Identification & care

Discussion in 'Soft Corals' started by snashaat, Mar 12, 2006.

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  1. snashaat

    snashaat Plankton

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    Hi
    please help me identify this,
    i think it's a soft corel , care ?

    thanks
     

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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Looks like zooanthids or some other type of button polyp.
     
    amcarrig, Mar 12, 2006
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  3. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    Yup, those r some zoos and maybe xenia
     
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  4. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Bah, your both wrong, it's zoanthids :D Zoo's are for locking animals up in :D
     
    Gresham, Mar 16, 2006
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  5. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    It looks like Anthelia, not Xenia, because the polyps of anthelia always arise directly from the encrusting mat, whereas Xenia has stalks and branches like of broccoli. The big one in the center is some type of Zoanthid.
     
    coral reefer, Mar 18, 2006
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