treesprite March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 (edited) I finally got up to Mr. Coral (Saturday... free ricordia weekend to use the $100 gift certificate from the raffle. Got a few little things, one of which was this thing for which I need an ID. I was told this was a type of nuclear green zoanthid but I have never seen a zoanthid recess its polyps rather than just close them. Edited March 25, 2009 by treesprite
jason the filter freak March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 sould be able to tell by that skeleton that is an lps not a softie try your research from there
reefhunter March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 nice... looks like a flower pot coral or similar... but I have no clue
Jan March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 I finally got up to Mr. Coral (Saturday... free ricordia weekend to use the $100 gift certificate from the raffle. Got a few little things, one of which was this thing for which I need an ID. I was told this was a type of nuclear green zoanthid but I have never seen a zoanthid recess its polyps rather than just close them. I know, I know...that's pistachio brittle! I couldn't resist
Sugar Magnolia March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 (edited) Count the polyp's tentacles. 24 tentacles is a Goniopora, 12 tentacles is Alveopora. Alveopora is much easier to keep alive than Goniopora. Edited March 25, 2009 by Sugar Magnolia
treesprite March 25, 2009 Author March 25, 2009 (edited) would this be an aggressive coral? If so, that might explain why the things sitting next to it aren't opening.... I need specific IDs on those as well but I can't very well get IDs on things that aren't opening up and smiling for pictures (2 types zoas, 1 type paly, 1 that looks like clove polyps but very short compared to pictures I've seen). I got a bubble coral frag as well as those, and a couple pieces of liverock, and of course the free ricordia. Edited March 25, 2009 by treesprite
dtfleming March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 yes it is, give it some room. def lps either goniopora or avelopora. Which leads me to ask why did u get something when you didnt know it is?
lanman March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 yes it is, give it some room. def lps either goniopora or avelopora. Which leads me to ask why did u get something when you didnt know it is? Because someone TOLD her it was a zoanthid colony. bob
Stu March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 May also be a turbina coral I'm with Nadir on this one. Looks like a little turbinaria, a.k.a. Pagoda Cup Coral to me: Turbinaria Hardy and easy to keep LPS, and not very aggressive.
gioNVA March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 The base doesn't look like a pagoda cup. As Sugar Magnolia said, the alveoporas have 12 tentacles. Check out this link: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/10/aafeature2
treesprite March 25, 2009 Author March 25, 2009 Because someone TOLD her it was a zoanthid colony. bob Thanks for the rescue It was in a section that was all zoanthids and there were various types of green ones (his zoa selection is very limited), with Sonny telling me that this coral was some type of nuclear green zoanthids. Given his statement, I saw no reason to hold the coral out of the water to examine the piece of rock it is on. I'm hearing that this type of coral is hard to keep so I may end up getting rid of it so it doesn't ultimately die on me. It didn't extend the polyps for the first couple of days at home, but now is opened like that first picture. I moved the stuff that was next to it a couple inches away but don't have room to move anything further because they are all in my sump right now until I get my tank put back together. I did notice some kind of very long sweeper in there last night but don't know the source. I really don't think there is room in my tank for something that is terribly aggressive.
sdah0414 March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 If you are really thinking of getting rid of it, I would pm sonny or give him a call at the store. He's usually pretty good at making sure the customer is happy.
L8 2 RISE March 26, 2009 March 26, 2009 crater coral? http://www.marinecenter.com/corals/polyps/craterpolypfiji/
Sugar Magnolia March 26, 2009 March 26, 2009 The base doesn't look like a pagoda cup. As Sugar Magnolia said, the alveoporas have 12 tentacles. Check out this link: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/10/aafeature2 Forrest's coral has 12 tentacles per polyp. Goniopora has 24. I still say Alveopora. http://www.poppe-images.com/images/search_...amily=PORITIDAE
davelin315 March 26, 2009 March 26, 2009 In my experience with both of these corals, the individual corallites are recessed, not pronounced, so in my book it's neither goniopora nor alveopora. Plus, I don't believe that you can frag goniopora without it receding quickly (plus the tentacle count). I'm guessing more of a turbinaria.
davelin315 March 26, 2009 March 26, 2009 Also, goniopora and alveopora tend to have corallites right next to each other, no spaces in between. Oh, and it doesn't look too healthy to me. Seems like the polyps retract all the way into the skeleton and there's no flesh between or covering the corallite, suggestive of loss of tissue to me. Pretty with the extension, but doesn't look healthy overall.
Sikryd March 27, 2009 March 27, 2009 I like discussions like this, learned a lot. Now I just have to get the corals of the world book!
davelin315 March 27, 2009 March 27, 2009 Went back and counted tentacles on the first picture, the one I counted had more than 24 tentacles. Definitely not a goniopora or alveopora. I'm doubting turbinaria as well, now, since they also don't have that many tentacles from what I remember of mine. They also don't appear to be the crater polyps as those are more like a sea mat or a continuous colony of palys. Looked again and now I'm leaning towards Solenastrea or Oculina, more towards the Solenastrea, though (not from experience, from looking at the skeleton).
treesprite March 27, 2009 Author March 27, 2009 Went back and counted tentacles on the first picture, the one I counted had more than 24 tentacles. Definitely not a goniopora or alveopora. I'm doubting turbinaria as well, now, since they also don't have that many tentacles from what I remember of mine. They also don't appear to be the crater polyps as those are more like a sea mat or a continuous colony of palys. Looked again and now I'm leaning towards Solenastrea or Oculina, more towards the Solenastrea, though (not from experience, from looking at the skeleton). Wow, thanks for the investigating - I will look those corals up.
zygote2k March 27, 2009 March 27, 2009 How can a vendor go so wrong as to label this a "nuclear green zoanthid"?
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