ID please

[scarf_ace1981]

hi i'm a newbee here. J/K. i need an id on this hitchiker that came on a yuma rock. seems to be doing well, been in my tank for months now. when the lights go off the polyps retract and when the lights come on it extends. reminds me of a goniopora or alveopora.

 

[Deanos]

Looks like protopalythoa, but your description leads me to believe its goniopora sp.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

definately not zoos. unless some zoos retract into rocks

i would have to eliminate alveopora/goniopora too, as the polyps don't extend as far as the ones that i've seen. plus the tentacles are pointy. not stubby.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Mojano or aptasia colony?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

don' t believe so. i'll take a pic when the retract

 

[House of Laughter]

It is definately Mojanos - neon green ones - I have them and is one of the reasons I am breking down my tank.

House

 

[scarf_ace1981]

sorry but i disagree. my manjano move around all the time. i have three colonies of these things and not a single polyp has separated from the colony. when they retract there is a sort of mat on the rock

 

[Deanos]

Aha! I'm back to protopalythoa, since you're now saying they retract into a mat and not rock.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

LOL. but it's not like a zoo mat where you can clearly see the polyps all closed up. it's a very thin mat but the polyps retract into the rock. hard to explain. i didn't have time yesterday but i will try to get a pic tonight

 

[Deanos]

it's not like a zoo mat where you can clearly see the polyps all closed up.

There are at least 3 major genera commonly kept in reef tanks; zoanthus, palythoa & protopalythoa. Not all have clearly identifiable polyps when closed up.

Zoanthids

 

[House of Laughter]

MOHANOS! :fight2: :grouphug:

House

 

[DEEPWATER]

GET A BETTER PIC LMAO :lol2:

 

[DevIouS]

Geez...they're just common yellow polyps......











:joke:

 

[nanoreefer22]

Fricken Newbees...:arg: Specially this scarf-ace guy...sheeshh..:lol2:

It looks zoo-ish to me too...but then again im the guy with no tank...We need those retracted pics and they need to be about 100 times more in focus. Thank you very much.

Looks cool though. Are they that color??

 

[scarf_ace1981]

ronen and kris thanks for volunteering. when you guys coming over to take pics??

kris they are that color. actually brighter.

here's a pic of them retracted

 

[noodleman]

no idea what they are but DIBS on first frag :lol2:

 

[Deanos]

Do they resemble this Zoanthus species from the link I provided?

Excerpt: This recently imported Zoanthus sp. is unusual in that it has a very thick coenenchyme in which the polyps are embedded.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

i won't bother you guys anymore w/ out of focus shots. i'll take pics w/ a better camera, if i can find one.

thanks for your help.

 

[Deanos]

i won't bother you guys anymore w/ out of focus shots.

Ok. But what about post #17?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

sorry dean nothing like it. i was gonna respond by saying the mat isn't that thick. i don't know if it should be called a mat. the polyps retract into the rock. what i call the mat is more of a very thin layer of flesh that surrounds the polyps.