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MARCDICKINSON
04/11/2007, 01:02 PM
I am currently running a fish only tank but have been offered these corals .Can anyone shed some light as to what they are and what special care/treatment food/lighting/watermovment etc they need
My tank has 4 T5 white bulbs and 2 T5 blue bulbs

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kenny77
04/11/2007, 01:19 PM
1- colt coral-it is soft coral. it will do fine with you light since it recure medium light

2- look like a rock anemone to me(correct me if I'm wrong)

3- another anemone but can figure it out what sp.

4- toadstoll leather. another soft coral. medium to high lighting

5-colt coral

6- zoanthias - medium light. will do great in almost any condition as long as they have good lighting

7- zoanthias

8- it look like diatom. I will need a clear picture. put it is red, fuzzy and has bubbles. it might be diatom. if so. syphon it out. now!!!!

fareforce
04/11/2007, 01:29 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9700508#post9700508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kenny77
1- colt coral-it is soft coral. it will do fine with you light since it recure medium light

2- look like a rock anemone to me(correct me if I'm wrong)

3- another anemone but can figure it out what sp.

4- toadstoll leather. another soft coral. medium to high lighting

5-colt coral

6- zoanthias - medium light. will do great in almost any condition as long as they have good lighting

7- zoanthias

8- it look like diatom. I will need a clear picture. put it is red, fuzzy and has bubbles. it might be diatom. if so. syphon it out. now!!!!

Agree 100%. The last pic might be red star polyps.

MARCDICKINSON
04/11/2007, 01:32 PM
do any need special food and what about water movement will try and get a better picture of no 8

BurntOutReefer
04/11/2007, 01:33 PM
agree on all including #9-Red Stars

jgoodrich71
04/11/2007, 01:39 PM
Disagree 87.5%

1) It is closed up, either too new to open or not doing well. Could be a colt, but looks to me more like a leather finger.

2)&3) Looks like a sebae to me

4)Leather coral (could be toadstool, but not necessarily)

5)leather finger

6) button polyps

7) some type of zoanthid

8) green star polyps

MARCDICKINSON
04/11/2007, 01:48 PM
picture 8 again

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/153311untitled.JPG
will they all be ok in my tank or not

fareforce
04/11/2007, 01:56 PM
Feed them this (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=11457&Ntt=liquid%20life&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&N=2004&Nty=1) and it will get all of these fed.

fareforce
04/11/2007, 01:57 PM
what size is the tank, and how many watts are your t5's?

MARCDICKINSON
04/11/2007, 02:05 PM
300 litres 4ft *18 inch * 20 inch not sure on T5 wattage
Didnt think you could get different wattage bulbs thought it went on the size of them

kenny77
04/11/2007, 02:41 PM
sorry for not Id'in corectly the last picture. but it defenetly look now like red star polyp. as for water movement medium flow will be good. that about 15-20x the gallon of ou tank. it the tank is 50g well 1,000g per hour of water movement will be ok.

Faviaphile
04/11/2007, 03:46 PM
I agree with marcdickenson. Those don't look like colt corals, they look like finger leather corals. Leathers close up when they are shedding their skin mine does it frequently or when they have been touched too. Colts are really slippery and soft and leathers are a bit more sturdy yet still flexible.
They do look like Sebaes- check for small purple dots on the tips. Mine look very much like this. Remember, most anemones need a lot of light to really thrive- they usually come from very shallow water. My sebae hosts a pair of false percs.
I would pick up the leathers- they are hardy and don't need a ton of light but I would pass on the anems until you know your wattage.

hoodrat
04/11/2007, 07:09 PM
I'm in the finger leather boat on that too. And yepper star polyps gotta love me find em everywhere

loves saltwater
04/11/2007, 08:00 PM
#3 is a sebae
#8 is a red star polyp

jgoodrich71
04/11/2007, 08:10 PM
so now brown star polyps are called red star polyps?

Old Yeller
04/11/2007, 09:23 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9700626#post9700626 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jgoodrich71
Disagree 87.5%

1) It is closed up, either too new to open or not doing well. Could be a colt, but looks to me more like a leather finger.

2)&3) Looks like a sebae to me

4)Leather coral (could be toadstool, but not necessarily)

5)leather finger

6) button polyps

7) some type of zoanthid

8) green star polyps

I agree with that too

bllfish
04/12/2007, 04:05 AM
Keep an eye on the star polyps. I have the same ones in my tank and they can spread quickly.

jdieck
04/12/2007, 04:38 AM
I think all IDs have been made (or close enough for you to know how to care for tham) but just want to comment that by their polyp extension they do not look too healthy or in the right environment right now.