Help me identify these corals/anemone

erik7281 · 07/27/2011, 03:08 PM

Hello everyone,

I need some help identifying my corals and anemone. I have an idea of what they may be, but please feel free to correct me. I think one of them is a frogspawn, the other may be an elephants ear, candycane coral. I do not know what time of anemone that is nor do I know what the little green sticks on my live rock are. Can some one please confirm what I have.

Thanks!!

king87 · 07/27/2011, 04:56 PM

the second picture is a coral called green trumpet coral and the third one appears to be either frogspawn or hammer coral or possibly an anemone i have never seen. not sure about the others.

king87 · 07/27/2011, 04:57 PM

Actually the fourth one looks like some sort of mushroom.

king87 · 07/27/2011, 04:59 PM

Green trumpet coral is also known as candycane. The green looking things may be some form of macroalgae.

Sheol · 07/27/2011, 05:10 PM

The first was some kind of calcerous grren algae. Second was a Candycane..
One of the others ( the fourth?) was a Mushroom, maybe a baby Rhodactis. Last was an anemone. Not sure of species though.

Matthew

erik7281 · 07/27/2011, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by king87

Actually the fourth one looks like some sort of mushroom.

The fourth one should be an anemone...my two clown fish host in it. I would like to find out what it is co I can better care for it

Sebastian J. · 07/27/2011, 05:55 PM

1. Nemoseris sp., a macroalgae.
2. Caulastrea furcata, common names include Candy Cane, Cat's Eye or Trumpet coral I think...
3. Euphyllia paradivisa, Frogspawn Coral
4. Rhodactis rhodostoma, furry Mushrooms
5. Entacmea quadricolor, the Bubble Tip Anemone

Patriot54 · 07/27/2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erik7281

The fourth one should be an anemone...my two clown fish host in it. I would like to find out what it is co I can better care for it

Just because your clowns host in it does not make it an anemone. Clowns will host in lots of different corals

Sao870 · 07/27/2011, 09:15 PM

clowns will also host regular objects such as pots, power Heads, the list goes on.... and on

sh0rtcake00 · 07/28/2011, 12:37 PM

Yes my clowns host front right corner of my tank. Agree with pp on candy cane and frogspawn identifications.

evsalty · 07/28/2011, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sebastian j.

1. Nemoseris sp., a macroalgae.
2. Caulastrea furcata, common names include candy cane, cat's eye or trumpet coral i think...
3. Euphyllia paradivisa, frogspawn coral
4. Rhodactis rhodostoma, furry mushrooms
5. Entacmea quadricolor, the bubble tip anemone

+1

Wyze · 07/28/2011, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sh0rtcake00

Yes my clowns host front right corner of my tank. Agree with pp on candy cane and frogspawn identifications.

So do mines!!!! I don't even think they use the bottom half of my tank!!! Lol

kduen · 07/28/2011, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sebastian j.

1. Nemoseris sp., a macroalgae.
2. Caulastrea furcata, common names include candy cane, cat's eye or trumpet coral i think...
3. Euphyllia paradivisa, frogspawn coral
4. Rhodactis rhodostoma, furry mushrooms
5. Entacmea quadricolor, the bubble tip anemone

+2

king87 · 07/28/2011, 04:38 PM

yup my clown hosts the front right corner too

Sao870 · 07/28/2011, 07:38 PM

lol my skunk clowns actually took one of my eng gobies under sand caves lol

Genin · 07/29/2011, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sebastian J.

1. Nemoseris sp., a macroalgae.
2. Caulastrea furcata, common names include Candy Cane, Cat's Eye or Trumpet coral I think...
3. Euphyllia paradivisa, Frogspawn Coral
4. Rhodactis rhodostoma, furry Mushrooms
5. Entacmea quadricolor, the Bubble Tip Anemone

+3 Those are your answers.

07/27/2011, 09:15 PM	#9
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07/28/2011, 07:38 PM	#15
Sao870 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 125	lol my skunk clowns actually took one of my eng gobies under sand caves lol __________________ Step On MY Field And Get Laid Down!! UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO ROCKETS!!!! O-LINE!!

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07/27/2011, 04:56 PM	#2
king87 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 41	the second picture is a coral called green trumpet coral and the third one appears to be either frogspawn or hammer coral or possibly an anemone i have never seen. not sure about the others.

07/27/2011, 04:57 PM	#3
king87 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 41	Actually the fourth one looks like some sort of mushroom.

07/27/2011, 04:59 PM	#4
king87 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 41	Green trumpet coral is also known as candycane. The green looking things may be some form of macroalgae.

07/27/2011, 05:10 PM	#5
Sheol Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, Tx. Posts: 3,606	The first was some kind of calcerous grren algae. Second was a Candycane.. One of the others ( the fourth?) was a Mushroom, maybe a baby Rhodactis. Last was an anemone. Not sure of species though. Matthew

07/27/2011, 05:55 PM	#7
Sebastian J. Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 74	1. Nemoseris sp., a macroalgae. 2. Caulastrea furcata, common names include Candy Cane, Cat's Eye or Trumpet coral I think... 3. Euphyllia paradivisa, Frogspawn Coral 4. Rhodactis rhodostoma, furry Mushrooms 5. Entacmea quadricolor, the Bubble Tip Anemone

07/28/2011, 12:37 PM	#10
sh0rtcake00 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 99	Yes my clowns host front right corner of my tank. Agree with pp on candy cane and frogspawn identifications.

07/28/2011, 04:38 PM	#14
king87 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 41	yup my clown hosts the front right corner too