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01/17/2019, 07:28 PM | #1 |
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Do all birdsnests have polyps?
So I bought a birdsnest frag so I am truly sure what kind it is. Since I bought it has grown a ton but it has never had polyps. I was just curious if that was something that every birdsnest had or if I got one that will never have polyps?
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01/17/2019, 07:51 PM | #3 |
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Yes they all do.. And I see tons in that picture you posted
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01/17/2019, 07:51 PM | #4 |
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The brown you are seeing are it’s polyps. Tiny ones. If something started eating it like an angelfish, you would see pure white skeleton. May need a magnifying glass to make out the individual polyps, but they are there.
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01/17/2019, 08:07 PM | #5 |
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Yeah, that "fuzziness" you're seeing are polyps.
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01/17/2019, 08:35 PM | #6 |
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haha mcgyvr. You are probably right. I guess when I looked at all the pictures online of birdsnest corals the polyps were much more defined so that is what I was looking for. Thanks for the heads up.
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01/20/2019, 04:16 PM | #7 |
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All birds ness have polyps, I believe they are used to grab food in the water column.
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01/21/2019, 10:53 AM | #8 |
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all corals have polyps. bigs ones, small ones, colored ones, ugly ones, but polyps.
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