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04-01-2008, 03:37 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cleveland OH
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 |  Is this a mushroom? If so what kind?
Im not exactly sure what this is. It came on a rock i got. The guy said he had seen in for a long time, but it never did anything. Since i have put it in my tank, its been opening and growing, and another one has sprouted up right next to it as well. Guess it pays to have decent lighting. lol
I know the pix are horrible, had my sister take them really quick. If better pics are needed let me know.
Any idea what this is?
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04-01-2008, 03:42 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Looks like a brown Zoa _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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04-01-2008, 03:47 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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Originally Posted by gilbertjanke  Im not exactly sure what this is. It came on a rock i got. The guy said he had seen in for a long time, but it never did anything. Since i have put it in my tank, its been opening and growing, and another one has sprouted up right next to it as well. Guess it pays to have decent lighting. lol
I know the pix are horrible, had my sister take them really quick. If better pics are needed let me know.
Any idea what this is?
Thanks |
from the pics that you've provided it "appears" to be a simple common brown "button polyp" ( zoanthid )
if another popped up beside it ' thats a good thing ! _________ Wildreefs 220 Tank Journal | |
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04-01-2008, 04:16 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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Looks like a zoa, good for you (if you wanna keep softies that is)!! I just added several clusters to my tank, I like them and my wife likes the "flowie things" too! Anything to keep her interested in the tank!! If light and water quality are good you'll be fragging them off before you know it!! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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04-01-2008, 04:49 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cleveland OH
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Guys i think youre right. Yeah sorry the pix sucked. Looking closer, i can see the edges of the polyp have little rough fringes/start of tentacles or whatever they may be called. They are a welcome addition right now to my tank right now so hopefully all goes well and they grow nicely like youve mentioned.
I have a 175w MH pendant w a 14k bulb. The water quality isnt bad for a noob.
Second little sprout wasnt even showing up 2 weeks ago and is already 1/2 the size of the other one. ;-)
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04-01-2008, 06:42 PM
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| | Ocellaris Clown
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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Nice score! When I purchase LR , I like to look for those little goodies(and bad stuff). I'm pretty particular about LR, I like to pick out pieces with healthy coralline and extra little things like button polyps. I bought a piece with about 3 buttons on it and have quite the colony now. I hope yours do the same. | |
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04-01-2008, 06:47 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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Originally Posted by missionsix66 Nice score! When I purchase LR , I like to look for those little goodies(and bad stuff). I'm pretty particular about LR, I like to pick out pieces with healthy coralline and extra little things like button polyps. I bought a piece with about 3 buttons on it and have quite the colony now. I hope yours do the same. |
exactly mission ' all to often people tend to forget or new to the salt water reef' that they can pick up lots of goodies from paying attention to live rock .
if any thing matters most'. i think ' it's got to be "PAITENCE" ! | |
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04-02-2008, 06:27 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SA,TX
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Several weeks ago I bought a BTA on a rock. On the back side of it it had 3 small brown things that looked like Zoanthids, but not sure cuz they look different from some other ones I have. They've the same type stalk, but the disc has little 'fingers' if you will on the disc and I dont mean just on the fringe. My other Zoas have long tentacle type things just on their fringe whereas these brown ones look similar save for the short stubby 'tentacles' across the disc....Also, the brown ones (now) are bigger in circumference.
Same thing as posted in this thread???
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