lime) takes care of them quickly. Just buy a syringe from the grocer or a pet store. Now I have a question: On the left is something black that looks like it's leaking from a mussel. The brown on the left has been growing there for a while, and I like it, I just want to know what to call it. Link to comment
lucubrator Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I'm also not entirely sure what this is. I bought it yesterday thinking it was frogspawn, but it's not quite as full as the others I've seen. I thought it was hammer breifly but it doesn't seem to have two "heads" on the end of the arms. Thanks Link to comment
greatreef16 Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 lub, is the base/column soft or hard? if it is soft, it's an anenome, if it is hard, it's a torch coral. Link to comment
Gross111 Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 My limited experience and opinion says it may be bubble tip anenome Link to comment
tinyreef Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 gross, your 1st pic looks like hydroids (kinda fuzzy). the 2nd looks like a torch to me too. lucub, the black looks like a sponge. the polyp-thingy could be a stony coral or anemone. is there a skeleton visible? i'd say stony (galaxia?). it looks too bunched together for any or the nuisance anemones imo. Link to comment
Gross111 Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 what the heck are hydroids, Tiny Link to comment
bbkid43 Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 arent they a developing stage of jellyfish? Link to comment
Gross111 Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 these dont look anything like jelly fish, they look closer to a feather duster then anything, and they kinda retract like one to Link to comment
tinyreef Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 it's a bit of catch-all phrase here. sometimes they're used to refer to the juvenile stage of some jellyfish or corals. basically, a stalked polyp with stingers on top. (that's a lay definition but does describe it accurately visually at least imo) sometimes it's the juvie stage of another type of animal but basically they're usually sessile animals with stinging capabilty that resemble yellow polyps/zoanthids. i think you just took off a couple of years off my brain making me explain that. X) Link to comment
dickie52 Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Gross....I am leaning towards Aptasia and I would say it is a colony just starting. Not to disagree with the master of small creepy things(Tiny), but my experience with hydroids is, that they are much smaller, with less tentacles and usually attach to the glass...... Lucu....I think what you have there is an encrusting chicken liver sponge, again this is just a quick, shoot from the hip, guess...... Link to comment
lucubrator Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 The base of the (torch) coral is hard, and there are three heads to it. The black is soft when I poked at it, but it doesn't have any hole in it, I thought sponges did. How about the thing on the right next to the "sponge? Link to comment
reef hugger Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Gross, you have hydroids like Tiny said. Possibly Myrionema hydroids. lucubrator, your first pic looks like a galaxia coral. The black blob is a sponge, there appears to be little holes on the surface of it. The second pic is of a torch coral. Link to comment
Dr. Saltwater Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Photo 1: The brown polyps look like a stick/tree polyp (Acrozoanthus-sp.) to me, pretty sure they are what I think. The white object on the right looks like a small Zoo (Zoanthus-sp.) Photo 2: The black object is probably a black Sponge (Ircinia strobilina -> not sure of the name) Photo 3: A Torch Coral for sure! (Euphyllia Glabrescens) Link to comment
gregb Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 I want to be a reef anus when I grow up. Link to comment
Dr. Saltwater Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 what the heck is that about? Link to comment
lucubrator Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 What's the thing on the right, next to the sponge? Link to comment
Dr. Saltwater Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Small Blastomussa wellsi ? Link to comment
Gross111 Posted October 31, 2004 Author Share Posted October 31, 2004 Hey Dr saltwater, are you talking about pic 1 Link to comment
reef hugger Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 definatly not Blastomussa wellsi Link to comment
Gross111 Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 what do you think it is josh and if you know what that is can you tell me what kind of the leather i have, its posted in the gallery above Link to comment
reef hugger Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Do they look like these here. Link to comment
Dr. Saltwater Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Originally posted by Gross111 Hey Dr saltwater, are you talking about pic 1 No second picture on the right. But I doubt it ... the other corals you asked for I'm 95% sure I'm wright Link to comment
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