reef-luva Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I just bought this cool rock with some green stuff and some polyps. $19.......I love them!!! But what are they? THANX!! Link to comment
jenniebutterfly Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 Parazoanthus sp. just watch them, they have been known to overtake some corals. Link to comment
Doriftu Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 looks like a yellow polyp, and also a few button polyps in between (brown, with good conditions they will probably take over the yellows and develop a vibrant green center, atleast from my own experience.) see below pic My brown polyps were actually dying off and faded when i first got the rock, and the yellow polyps were dominant, that has since changed. These should be the polyps you have on your piece, atleast from what i can see, though the color in ur pic is hard to tell. of course, ms. jennie beat me to a "scientific" name, im just not that fancy Link to comment
reef-luva Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 Thank you reefer's....that's them. Doriftu...mine look exactly like yours. Not the bib brown ones but the others... Yellowish-brown with a brite yellow center. Ms. Butterfly...you say to watch out? Link to comment
reef-luva Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 Here's a better pic... Link to comment
reef-luva Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 Yellow Polyps Parazoanthus gracilis captive difficulty = 1 (1-10 scale) florescent lighting = 4-9 watts per gallon distance from florescent lights > 5 inches metal halide lighting = 1-7 watts per gallon distance from metal halide < 24 inches water current level = medium hair algae compatability = 0 (1-10 scale) food source = symbiotic algae nutrients/zooplankton/liquid coral foods additives required = iodine/vitamins Link to comment
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