Please help something growing on paly

Jyetman · 02/16/2015, 03:54 PM

These guys are almost eight months old and have been doing great. This one green paly near the top has something wrong not sure what's starting to cover it. When I touch it doesn't react tried scraping that crusty stuff off no luck. Was healthy last week. Looks like something grey is growing and covering it any advice would be appreciated.

Jyetman · 02/16/2015, 04:54 PM

Tried pulling it off with tweezers and in seconds it nearly covered the entire paly. Seems like the discoloration is part of the paly not sure what to think now? Does anyone have any idea what's going on here?

Fishmommy · 02/16/2015, 04:56 PM

Giant flatworm?

Jyetman · 02/16/2015, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishmommy

Giant flatworm?

Don't think so tried peeling whatever it is off and seems to be part of the paly.

Jyetman · 02/18/2015, 08:25 PM

It looks like a sponge now that I looked closer how can that be?

JoelA7 · 02/18/2015, 11:34 PM

I can't tell from your photo but I have a rock with mixed Paly and Zoa which has sponge on it. It was over growing the polyps. So during a water change I put my siphon right over it and Cha ching! Turns out palies are attached much more firmly than sponge. Didn't get it all but got a bunch!

PhaneSoul · 02/19/2015, 12:51 AM

if your talking about that object growing around the top 2 polyps, that looks like a sponge. the polyp that the red arrows are pointing to looks like he is stressed because of the sponge, but for the polyp itself I see nothing wrong besides stress.

Jyetman · 02/19/2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by PhaneSoul

if your talking about that object growing around the top 2 polyps, that looks like a sponge. the polyp that the red arrows are pointing to looks like he is stressed because of the sponge, but for the polyp itself I see nothing wrong besides stress.

Are you saying stressed polyps secrete a hard dark coating over the disk?

Jyetman · 03/09/2015, 01:47 PM

bump

Jyetman · 03/09/2015, 01:55 PM

Whatever happened after all this time its health has rejuvenated and has started to open up again is very strange.

02/16/2015, 03:54 PM	#1
Jyetman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,712	Please help something growing on paly These guys are almost eight months old and have been doing great. This one green paly near the top has something wrong not sure what's starting to cover it. When I touch it doesn't react tried scraping that crusty stuff off no luck. Was healthy last week. Looks like something grey is growing and covering it any advice would be appreciated. Last edited by Jyetman; 02/16/2015 at 04:36 PM.

02/16/2015, 04:56 PM	#3
Fishmommy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NH, USA Posts: 1,214	Giant flatworm? __________________ 135 DSA reef w/50 MRC sump. 10 + 5 QT, 180 planted, 75 planted

02/18/2015, 11:34 PM	#6
JoelA7 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,056	I can't tell from your photo but I have a rock with mixed Paly and Zoa which has sponge on it. It was over growing the polyps. So during a water change I put my siphon right over it and Cha ching! Turns out palies are attached much more firmly than sponge. Didn't get it all but got a bunch! __________________ New 48x24x26.25 w Precision Marine R30 sump, Vertex Omega 150 skimmer, 2@Vertex 1.5L reactors for carbon & phosban, GEO Ca reactor w Aquarium Plants regulator. 2 MP40's 2@Radions. #120 live rock & #12

02/16/2015, 04:54 PM	#2
Jyetman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,712	Tried pulling it off with tweezers and in seconds it nearly covered the entire paly. Seems like the discoloration is part of the paly not sure what to think now? Does anyone have any idea what's going on here?

02/18/2015, 08:25 PM	#5
Jyetman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,712	It looks like a sponge now that I looked closer how can that be?

02/19/2015, 12:51 AM	#7
PhaneSoul Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 949	if your talking about that object growing around the top 2 polyps, that looks like a sponge. the polyp that the red arrows are pointing to looks like he is stressed because of the sponge, but for the polyp itself I see nothing wrong besides stress.

03/09/2015, 01:47 PM	#9
Jyetman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,712	bump

03/09/2015, 01:55 PM	#10
Jyetman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,712	Whatever happened after all this time its health has rejuvenated and has started to open up again is very strange.