Need some coral ID please

Amajewski · 10/07/2016, 07:45 PM

Hey everyone,

My LFS owner is super knowledgeable and has been a big help with my first reef tank. Unfortunately he is kind of an old school hippie so he never knows the actual names of the corals he sells, he just calls them whatever he has been calling them for the past 30 years haha. However I'm a little OCD so it would really help me if some of you could give me the proper names of these corals. Much appreciated.

SeaCucumberFan · 10/07/2016, 07:48 PM

1. Xenia or clove polyps (I think xenia)
2. Zoanthids
3. Green star polyps

Preble · 10/07/2016, 07:49 PM

The third is green star polyps, the second is some sort of polyp and first maybe pulsing xenia. Hard to tell from the pic.

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Preble · 10/07/2016, 07:50 PM

Do the first ones open and close a lot

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Pandagobyguy · 10/07/2016, 08:36 PM

+1 what seacuc said (also +1 xenia)

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Willyboz1 · 10/07/2016, 09:09 PM

First one looks more like cloves to me

A sea K · 10/08/2016, 04:41 AM

I'm with Willyboz1, #1 looks like clove polyps to me as well.

Bent · 10/08/2016, 06:27 AM

1: clove polyps
2: zoas
3: gsp

My .02

billdogg · 10/08/2016, 05:28 PM

What they all have said.

Be forewarned that all of those - especially the clove polyps and the gsp - can and will grow like crazy and can easily get out of control

Kremis · 10/09/2016, 12:04 AM

1st = green clove polyps

SeaCucumberFan · 10/09/2016, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kremis

1st = green clove polyps

They dont look green to me but meybe I'm colorblind (as various internet tests have said)

inurmind · 10/09/2016, 01:50 PM

Green or not the first pic is definitely cloves.

Dogshowgrl · 10/09/2016, 02:16 PM

I agree with all the above.

But just as curiosity... When the coral is sucked in (closed) what does its base look like?

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2smokes · 10/09/2016, 04:46 PM

First is blue clove polyps ,second zoanthus and third green star polyps.

10/07/2016, 07:49 PM	#3
Preble Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: High Point North Carolina Posts: 341	The third is green star polyps, the second is some sort of polyp and first maybe pulsing xenia. Hard to tell from the pic. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk __________________ I can't afford to take you to a fancy dinner, but we can go back to my place and eat in-front of my fancy reef tank. Current Tank Info: 50 mixed

10/07/2016, 07:50 PM	#4
Preble Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: High Point North Carolina Posts: 341	Do the first ones open and close a lot Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk __________________ I can't afford to take you to a fancy dinner, but we can go back to my place and eat in-front of my fancy reef tank. Current Tank Info: 50 mixed

10/08/2016, 04:41 AM	#7
A sea K Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Branford Fl Posts: 3,024	I'm with Willyboz1, #1 looks like clove polyps to me as well. __________________ I am not a pro so excuse me if I'm wrong. Current Tank Info: 30gal Deep Blue rimless 9/10/2014, 80gal Deep Blue rimless 40gal sump/refugium 9/11/16 LPS reef, 2 x Kessil A160 with a single Maxspect Razor, RO Prime 150INT skimmer, Sicce 3 return pump, Vortech MP40 and MP10

10/08/2016, 06:27 AM	#8
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	1: clove polyps 2: zoas 3: gsp My .02 __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

10/08/2016, 05:28 PM	#9
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	What they all have said. Be forewarned that all of those - especially the clove polyps and the gsp - can and will grow like crazy and can easily get out of control __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

10/07/2016, 07:48 PM	#2
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	1. Xenia or clove polyps (I think xenia) 2. Zoanthids 3. Green star polyps

10/07/2016, 08:36 PM	#5
Pandagobyguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 333	+1 what seacuc said (also +1 xenia) Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

10/07/2016, 09:09 PM	#6
Willyboz1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: So Cal Posts: 62	First one looks more like cloves to me

10/09/2016, 12:04 AM	#10
Kremis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 799	1st = green clove polyps

10/09/2016, 01:50 PM	#12
inurmind Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 36	Green or not the first pic is definitely cloves.

10/09/2016, 02:16 PM	#13
Dogshowgrl Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North Central Florida Posts: 298	I agree with all the above. But just as curiosity... When the coral is sucked in (closed) what does its base look like? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

10/09/2016, 04:46 PM	#14
2smokes Moved On Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: romania Posts: 515	First is blue clove polyps ,second zoanthus and third green star polyps.