does this sound like a coral?

zdawgnight · 08/11/2006, 03:03 PM

i have been finding great new life all over my live rock from beautiful coraline algae to nussences like aipista and hair algae but i have just discovered a new item it looks like i group of polyps there are less then an inch in size once i find my camera battery ill be able to get a picture of it but it kind of looks like xenia in shape and is a brownish tinted form please help i hope its nothing bad

hgbarwick · 08/11/2006, 03:13 PM

got a pic?

MCary · 08/11/2006, 03:41 PM

What does a coral sound like?

TWallace · 08/11/2006, 04:45 PM

This thread lacks pictures and punctuation.

Mr.Furious · 08/11/2006, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MCary
What does a coral sound like?

thats just wrong

zdawgnight · 08/11/2006, 06:09 PM

my camera isnt working so i dont have a picture but it reminds me of aipista but almost looks like it has leafy branches protruding from its base

affan · 08/11/2006, 06:14 PM

Is it round, fat and pink? Does it grunt? If so, probably not a coral but may be Sus scrofa.

zdawgnight · 08/11/2006, 06:46 PM

its like a brownish hue and i dont know what you mean by grunting but i think it is not doing thats and it appears to be stationary aslo is anyone knows about a type of nocturnal slug that has three blue dots on its back that some information on that would be great as well

Reef_bones · 08/11/2006, 07:04 PM

I bet you always lost at charades

You got to describe it alittle better..

zdawgnight · 08/11/2006, 08:32 PM

it is very difficult to describe once i get my camera fisxed ill put up a picture but i dont know what other clues i can give other then its is brownish looks like a small colony of polyps almost but i dont have enough experience to give a good account of what im seeing this is my first saltwater tank and every day i find something new that i have no idea what it is for example i have a bunch of fan worms on my live rock and only a month ago i realized they were good

itZme · 08/11/2006, 08:48 PM

Could they be Clove Polyps?
There are several color variations but here's a common pic.

Or possibly Palythoa

HTH
-- Kevin

zdawgnight · 08/11/2006, 09:13 PM

it kind of has the extensions like the xenia but they are thinner and seems to have the stalk of the 2nd picture but are skinnier also is has a more red color then that brownish yellow is it even possible that a coral could have justr shown up on my rocks? i have a lot of growth but it would really be somthing if i had a coral hitchhiker as well

itZme · 08/11/2006, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zdawgnight
it kind of has the extensions like the xenia but they are thinner and seems to have the stalk of the 2nd picture but are skinnier also is has a more red color then that brownish yellow is it even possible that a coral could have justr shown up on my rocks? i have a lot of growth but it would really be somthing if i had a coral hitchhiker as well

Sure... lots of times corals are closed up during shipping then they get into your tank and feel comfortable and then open up. It would be VERY hard for someone to clean off all corals from live rock. You pra\obably got a couple zoas for free or some anthelia. Hopefully they grow and multiply for you and they are nice colors.

Try Google for "zoanthid" or "anthelia" and then click the "images" tab.

HTH
-- Kevin

Nano_reeflover · 08/11/2006, 09:48 PM

Sounds (?) like hydroids to me.

Ludwigia73 · 08/12/2006, 12:02 PM

Could be encrusting gorgonian...

This thread is kindof like...
I was walking in the woods the other day and I saw something furry... what is it?

PICS!

zdawgnight · 08/12/2006, 03:39 PM

www.aquarium.gdynia.pl they look like that but they are kind of in the behind some things so maybe anthelia

Broog · 08/12/2006, 04:03 PM

Watermelon is that you?

reeferman06 · 08/12/2006, 05:30 PM

nice

zdawgnight · 08/13/2006, 01:29 PM

yeah so what are the chances that a hermit crab could have eaten them cause i cant seem to see them

08/11/2006, 03:03 PM	#1
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	does this sound like a coral? i have been finding great new life all over my live rock from beautiful coraline algae to nussences like aipista and hair algae but i have just discovered a new item it looks like i group of polyps there are less then an inch in size once i find my camera battery ill be able to get a picture of it but it kind of looks like xenia in shape and is a brownish tinted form please help i hope its nothing bad

08/12/2006, 12:02 PM	#15
Ludwigia73 Reef Reef Reef Reef Reef Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Davie, FL Posts: 4,841	Could be encrusting gorgonian... This thread is kindof like... I was walking in the woods the other day and I saw something furry... what is it? PICS! __________________ 14" cube (12 gal), LED's Current Tank Info: 125 gallon with 40 gallon sump, LED's

08/12/2006, 05:30 PM	#18
reeferman06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh/Down by the river side Posts: 440	nice __________________ Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto

08/13/2006, 01:29 PM	#19
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	yeah so what are the chances that a hermit crab could have eaten them cause i cant seem to see them __________________ "Hurting people is not a good thing! Well, sometimes it is...But not when its a bunch of people looking for something to eat!" Current Tank Info: 24 gal sps aquapod w/ 150mh and solana anemone tank w/ 150

08/11/2006, 03:13 PM	#2
hgbarwick Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Plant City, Florida Posts: 1,390	got a pic?

08/11/2006, 03:41 PM	#3
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	What does a coral sound like?

08/11/2006, 04:45 PM	#4
TWallace Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,464	This thread lacks pictures and punctuation.

08/11/2006, 06:09 PM	#6
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	my camera isnt working so i dont have a picture but it reminds me of aipista but almost looks like it has leafy branches protruding from its base

08/11/2006, 06:14 PM	#7
affan Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: From NYC, currently serving time in Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 1,125	Is it round, fat and pink? Does it grunt? If so, probably not a coral but may be Sus scrofa.

08/11/2006, 06:46 PM	#8
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	its like a brownish hue and i dont know what you mean by grunting but i think it is not doing thats and it appears to be stationary aslo is anyone knows about a type of nocturnal slug that has three blue dots on its back that some information on that would be great as well

08/11/2006, 07:04 PM	#9
Reef_bones Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: minor hill, tn Posts: 489	I bet you always lost at charades You got to describe it alittle better..

08/11/2006, 08:32 PM	#10
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	it is very difficult to describe once i get my camera fisxed ill put up a picture but i dont know what other clues i can give other then its is brownish looks like a small colony of polyps almost but i dont have enough experience to give a good account of what im seeing this is my first saltwater tank and every day i find something new that i have no idea what it is for example i have a bunch of fan worms on my live rock and only a month ago i realized they were good

08/11/2006, 08:48 PM	#11
itZme Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: High Springs, FL Posts: 2,944	Could they be Clove Polyps? There are several color variations but here's a common pic. Or possibly Palythoa HTH -- Kevin

08/11/2006, 09:13 PM	#12
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	it kind of has the extensions like the xenia but they are thinner and seems to have the stalk of the 2nd picture but are skinnier also is has a more red color then that brownish yellow is it even possible that a coral could have justr shown up on my rocks? i have a lot of growth but it would really be somthing if i had a coral hitchhiker as well

08/11/2006, 09:48 PM	#14
Nano_reeflover Reefer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 449	Sounds (?) like hydroids to me.

08/12/2006, 03:39 PM	#16
zdawgnight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 429	www.aquarium.gdynia.pl they look like that but they are kind of in the behind some things so maybe anthelia

08/12/2006, 04:03 PM	#17
Broog Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alamo, Tn Posts: 251	Watermelon is that you?