What kind of polyps are these

[misty7850]

1, wasn't sure are they button polyps or other.
2, are these star polyps ?
3, while I got your attention.. whats on my bumblebee snail ?

 

[teresaq]

first picture is zoos. what color are they. hard to tell from picture.??

 

[reefer123]

those are mini feather dusters all over the snail.
i have those all over.

 

[mudplayerx]

The 1st pic is zooanthids. "Button polyp" is a term invented by fish stores to charge more money for zooanthids

Those little white things on the snail shell are indeed a type of harmless worm called Spirobidae. However, be careful with the bumblebee snails. They have been reported by some to be reef unsafe.

 

[misty7850]

thanks for the answers.. the zoo colors are purple with yellow center and green with yellow center.
mudplayerx thanks for the info on the snail. I didn't know they weren't considered reefsafe.. do you know why they are not.. Of course my lfs says, "sure their reef safe"..

 

[maurice]

It is hard to tell in the pic,but in your first two pics it looks like a majano growing in with your zoo's.If so try to get it out,they spread rather fast.

 

[funkyman]

I need to know about the bumble bee snails too. I have about half a dozen in my tank. :scared:

 

[sweetreef]

I have had no problems with bumble bee snails had some for a years are so!!!

 

[misty7850]

I've had most of mine (bublebees) for about 4-5 months and didn't think they bothered anything. they are cool looking
I will try and get a better picture of the zoo's to post.

 

[kdfrosty]

My bumblebees don't bother anything at all. I've had them for nearly a year with various colonies of zoos, shrooms, a couple of leathers, candy cane, and clove polyps.

 

[misty7850]

Originally Posted by Maurice
It is hard to tell in the pic,but in your first two pics it looks like a majano growing in with your zoo's.If so try to get it out,they spread rather fast.

are you talking about this ?
1) Mojano ?
2) chocolate zoo's ?
3) green zoos ?
4) looks like chocolate color zoo with green center and green fringes

 

[teresaq]

Hey Misty, that looks like a button polyp.
dose it look like this
I really like those purple with light center. if you ever frag, let me know and we can do some trading.

 

[oceana]

that is not majano. just a large style polyp

 

[bang guy]

The animal circled in the pic is Protopalythoa aka Button Polyp.

 

[maurice]

Yes it is a button polyp,it was a little hard to make out in the first pic,glad to see it isn't majano!

 

[mudplayerx]

Looks like I have been repeating bad information about bumblebee snails not being reef safe. I stand corrected....sorry bout that.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by mudplayerx
Looks like I have been repeating bad information about bumblebee snails not being reef safe. I stand corrected....sorry bout that.
Don't be hasty...
There are several species of snails being called "Bumblebee Snails".
Most of them are snail predators. One of them is a detrivore.
Feeling lucky?

 

[misty7850]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
Don't be hasty...
There are several species of snails being called "Bumblebee Snails".
Most of them are snail predators. One of them is a detrivore.
Feeling lucky?
:scared: :scared: :scared: I hope I got the good ones..

 

[misty7850]

Thanks all for the input.
TeresaQ, If I ever frag, I will keep you in mind for the purple color with the light center.
Right now, there's only about the six you see in the picture.

 

[kdfrosty]

Theresa-
If you're interested in those purple/green zoos and would like to do some trading let me know. I have a large colony and could easily frag 10-15 polyps.
Email me