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  1. ducati 748

    ducati 748 Astrea Snail

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    can you please help,is this aiptasia,and can anyone i.d this growing on my rock.sorry not the b reef tank 001.jpg

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    reef tank 005.jpg est pics my camera is giving up.thanks[​IMG]
     
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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Images 2 and 4 I believe are Kenya tree corals and they are nice to have, and they do well in most tanks

    Images 1 and 3 - It looks like Aiptasia to me

    Steve
     
  4. ducati 748

    ducati 748 Astrea Snail

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    thanks for the help :cheesy:
     
  5. Crimson Ghost

    Crimson Ghost Blue Ringed Angel

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    Aptasia is for certain.

    The other with either a Kenya or a Colt coral – very difficult to tell them apart, if you can get a better picture we might be able to. Either way the advice would be the same – both nice corals to have.

    From what I can see in your coral the polps appear (to me) to be from the base to the top, this is why I suspect Colt.
    Kenya (capnella) has small lobes and polyps that appear rounded and most of the polyps are near the ends of the lobes. Colt (cladiella) sp? Have shorter polys that has are from the base to the ends of the lobes. Two very similar corals and often mistaken for the same. Actually if you google image both you will see that they are misnamed all over the net – but it really doesn’t matter. Both like good current, good lighting and are easy to care for.
     
  6. ilovereefing

    ilovereefing Astrea Snail

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    number 1 is def. aptasia
     
  7. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    1st definitely aptasia

    2nd..... I want to say Carnation Coral. What does it feel like. Is it soft and gooey (yes, it's a word), or rough and *****ly?