ID Please

CrOsSwIrE · 05/02/2006, 10:37 PM

I just have a few items that I could used ids on, and what I need to feed them if anything...

I know these are christmas tree worms, but just want to know what to feed them...

I think these are zooanthids, but I would like to know what type. They just recently got the green color...

and I have no idea what this is.... It looks pretty cool though

Any help here would be appreciated.

~Mike

clutch · 05/02/2006, 10:50 PM

Christmas tree worm i think pic 1 and looks like sun phylops pic 2

mbbuna · 05/02/2006, 10:51 PM

the first ones are spirobranchus(christmas tree worms) and they need live phytoplankton and micro-zooplankton.

second look like palythoa but i cant be sure

3rd no way to know

clutch · 05/02/2006, 10:52 PM

opps pi2 looks like button phylops and 3 is sun

bertoni · 05/02/2006, 10:52 PM

The second picture looks pretty blurry to me, and the animals look like mushroom corals (Actinodiscus) from what I can see. The last picture looks like corals without photosynthetic symbionts. Do they have a stony skeleton? They will need feeding to survive.

A good phytoplankton product like DT's or BioPlankton will help feed the worms.

CrOsSwIrE · 05/02/2006, 11:00 PM

yes those little white caps are boney, and they have little tentacles coming out of them. and what are photosynthetic symbionts?

CrOsSwIrE · 05/02/2006, 11:01 PM

And if it matters, the closer I get them to light the longer the tenticals come out. that and they dont like the powerhead directly

CrOsSwIrE · 05/02/2006, 11:09 PM

here is another picture of the third one... hope it helps

thanks,

~mike

mbbuna · 05/02/2006, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CrOsSwIrE
and what are photosynthetic symbionts?

symbiotic algae. that means they house algae that relies on light to supply themselves with food

mbbuna · 05/02/2006, 11:19 PM

from those pics you still cant tell what they are. you will need to get a full light shot of them to be sure

CrOsSwIrE · 05/02/2006, 11:22 PM

darn the vho lights... I cant get a good pic without having it look like garbage... I'm going to grab my no lights to see what happens...

mbbuna · 05/02/2006, 11:26 PM

take your time my friend, we will be here tomorrow

CrOsSwIrE · 05/02/2006, 11:34 PM

I'm going to burn my camera... I cant wait till that rebel xt gets here

05/02/2006, 10:37 PM	#1
CrOsSwIrE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dwight, IL Posts: 223	ID Please I just have a few items that I could used ids on, and what I need to feed them if anything... I know these are christmas tree worms, but just want to know what to feed them... I think these are zooanthids, but I would like to know what type. They just recently got the green color... and I have no idea what this is.... It looks pretty cool though Any help here would be appreciated. ~Mike

05/02/2006, 10:50 PM	#2
clutch Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 672	Christmas tree worm i think pic 1 and looks like sun phylops pic 2 __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: In wall 240, Deltec AP851, Tunze wavebox,Geo618

05/02/2006, 10:52 PM	#4
clutch Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 672	opps pi2 looks like button phylops and 3 is sun __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: In wall 240, Deltec AP851, Tunze wavebox,Geo618

05/02/2006, 10:52 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The second picture looks pretty blurry to me, and the animals look like mushroom corals (Actinodiscus) from what I can see. The last picture looks like corals without photosynthetic symbionts. Do they have a stony skeleton? They will need feeding to survive. A good phytoplankton product like DT's or BioPlankton will help feed the worms. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

05/02/2006, 10:51 PM	#3
mbbuna Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,847	the first ones are spirobranchus(christmas tree worms) and they need live phytoplankton and micro-zooplankton. second look like palythoa but i cant be sure 3rd no way to know

05/02/2006, 11:00 PM	#6
CrOsSwIrE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dwight, IL Posts: 223	yes those little white caps are boney, and they have little tentacles coming out of them. and what are photosynthetic symbionts?

05/02/2006, 11:01 PM	#7
CrOsSwIrE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dwight, IL Posts: 223	And if it matters, the closer I get them to light the longer the tenticals come out. that and they dont like the powerhead directly

05/02/2006, 11:09 PM	#8
CrOsSwIrE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dwight, IL Posts: 223	here is another picture of the third one... hope it helps thanks, ~mike

05/02/2006, 11:19 PM	#10
mbbuna Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,847	from those pics you still cant tell what they are. you will need to get a full light shot of them to be sure

05/02/2006, 11:22 PM	#11
CrOsSwIrE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dwight, IL Posts: 223	darn the vho lights... I cant get a good pic without having it look like garbage... I'm going to grab my no lights to see what happens...

05/02/2006, 11:26 PM	#12
mbbuna Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,847	take your time my friend, we will be here tomorrow

05/02/2006, 11:34 PM	#13
CrOsSwIrE Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dwight, IL Posts: 223	I'm going to burn my camera... I cant wait till that rebel xt gets here