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steve24
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polyps are too big to be a gorg. IMO i think its what they call a "Acrozoanthus Stick Polyps"
Acrozoanthus Stick Polyps are colonial animals with multiple tan or brown individual polyps attached to the discarded or dead tubes of tubeworms or fanworms. The colony is also referred to as Encrusting Stick Anemones, or Tree Polyps. The polyps have long tentacles and the ability to sting other polyps or corals, although the sting is not strong.
Stick/Tree Polyps are semi-aggressive and need space between their own colony and other corals. They require a high light level combined with a medium water movement within the aquarium. For continued good health, they also require the addition of iodine and other trace elements to the water.
They will reproduce in the reef aquarium on their own by budding (splitting off a portion of their base or mouth), if adequate water quality parameters are maintained.
The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within their bodies provide the majority of their nutritional requirements through photosynthesis. The remainder of their nutritional requirements will need to be provided in the form of regular weekly feedings of micro-plankton or brine shrimp.
Acrozoanthus Stick Polyps are colonial animals with multiple tan or brown individual polyps attached to the discarded or dead tubes of tubeworms or fanworms. The colony is also referred to as Encrusting Stick Anemones, or Tree Polyps. The polyps have long tentacles and the ability to sting other polyps or corals, although the sting is not strong.
Stick/Tree Polyps are semi-aggressive and need space between their own colony and other corals. They require a high light level combined with a medium water movement within the aquarium. For continued good health, they also require the addition of iodine and other trace elements to the water.
They will reproduce in the reef aquarium on their own by budding (splitting off a portion of their base or mouth), if adequate water quality parameters are maintained.
The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within their bodies provide the majority of their nutritional requirements through photosynthesis. The remainder of their nutritional requirements will need to be provided in the form of regular weekly feedings of micro-plankton or brine shrimp.
jtrzerocool
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looks like zoas to me too...maybe a better pic will help???
kwolfskill
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Look like zoas on a stick to me.
coraljunky
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Definitely stick polyps!!! They need to be fed to survive and are aggressive towards anything within reach.
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bluetang12
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looks like some rare type of zoas...?
coraljunky
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Originally Posted by MX#28
http:///forum/post/2546026
Thanks for clearer photos!
I think it looks more like Parazoanthus sp. than Acrozoanthus.
They are often found (sometimes with commensal sponges) encrusting dead gorgonians. This would also be consistant with the fact that these came from the Gulf.
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I retract my 1st post
http:///forum/post/2546026
Thanks for clearer photos!
I think it looks more like Parazoanthus sp. than Acrozoanthus.
They are often found (sometimes with commensal sponges) encrusting dead gorgonians. This would also be consistant with the fact that these came from the Gulf.
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