help id various corals

[dc2mlbsm]

So I went to the LFS and got me this rock for $5 and I need help IDing these 3 corals...

 

[btldreef]

First Pic: bottom right looks like generic zoanthids. I'd need a better/clearer up close picture to give a "Designer" name. Not sure about the top one
Second Pic: Looks like daisy polyps, can you get a clearer pic?

 

[dc2mlbsm]

sorry cam is out of battery and the charger is at my brothers house

 

[btldreef]

It's okay. Google Daisy Polyps, or look at my tank thread: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/vb/s...d.php?t=369045 scroll down to post #27 and see if that's what they look like, if so, they're daisy polyps and they'll grow like weeds. Great filler corals, BUT, you'll have to trim them or they'll take over other corals. I literally just pluck them with tweezers when they start growing where I don't want them.

 

[dc2mlbsm]

The one I have has a little zigzag on the "arms" I see yours are just straight

 

[btldreef]

Originally Posted by dc2mlbsm
http:///forum/post/3213150
The one I have has a little zigzag on the "arms" I see yours are just straight
ZigZag? It might just be a morph, does it basically look the same w/ a slightly different petal structure?
If it's not a daisy polyp, it's probably just a generic polyp. Some people call them daisies still, others pipe organ, clove, snowflake coral, etc. All get cared for exactly the same way.

 

[dc2mlbsm]

ok so I just saw a clove coral and it looks like that's what I have... now to look for the other two...

 

[btldreef]

Originally Posted by dc2mlbsm
http:///forum/post/3213154
ok so I just saw a clove coral and it looks like that's what I have... now to look for the other two...
Gets cared for the same way. They will over grow other corals. ... I keep looking at the first pic, LOL

 

[dc2mlbsm]

Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3213153
ZigZag? It might just be a morph, does it basically look the same w/ a slightly different petal structure?
If it's not a daisy polyp, it's probably just a generic polyp. Some people call them daisies still, others pipe organ, clove, snowflake coral, etc. All get cared for exactly the same way.
I believe it is a clove coral...saw some pics and it looks the same

 

[dc2mlbsm]

Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3213155
Gets cared for the same way. They will over grow other corals. ... I keep looking at the first pic, LOL
haha what is it that u keep looking at? thanks for your help by the way

 

[btldreef]

Try to look up Corallimorpharia (corallimorphs)

 

[dc2mlbsm]

Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3213163
Try to look up Corallimorpharia (corallimorphs)
not it...the ones on the 1st pic on top... they look like some kind of mushroom but it has little (how can I describe it...) fuzzy things in the middle

 

[btldreef]

Originally Posted by dc2mlbsm
http:///forum/post/3213169
not it...the ones on the 1st pic on top... they look like some kind of mushroom but it has little (how can I describe it...) fuzzy things in the middle
I actually think they might be mushrooms too, just not out all the way right now. Give it a few days.

 

[dc2mlbsm]

yeah i'll give them time and see if I can get a better pic some other day...i'll post a better pic whenever I can get the camera charged

 

[frogdog]

google Phyllangia americana or 'hidden cup coral' and see if thats what you have. I cant really tell from the pics (1st pic)

 

[btldreef]

Originally Posted by frogdog
http:///forum/post/3215231
google Phyllangia americana or 'hidden cup coral' and see if thats what you have. I cant really tell from the pics (1st pic)
+1 .... I always forgot about this stuff, don't know why. It's the one that will not stay in memory for some reason.

 

[dc2mlbsm]

no that isnt what i have but thanks for the help...I really need to get the charger

 

[dc2mlbsm]

ok so I took some new pics and am currently uploading them will post them in a min...

 

[dc2mlbsm]

I dont know if these are good enough but thats the best I can do with that cam since I cant zoom in any more without it being blurry

 

[btldreef]

I'm on my phone right now so I'll have to look at them at home later on. Hopefully someone else will have an answer for you before then.