[ID] Green glowing stuff growing on my zoa mat?

alcimedes · 01/03/2018, 02:52 PM

Anyone able to ID what this might be?

alcimedes · 01/03/2018, 03:35 PM

Someone elsewhere said it might be a baby Pocillopora, which I do have one of on the opposite side of the tank.

I've never seen young versions though, anyone else who has, does that sound like a plausible ID?

D0fleini · 01/03/2018, 08:58 PM

Might be galaxea.

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miralami · 01/03/2018, 10:00 PM

Poci for sure, kalk paste or epoxy to cover it. As long as you have a poci in your tank, you see these babies pops everywhere.

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alcimedes · 01/04/2018, 11:36 AM

Would it be normal that the poci in the tank is blue, but this colony is green? do they change color over time, or is it potentially a different poci, or something else entirely if not the same colors as the parent coral?

totoro · 01/04/2018, 12:34 PM

I'd say it is a poci for sure as well.

Tripod1404 · 01/04/2018, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by alcimedes

Would it be normal that the poci in the tank is blue, but this colony is green? do they change color over time, or is it potentially a different poci, or something else entirely if not the same colors as the parent coral?

Is this one closer to the light, or in other words gets more light?

alcimedes · 01/04/2018, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tripod1404

Is this one closer to the light, or in other words gets more light?

It's under a different light, approximately the same distance as the one on the other side of the tank.

The other one is more of a blue/white color combo, I don't really notice any green. But the two lights are totally different, sounds like under different lights the colors may change?

I don't know much about Poci, I thought they ranged from colorful -> brown depending on amount of light, but a green one would always be green or some shade of green all the way to brown, a pink one pink to brown etc., but a green one wouldn't spawn pink ones.

Tripod1404 · 01/04/2018, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by alcimedes

It's under a different light, approximately the same distance as the one on the other side of the tank.

The other one is more of a blue/white color combo, I don't really notice any green. But the two lights are totally different, sounds like under different lights the colors may change?

I don't know much about Poci, I thought they ranged from colorful -> brown depending on amount of light, but a green one would always be green or some shade of green all the way to brown, a pink one pink to brown etc., but a green one wouldn't spawn pink ones.

If lights are stronger, it might have more/different florescent proteins for protection. For example montipora spongodes will be brown, green and purple depending on light intensity. Generally base of the colony is brown, middle parts are green and tips are purple.

oldhead · 01/05/2018, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by miralami

Poci for sure, kalk paste or epoxy to cover it. As long as you have a poci in your tank, you see these babies pops everywhere.

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Why would you want to kill an sps coral? Unless what you are talking about is different than this.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/1406/?pcatid=1406

miralami · 01/05/2018, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by oldhead

Why would you want to kill an sps coral? Unless what you are talking about is different than this.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/1406/?pcatid=1406

Well, Pocci is really nice and I don’t suggest you to kill it. Just keep in mind, if you go that route you are going to have Pocci only tank

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01/03/2018, 02:52 PM	#1
alcimedes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 174	[ID] Green glowing stuff growing on my zoa mat? Anyone able to ID what this might be?

01/03/2018, 03:35 PM	#2
alcimedes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 174	Someone elsewhere said it might be a baby Pocillopora, which I do have one of on the opposite side of the tank. I've never seen young versions though, anyone else who has, does that sound like a plausible ID?

01/03/2018, 08:58 PM	#3
D0fleini Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 3	Might be galaxea. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

01/03/2018, 10:00 PM	#4
miralami Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: OC California Posts: 485	Poci for sure, kalk paste or epoxy to cover it. As long as you have a poci in your tank, you see these babies pops everywhere. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/04/2018, 11:36 AM	#5
alcimedes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 174	Would it be normal that the poci in the tank is blue, but this colony is green? do they change color over time, or is it potentially a different poci, or something else entirely if not the same colors as the parent coral?

01/04/2018, 12:34 PM	#6
totoro Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 10	I'd say it is a poci for sure as well.