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Originally Posted by Hottie I think the last verdict was mantis shrimp . . . it apparently cut her clown fish who then later died. It only came out at night and had one large claw that it would "click". . . science fiction movies don't even come close to this one! Ok now that you mention one...

Thats sounds a lot like a mantis shrimp.

Maybe a feather duster?

Maybe a peanut worm? Try and look that up and see if it matches your description

Actually mine grew at a quick rate. It doubled in size over just a few months. It started smaller than a dime and now is bigger than a .50 coin. Ive had it for almost a year now. It all depends on what you consider slow, I have many colonies of sps and those are slow growers...well some of them...

waving hand, pulsing xenia, anthellia are fragged the same way.

looks simular to a trachyphyllia

Looks like sponge to me. Harmless to the coral.

Or if you have a large stalk just take a razor blade to a stalk or depending on how big of a frag you want cut accordingly. Then rubber band it to a rock or stab it through with a needle and fishing line to tie it down. Be careful, xenia smells bad

Ah I did some research and these are in fact young fungia. At a young age it developes on a stalk until it is mature and break off and becomes mobile. The stalk may continue to produce new polyps.

It is quite weird as I never heard of fungia having a base either.

Yea it has a skeleton base. I let mine grow then I broke it off as it was stinging my zoos and placed it elsewhere in my tank. Another one grow back in its place and ill probably break that one off as well.

Thats exactly what I have on my zoos. I broke it off and it grew nicely and another one grew back where I detached it.

Hey requiem Its very nice seeing your tank as it is very breath taking. I am planning on building something very simular to this so I have many questions for you on the build. I really look foward to talking with you about this project as i am very excited to get this started.

Condis arent natural host for clowns but they have been known to host clowns.

No they are good for other coral as well. Most other coral dont carry harmful pest like sps will. The red bugs AEFW and monti eating nudis are very small and some may make it past the dips which is why qting your coral is important. This way after awhile if they survive the dip you can detect...

I highly recommend iodine dips for all sps. Red acro bugs, acro eating flat worms, monti eating nudis all are horrible pest and some being very difficult to remove. The best way to battle harmful hitchhikers is prevention.

Originally Posted by saltn00b would a coral die in one week under N.O. lighting? (standard fishtank stock) I wouldnt think so as Ive had them in qt that way before. They will lose a bit of color though which is why I switched to a small pc fixture purchased at HD. They will color back up when...

I always try and hope for the best. If you notice that your snails and hermits are missing than its likely a mantis shrimp. I dont hate mantis shrimp but dont want them in my tanks. They are quite interesting when you have them in their own aquarium though.

Originally Posted by reefkprZ can hear him just havent caught him. Most likely a pistol shrimp. Mantis shrimp are silent hunters and have precise aim so they rarely miss a target. You would also notice shells around a mantis hole.