Heliofungia actiniformis mucus?

sniper567 · 09/09/2017, 05:22 PM

just started a new tank and was introducing a Heliofungia actiniformis and it was fine for a bit then it retracted and started to make a layer of mucus around itself. I've seen brain coral make mucus but never a healthy helio? all my water parameters are fine and all the pumps and heaters are fine. I did a dip and all that. any ideas are appreciated.

Kremis · 09/09/2017, 05:53 PM

im not sure, but that does not look like a fungia to me

this is a Heliofungia actiniformis on liveaquaria http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/4...&c=597+321+481

looks more like a euphyllia like a torch, hammer, or frogspawn.

sniper567 · 09/09/2017, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kremis

im not sure, but that does not look like a fungia to me

this is a Heliofungia actiniformis on liveaquaria http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/4...&c=597+321+481

looks more like a euphyllia like a torch, hammer, or frogspawn.

I am 100%sure it is a helio, its tentacles are snuggled up inside the coral outer shell

sniper567 · 09/09/2017, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sniper567

I am 100%sure it is a helio, its tentacles are snuggled up inside the coral outer shell

I take it back, I was looking at the wrong page in my book it is a Euphyllia paraglabrescens, I opened the book to the wrong bookmarks silly me. but still why is it making mucus?

heathlindner25 · 09/10/2017, 05:11 AM

It was dying.

09/09/2017, 05:53 PM	#2
Kremis Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 799	im not sure, but that does not look like a fungia to me this is a Heliofungia actiniformis on liveaquaria http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/4...&c=597+321+481 looks more like a euphyllia like a torch, hammer, or frogspawn.

09/10/2017, 05:11 AM	#5
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	It was dying.