What is true ID?

kenwendyb · 12/30/2007, 03:37 PM

Thought I'd post here too since more traffic. Got 2 of these years ago as hitchhikers and was told they were "Florida Mushrooms" Was wondering what the true name was. They are a little closed up as my Flame Hawk kept trying to get in the shot and disrupted them. The one at bottom is open. I Love these. They reproduce and eat about anything that gets in them. Have about 40 now between two tanks. Was told they were illigal to harvest anymore? Thanks for looking.

rynon · 12/30/2007, 03:39 PM

I think your talking about the taller corals? Those are some sort of palythoa IMO.

kenwendyb · 12/30/2007, 03:46 PM

Yeah, red with the hairs at ends.

rynon · 12/30/2007, 03:50 PM

That's a palythoa of some sort for sure, someone else may have a better exact species ID. I'd bet money that it's a palythoa though

. Pretty cool coral, they look HUGE for a paly. Kind of remind me of the giant paly's sold on LA once and a while? Cinnamon paly's they call them I think?

Ephraim · 12/30/2007, 05:31 PM

looks kinda like a grandis

rigleautomotive · 12/30/2007, 05:33 PM

yep palythoa grandis

kenwendyb · 01/01/2008, 04:22 PM

Any special distinction or name. Was told these, this type, couldn't be bought or sold anymore. Wondering what this type is?

Salamander · 01/01/2008, 04:46 PM

Those are palythoa AKA button coral etc. The ones you might be thinking of that are protected are Florida ricordia. And Florida ricordia can be bought and sold and I believe collected with some regulation as to the size of the rock (something like the size of a quarter max or maybe no substrate attached). Palythoa though are common and easy to propagate.

12/30/2007, 03:37 PM	#1
kenwendyb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: B'ham, AL Posts: 211	What is true ID? Thought I'd post here too since more traffic. Got 2 of these years ago as hitchhikers and was told they were "Florida Mushrooms" Was wondering what the true name was. They are a little closed up as my Flame Hawk kept trying to get in the shot and disrupted them. The one at bottom is open. I Love these. They reproduce and eat about anything that gets in them. Have about 40 now between two tanks. Was told they were illigal to harvest anymore? Thanks for looking. __________________ ................................... Thanks, Ken and Wendy (Usually Wendy typing Ken nearby) Avitar is pic of very first tank all those years ago. Current Tank Info: 95-Marroon Clown, Flame Hawk, Coral Beauty, Tomini Bristletooth Tang, Dwarf Lion, Bird Wrasse pair. 65-Black Sailfin Blenny, Pair of Maroon Clowns, Convict Blenny, Snails Snails Snails! 56 gal for sale!!!!

12/30/2007, 03:46 PM	#3
kenwendyb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: B'ham, AL Posts: 211	Yeah, red with the hairs at ends. __________________ ................................... Thanks, Ken and Wendy (Usually Wendy typing Ken nearby) Avitar is pic of very first tank all those years ago. Current Tank Info: 95-Marroon Clown, Flame Hawk, Coral Beauty, Tomini Bristletooth Tang, Dwarf Lion, Bird Wrasse pair. 65-Black Sailfin Blenny, Pair of Maroon Clowns, Convict Blenny, Snails Snails Snails! 56 gal for sale!!!!

12/30/2007, 05:33 PM	#6
rigleautomotive Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,705	yep palythoa grandis __________________ Dan Rigle President, * Reef Conservation Society TOTM December 2010 Coral Magazine Sept/Oct 2012 Current Tank Info: 180 gal SPS dominated display, 3 X 250 watt Radiums , lumenarc III minis , with VHO actinics, ETS downdraft skimmers, closed loops and 2 Tunze 6105 & 7095 controller,DIY calcium reactors DIY custom built sumps,since 1992

01/01/2008, 04:22 PM	#7
kenwendyb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: B'ham, AL Posts: 211	Any special distinction or name. Was told these, this type, couldn't be bought or sold anymore. Wondering what this type is? __________________ ................................... Thanks, Ken and Wendy (Usually Wendy typing Ken nearby) Avitar is pic of very first tank all those years ago. Current Tank Info: 95-Marroon Clown, Flame Hawk, Coral Beauty, Tomini Bristletooth Tang, Dwarf Lion, Bird Wrasse pair. 65-Black Sailfin Blenny, Pair of Maroon Clowns, Convict Blenny, Snails Snails Snails! 56 gal for sale!!!!

01/01/2008, 04:46 PM	#8
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	Those are palythoa AKA button coral etc. The ones you might be thinking of that are protected are Florida ricordia. And Florida ricordia can be bought and sold and I believe collected with some regulation as to the size of the rock (something like the size of a quarter max or maybe no substrate attached). Palythoa though are common and easy to propagate. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

12/30/2007, 03:39 PM	#2
rynon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 686	I think your talking about the taller corals? Those are some sort of palythoa IMO.

12/30/2007, 03:50 PM	#4
rynon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 686	That's a palythoa of some sort for sure, someone else may have a better exact species ID. I'd bet money that it's a palythoa though . Pretty cool coral, they look HUGE for a paly. Kind of remind me of the giant paly's sold on LA once and a while? Cinnamon paly's they call them I think?

12/30/2007, 05:31 PM	#5
Ephraim Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 193	looks kinda like a grandis