What is this please?

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by Saltyfishluver, Oct 15, 2011.

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

  1. Saltyfishluver

    Saltyfishluver Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

    Joined:
    May 11, 2011
    Messages:
    79
    Location:
    California
    [​IMG]
     
    Saltyfishluver, Oct 15, 2011
    Saltyfishluver, Oct 15, 2011
    #1

    2. Click Here!

  2. brannock_16

    brannock_16 Ritteri Anemone

    Joined:
    Aug 24, 2009
    Messages:
    614
    Location:
    Boise, ID
    Green star polyps. Keep them off your rocks or they will overgrow everything! Put them on the sand bed ASAP!
     
    brannock_16, Oct 15, 2011
    brannock_16, Oct 15, 2011
    #2
    1 person likes this.
  3. Saltyfishluver

    Saltyfishluver Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

    Joined:
    May 11, 2011
    Messages:
    79
    Location:
    California
    how would you recommend doing that it has been on the rock for awhile now and has attached to the rock. when i read about it never told me not to put it on the rock bummer i was so happy that it looked good lol
     
    Saltyfishluver, Oct 15, 2011
    Saltyfishluver, Oct 15, 2011
    #3
  4. ak47soulja22

    ak47soulja22 Flamingo Tongue

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2008
    Messages:
    112
    If you want to take them off I have had success with a razor blade and gently lift a corner and pull them off. Or if you like them keep them like Brannock said over time they will take over rock, glass, plastic, and fish just playing about fish but the other stuff for sure!!!!!!!!!
     
    ak47soulja22, Oct 15, 2011
    ak47soulja22, Oct 15, 2011
    #4
  5. brannock_16

    brannock_16 Ritteri Anemone

    Joined:
    Aug 24, 2009
    Messages:
    614
    Location:
    Boise, ID
    Just peel them off the rock and then scrape off any mat that was stuck to the rock. They are very resilient and will not be hurt by this. I had a 1 inch frag nearly a year ago and now it is over 10 inches x 10 inches (after being fragged multiple times)! I put it in my girlfriends softie nano because I didn't want it overrunning the entire tank.
     
    brannock_16, Oct 16, 2011
    brannock_16, Oct 16, 2011
    #5
  6. picoreefguy

    picoreefguy Bristle Worm

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2010
    Messages:
    131
    Location:
    north east georgia
    can you get a pic of it closed up? the polyps look more like pipe organ coral than green star polyps to me but it would be easy to tell if there was a pic of it when its closed
     
    picoreefguy, Oct 18, 2011
    picoreefguy, Oct 18, 2011
    #6

    7. Click Here!

  7. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2011
    Messages:
    1,095
    Location:
    Coastal So. CA
    You can see the edge of the "mat" on the lower right corner of the colony...it's GSP.

    As for keeping it isolated, it's easy to keep it on a single rock as long as it isn't touching anything else (another rock, tank wall, etc.).
     
    Greg@LionfishLair, Oct 18, 2011
    Greg@LionfishLair, Oct 18, 2011
    #7
    1 person likes this.