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CrOsSwIrE
05/02/2006, 10:37 PM
I just have a few items that I could used ids on, and what I need to feed them if anything...

I know these are christmas tree worms, but just want to know what to feed them...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j195/CrOsSwIrE79/DSC04471.jpg

I think these are zooanthids, but I would like to know what type. They just recently got the green color...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j195/CrOsSwIrE79/DSC04473.jpg

and I have no idea what this is.... It looks pretty cool though :)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j195/CrOsSwIrE79/DSC04469.jpg

Any help here would be appreciated.

~Mike

clutch
05/02/2006, 10:50 PM
Christmas tree worm i think pic 1 and looks like sun phylops pic 2

mbbuna
05/02/2006, 10:51 PM
the first ones are spirobranchus(christmas tree worms) and they need live phytoplankton and micro-zooplankton.

second look like palythoa but i cant be sure

3rd no way to know

clutch
05/02/2006, 10:52 PM
opps pi2 looks like button phylops and 3 is sun

bertoni
05/02/2006, 10:52 PM
The second picture looks pretty blurry to me, and the animals look like mushroom corals (Actinodiscus) from what I can see. The last picture looks like corals without photosynthetic symbionts. Do they have a stony skeleton? They will need feeding to survive.

A good phytoplankton product like DT's or BioPlankton will help feed the worms.

CrOsSwIrE
05/02/2006, 11:00 PM
yes those little white caps are boney, and they have little tentacles coming out of them. and what are photosynthetic symbionts?

CrOsSwIrE
05/02/2006, 11:01 PM
And if it matters, the closer I get them to light the longer the tenticals come out. that and they dont like the powerhead directly

CrOsSwIrE
05/02/2006, 11:09 PM
here is another picture of the third one... hope it helps :)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j195/CrOsSwIrE79/DSC04474.jpg

thanks,

~mike

mbbuna
05/02/2006, 11:17 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7294293#post7294293 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CrOsSwIrE
and what are photosynthetic symbionts?

symbiotic algae. that means they house algae that relies on light to supply themselves with food

mbbuna
05/02/2006, 11:19 PM
from those pics you still cant tell what they are. you will need to get a full light shot of them to be sure

CrOsSwIrE
05/02/2006, 11:22 PM
darn the vho lights... I cant get a good pic without having it look like garbage... I'm going to grab my no lights to see what happens...

mbbuna
05/02/2006, 11:26 PM
take your time my friend, we will be here tomorrow

CrOsSwIrE
05/02/2006, 11:34 PM
I'm going to burn my camera... I cant wait till that rebel xt gets here :)