Some ID's Please

64Texan · 08/06/2009, 07:25 PM

I have a SIL that is wanting to give me some of the following soft corals. I would love to know what they are and check on whether I should have them or not.

One of this group...

The three in front and a fourth behind (not visible) are on a rock by themselves and not with the other coral behind them...

For this picture the snail on top I would love to have an ID on and the coral behind the banded shrimp would be cool to have an ID on...

Thank you folks for your help, these are all in an established 12 gallon bio cube.

drmario · 08/06/2009, 07:33 PM

The coral behind the shrimp (the last pic) looks like a xenia.

brdracing · 08/06/2009, 07:36 PM

The first one is Xenia and the second is Kenya tree. IMO

MarkusII · 08/07/2009, 04:54 AM

Hello,

and thre three polyps in front of the Kenia tree are Protopalythoa (zoanthus family)

regards

Markus

64Texan · 08/07/2009, 06:43 AM

Thank you folks, time to do some research... ; )

BeanMachine · 08/07/2009, 12:42 PM

Tex, you'll find out that xenia spreads rather quickly and can become a plague.

Percula9 · 08/07/2009, 10:20 PM

I agree with all the I.D's

100%hydrophylic · 08/07/2009, 10:50 PM

+ on all the I.D. xenia looks best when it grows to plague proportions in my opinion lol. but if it does get too big for your taste its extremely easy to frag and give to your LFS.

08/06/2009, 07:25 PM	#1
64Texan Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: McQueeney, TX. Posts: 63	Some ID's Please I have a SIL that is wanting to give me some of the following soft corals. I would love to know what they are and check on whether I should have them or not. One of this group... The three in front and a fourth behind (not visible) are on a rock by themselves and not with the other coral behind them... For this picture the snail on top I would love to have an ID on and the coral behind the banded shrimp would be cool to have an ID on... Thank you folks for your help, these are all in an established 12 gallon bio cube.

08/07/2009, 10:50 PM	#8
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	+ on all the I.D. xenia looks best when it grows to plague proportions in my opinion lol. but if it does get too big for your taste its extremely easy to frag and give to your LFS. __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

08/06/2009, 07:33 PM	#2
drmario Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 12	The coral behind the shrimp (the last pic) looks like a xenia.

08/06/2009, 07:36 PM	#3
brdracing Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Statesville, NC Posts: 299	The first one is Xenia and the second is Kenya tree. IMO

08/07/2009, 04:54 AM	#4
MarkusII Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: near Innsbruck/Tyrol/Austria Posts: 611	Hello, and thre three polyps in front of the Kenia tree are Protopalythoa (zoanthus family) regards Markus

08/07/2009, 06:43 AM	#5
64Texan Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: McQueeney, TX. Posts: 63	Thank you folks, time to do some research... ; )

08/07/2009, 12:42 PM	#6
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	Tex, you'll find out that xenia spreads rather quickly and can become a plague.

08/07/2009, 10:20 PM	#7
Percula9 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County CA Posts: 3,819	I agree with all the I.D's