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Unread 12/07/2010, 07:54 PM   #1
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id please

this came out of my live rock the other day.
Is this a mushroom of some kind?
What are the other polyps around it? Green Star Polyps? Aiptasia?
Sorry for the bad pic.
It's from my iphone
i'll try to get a better pic of the life around the mushroom for better id.
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Unread 12/07/2010, 07:59 PM   #2
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here's a closer pic, with iphone, of the polyps around the mushroom.

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Unread 12/07/2010, 08:13 PM   #3
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green star polyp. grow it out and see if you like it.


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Unread 12/07/2010, 08:18 PM   #4
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I thought so.
Is that a mushroom in the first pic?


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Unread 12/08/2010, 08:35 AM   #5
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Unread 12/08/2010, 08:46 AM   #6
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yeah thats a shroom in the 1st pic


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Unread 12/08/2010, 09:34 AM   #7
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Unread 12/08/2010, 09:58 AM   #8
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green star polyp. grow it out and see if you like it.
Not green star polyps, just star polyps - pachyclavularia. They come in a variety of shades, green being one of them.


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Unread 12/08/2010, 01:28 PM   #9
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Indeed they are star polyps. They are pretty fun, I enjoy watching them sway in the current. They are easy to keep and grow pretty quickly - almost to nuisance levels. I bought a string of them about an inch and a half long maybe a month ago and it's doubled in size already. I already broke 2 pieces off it and put them in different spots.


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Unread 12/08/2010, 01:31 PM   #10
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How long have you had that piece of rock


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