Coral? ID

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  1. VPBassist

    VPBassist Bristle Worm

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    I'm not even sure if this is a coral or not. It looks like a dark purple or black zoa but it has much longer tenacles than I have seen on zoas. Does anyone have an idea of what this might be? It hitchhiked in on some live rock along with the pulsing xenia and the zoas to its left.

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    VPBassist, Sep 12, 2011
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  2. M-Ocean Man

    M-Ocean Man Flame Angel

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    looks like some type of Paly to me . . . have not seen too many that are that dark - pretty cool!

    Might be time to start fighting that macroalgae tho!
     
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  3. VPBassist

    VPBassist Bristle Worm

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    haha ya it is. I'm getting some emerald crabs this weekend. Luckily, the hair algae is only on that one rock ... for now:-/
     
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  4. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    +1 to some sort of Paly, but I have never seen that color either. kinda cool, but if they take off and grow, they are just going to be dark spot in the tank. I mean, if you are into goth and death metal maybe you can sell them as death paly's! :)
     
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  5. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Hate to be a kill joy but that looks an awfull lot like Bryopsis.:cry:
    +1 On the Paly I.D.
     
    Vinnyboombatz, Sep 12, 2011
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  6. VPBassist

    VPBassist Bristle Worm

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    Like something similiar to this blue death paly? Blue Death Paly <p>(3+ polyps)
     
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  7. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    It does look more grey than blue, but that could be your camera.
     
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  8. VPBassist

    VPBassist Bristle Worm

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    It doesnt look fernlike at all tho
     
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  9. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    I had it in my tank and it never looked fernlike. I tried everything and nothing would eat it. I soon realised what it was and raised my Magnesium to kill it. It could possibly be GHA,but IME GHA grows more like a carpet not in clumps. If you take a close look at your picture you can make out some fernlike characteristics in there. Just keep an eye on it you don't want it spreading trust me.;)
     
    Vinnyboombatz, Sep 13, 2011
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  10. VPBassist

    VPBassist Bristle Worm

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    Thank you very much Vinny
     
    VPBassist, Sep 14, 2011
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