Rock anemone or something bad ID please

dfm34 · 07/23/2017, 05:01 PM

Can anyone tell me what this is. It came in on rock with some zoa I watched it grow and now it detached from the rock. I am wondering if I should remove or not. Thanks

It's slightly bigger than a quarter.

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Smokey Stover · 07/23/2017, 05:29 PM

Looks like a keeper, Some kind of LPS Plate, Does it have tenticals? Long or short?
I just missed getting a Zoa frag with a Ricordia Yuma hitch hiker. Drat.

dfm34 · 07/23/2017, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokey Stover

Looks like a keeper, Some kind of LPS Plate, Does it have tenticals? Long or short?
I just missed getting a Zoa frag with a Ricordia Yuma hitch hiker. Drat.

Short tentacles but seems flexible I think plates are hard skeleton

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Smokey Stover · 07/23/2017, 05:45 PM

Maybe a 10k Bounce lol.

dfm34 · 07/23/2017, 07:16 PM

lol could be I will keep it

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ThRoewer · 07/23/2017, 07:20 PM

It's a Fungia species, a single polyp LPS coral that lives on the sand.

"Juveniles" grow on little stems and break off once they reach a certain size. The remaining stem will then start growing another plate.

The impression that it is soft comes from the fact that the polyp might inflate to about twice the size of the skeleton.

These guys can and should ideally be fed with smaller foods up to mysis size.

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dfm34 · 07/23/2017, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThRoewer

It's a Fungia species, a single polyp LPS coral that lives on the sand.

"Juveniles" grow on little stems and break off once they reach a certain size. The remaining stem will then start growing another plate.

The impression that it is soft comes from the fact that the polyp might inflate to about twice the size of the skeleton.

These guys can and should ideally be fed with smaller foods up to mysis size.

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That's a perfect description and why I originally thought it was some type of anemone.

I guess I should start to spot feed.

Thanks everyone

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OrionN · 07/23/2017, 10:28 PM

If you feed it daily, and with good Ca/Alk it can grow very quick from penny to dollar coin in 6-12 months depend on how much you feed him.
Your seem to be nice green with blue or purple tentacles. Nice hitch hiker.

ThRoewer · 07/24/2017, 06:05 AM

If you are lucky and the stem (the mother polyp) is still alive you might be able to start a little Fungia farm. It's one of the corals that can't be easily fragged - for most you need a substrate attached mother polyp to generate free daughter polyps.

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dfm34 · 07/24/2017, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ThRoewer

If you are lucky and the stem (the mother polyp) is still alive you might be able to start a little Fungia farm. It's one of the corals that can't be easily fragged - for most you need a substrate attached mother polyp to generate free daughter polyps.

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Never thought I would be a farmer when I started a reef tank. Lol

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07/23/2017, 05:01 PM	#1
dfm34 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spotswood, New Jersey Posts: 588	Rock anemone or something bad ID please Can anyone tell me what this is. It came in on rock with some zoa I watched it grow and now it detached from the rock. I am wondering if I should remove or not. Thanks It's slightly bigger than a quarter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. 180 gal DT with 75 gal sump/fuge,10 gal cryptic zone, 3x400w MH with 4x80w T5. life reef vs3 30" skimmer

07/23/2017, 05:29 PM	#2
Smokey Stover Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Largo, Florida Posts: 361	Looks like a keeper, Some kind of LPS Plate, Does it have tenticals? Long or short? I just missed getting a Zoa frag with a Ricordia Yuma hitch hiker. Drat. Last edited by Smokey Stover; 07/23/2017 at 05:31 PM. Reason: spellin

07/23/2017, 07:16 PM	#5
dfm34 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spotswood, New Jersey Posts: 588	lol could be I will keep it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. 180 gal DT with 75 gal sump/fuge,10 gal cryptic zone, 3x400w MH with 4x80w T5. life reef vs3 30" skimmer

07/23/2017, 07:20 PM	#6
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	It's a Fungia species, a single polyp LPS coral that lives on the sand. "Juveniles" grow on little stems and break off once they reach a certain size. The remaining stem will then start growing another plate. The impression that it is soft comes from the fact that the polyp might inflate to about twice the size of the skeleton. These guys can and should ideally be fed with smaller foods up to mysis size. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

07/23/2017, 10:28 PM	#8
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	If you feed it daily, and with good Ca/Alk it can grow very quick from penny to dollar coin in 6-12 months depend on how much you feed him. Your seem to be nice green with blue or purple tentacles. Nice hitch hiker. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

07/23/2017, 05:45 PM	#4
Smokey Stover Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Largo, Florida Posts: 361	Maybe a 10k Bounce lol.

07/24/2017, 06:05 AM	#9
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	If you are lucky and the stem (the mother polyp) is still alive you might be able to start a little Fungia farm. It's one of the corals that can't be easily fragged - for most you need a substrate attached mother polyp to generate free daughter polyps. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...