Coral ID needed

RussR19146 · 10/06/2009, 05:16 PM

Hi,

Can someone identify the below coral? I want to make sure I have it in a good area with enough light and also what/how to feed it. The woman at te fish store did not know

ddinox64 · 10/06/2009, 05:30 PM

GSP or Pipe organ.

gws76 · 10/06/2009, 05:32 PM

Green Star Polyps. I have had them in the past and finally got rid of them. I never feed them anything but good lights.

drywallninja · 10/06/2009, 06:42 PM

If you feed it good light it will grow like wild fire

DC_40gallon · 10/06/2009, 07:12 PM

Yeap, I just got one too. It was really neat, encapsulated around a huge baseball sized shell. Makes for easy movement around my tank too. Apparently you can't kill them either from what I am told haha.

Raggamuffin · 10/06/2009, 08:27 PM

hehehe true very hard to kill doesn't need to be fed, I could have taken mine out of the water for a couple days and it wouldn't have noticed.... I actually got it in that condition and the next day it was fine.

Salamander · 10/06/2009, 08:47 PM

GSP IMO. You'll want to isolate it from the main rockwork in your tank, unless you want a tank full of nothing but GSP. It can be pretty invasive.

On a side note: You got lucky with this one....but its not wise to purchase anything you don't know, haven't researched or don't have the setup or experience to care for. That can lead to the sad demise of the livestock. Not to mention your hard earned cashola.

10/06/2009, 05:32 PM	#3
gws76 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: El Reno, OK Posts: 1,691 Blog Entries: 2	Green Star Polyps. I have had them in the past and finally got rid of them. I never feed them anything but good lights. __________________ "Let there be Rock!" ~ Bon Scott 2010-2011 COMAS POTM Chairman Current Tank Info: 150 gal. Starphire Mixed Reef

10/06/2009, 08:47 PM	#7
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	GSP IMO. You'll want to isolate it from the main rockwork in your tank, unless you want a tank full of nothing but GSP. It can be pretty invasive. On a side note: You got lucky with this one....but its not wise to purchase anything you don't know, haven't researched or don't have the setup or experience to care for. That can lead to the sad demise of the livestock. Not to mention your hard earned cashola. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

10/06/2009, 05:30 PM	#2
ddinox64 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ca. Posts: 1,327	GSP or Pipe organ.

10/06/2009, 06:42 PM	#4
drywallninja Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rocklin CA Posts: 93	If you feed it good light it will grow like wild fire

10/06/2009, 07:12 PM	#5
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	Yeap, I just got one too. It was really neat, encapsulated around a huge baseball sized shell. Makes for easy movement around my tank too. Apparently you can't kill them either from what I am told haha.

10/06/2009, 08:27 PM	#6
Raggamuffin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brandon SD. Posts: 541	hehehe true very hard to kill doesn't need to be fed, I could have taken mine out of the water for a couple days and it wouldn't have noticed.... I actually got it in that condition and the next day it was fine.