Help with ID please

diverdick · 12/18/2008, 02:48 PM

Not sure if this is the right forum for asking for ID, but here it goes.

This octocoral has really taken a hold of one of my reefs.....does anyone know what eats it or even what it is?

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showp...p?photo=263034

best regards,

-Rich

livingcorals · 12/19/2008, 03:48 PM

star polyps...
Can be a pain if let to get out of control....
I have heard people place the rock in sand to which can help keep it from spreading.
I have heard mushrooms can kill them off
kalk paste to keep it within boundaries might help as well.

diverdick · 12/19/2008, 03:50 PM

ahhh, that's the key, what to do about control?

James Wright · 12/20/2008, 11:20 AM

it really looks like a xlove polyp but it's hard to tell

gh0st · 12/21/2008, 08:46 AM

Are the polyps growing out of a common "mat" base or are they all seperate little polyps?

Star polyps are connected to each other, this pic looks more like "Daisy Polyps" (sorry, can't remember the scientific name right now) or perhaps a Xenia realitive of some kind.

diverdick · 12/21/2008, 10:08 AM

gh0st,

They seem to be joined only by small strands, nothing like Xenia. The rock is visible beneath the polyps. I have a bubble tip anemone that I managed to move with a little water flow change and they get wiped out immediately.

12/18/2008, 02:48 PM	#1
diverdick Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canandaigua, NY Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 1	Help with ID please Not sure if this is the right forum for asking for ID, but here it goes. This octocoral has really taken a hold of one of my reefs.....does anyone know what eats it or even what it is? http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showp...p?photo=263034 best regards, -Rich

12/19/2008, 03:48 PM	#2
livingcorals Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cary IL Posts: 2,569	star polyps... Can be a pain if let to get out of control.... I have heard people place the rock in sand to which can help keep it from spreading. I have heard mushrooms can kill them off kalk paste to keep it within boundaries might help as well. __________________ Keep on reef'n Current Tank Info: In wall, 65 Gal RR, Apex control (get 1) aquarium with 30gal fuge, AI sol W,BL,B

12/21/2008, 08:46 AM	#5
gh0st Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 958	Are the polyps growing out of a common "mat" base or are they all seperate little polyps? Star polyps are connected to each other, this pic looks more like "Daisy Polyps" (sorry, can't remember the scientific name right now) or perhaps a Xenia realitive of some kind. __________________ I REFUSE to buy Named/LE/High End Corals for insane prices. I REFUSE to pay Per Polyp for micro "Frags." Further more, I REFUSE to sell in any similar fashion. This is a hobby, not the Stock Market. If you feel the same, change you're signature to something similar and spread the word! Long Live the Reef Revolution!

12/19/2008, 03:50 PM	#3
diverdick Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canandaigua, NY Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 1	ahhh, that's the key, what to do about control?

12/20/2008, 11:20 AM	#4
James Wright Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houghton Lake Posts: 17	it really looks like a xlove polyp but it's hard to tell

12/21/2008, 10:08 AM	#6
diverdick Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canandaigua, NY Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 1	gh0st, They seem to be joined only by small strands, nothing like Xenia. The rock is visible beneath the polyps. I have a bubble tip anemone that I managed to move with a little water flow change and they get wiped out immediately.