Hitchers

[Anonymous]

Hi, I got these on some LR that I bought and was wondering if anyone knew what they were.

 

[Anonymous]

Ok whoa that was a little big. Sorry, but the white tan things are what I was curious about.

 

[Anonymous]

Ok fixed the picture

 

[Anonymous]

Zoanthids, probably a species of Protopalythoa.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Anonymous]

Really? They look nothing like my others so I thought they were not related. The one in the lower right side actually moved on its own over an inch in 3 days. It is the only one to open up so far, but it did so after it moved. Is there conflict between the green star mat and the zoos? Is that why they are black/grey at the base and some are still white. They were all white when I received them but this one is the first to show life, but they are all now starting to get color back. That is if you consider puke brown a color to have back lol.

 

[Anonymous]

I can kind of see the zoas but it is almost translucent with very very short tips on them. So I guess the question that I have is are they ok next to the GSP mat that is literally touching them. It looks as though they are all recovering from the move and the very low salinity in the guys tank where I got them from. His salinity was a 1.011-13. Everything I got from him has adjusted slowly but is doing fine now, so should I move them or leave them where they are. As I said earlier one already moved on its own, maybe I should take a hint?

 

[garagebrian]

GSP generally tends to sting anything close by and if the sting doesn't kill the zoas then the GSP will just grow over them. GSP is very pretty, but it doesn't treat corals nearby real nice.

Brian

 

[Anonymous]

So then here is the next question. If the GSP are stinging the zoas, and one of them has moved on its own accord are the others unable to do so because theya re dying or should I move them at all and just let them work things out between the two? I suggested counseling but they weren't very perceptive to that.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey Ranger, you have any pics of your tank online anywhere? I would like to see it. From the pics I have seen it looks like a nice one.

 

[Anonymous]

No sorry there are no pics on the web of it. It is a top secret tank and with you actually having seen pictures of it you should be getting a visit from a little black helicopter any time now. Just relax and go to the light. Relax. Relax. Relax.



Ok maybe I am just to damn lazy. There I said it are you happy?

 

[Anonymous]

Actually still finishing the tank. I am adding a sump as soon as my overflow gets here. After that then I will take some pics and post them.

 

[Anonymous]

The part about the helicopters had me going actually...

 

[SnowManSnow]

are those Zoas? I've never seen any with translucent tenticles like that. They almost look like baby maj.s anemones to me, but I can see how they have spread and are attached.. so there goes that theory

 

[Anonymous]

That was my thought to, but I am by no means a expert on this stuff. I have never seen a zoa like this in any picture but my experience is ifinitely more limited than Mr Mohr.