'nother WII question
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Topic: 'nother WII question
Posted By: IdahoReef
Subject: 'nother WII question
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 6:28pm
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Seems that http://wetwebmedia.com/HighInvertInd.htm - http://wetwebmedia.com/HighInvertInd.htm (HAH! beat you to it Jeff!!) is becoming the reference of choice this week, but thought I would ask anyway. WHAT IS IT????  ------------- Beginner Steven Build Thread http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 - http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 |
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Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 6:41pm
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Maybe Suncoral ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: IdahoReef
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 7:05pm
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The tubes are MAYBE 1/16" in diameter. I have seen colonies of them in a couple of places (two currently). I killed them off in one place because I thought they were aiptasia but decided to let them go this time. Even if I knew what classification they might be I could TRY to find them ion that HUGE site. Never had sun corals in my tank and I did NOT add these. Tank has been up for about 6 months. ------------- Beginner Steven Build Thread http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 - http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 |
Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:01pm
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Have you ever added pods tp your tank? They are still there..... ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: Andreason
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:10pm
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No they aren't sun coral and they aren't aptasia. My guess would be harmless. Maybe some kind of yellow polyp? ------------- Andreason's |
Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:13pm
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Why are you so positive they are not suncoral? They look almost identical to some of my suncoral. They are not the conventional suncoral. They are alot smaller and look identical to that, except more yellow. ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:21pm
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Posted By: Andreason
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:24pm
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For one, the heads that do not have tentacles extended look very different in a sun coral. In a sun coral the mouths look different, the tentacles are fatter, the tubes shorter and fatter and where they come together is more 'meaty' and less separate. Also the tentacles in the picture are in a single line around the edge of the polyp.
This seems to have a harder tube of some kind, which makes me think not an anenome. Could be worms but they don't usually tend to stick together like that in my experience. The mouths are really interesting. ------------- Andreason's |
Posted By: Andreason
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:27pm
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Oh dang. I can't see your pic. It has a red X. Is that a problem on my end? I usually can see photos on here. ------------- Andreason's |
Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:29pm
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I can see it...... ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: Andreason
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:43pm
Weird. I copied the red x and pasted it in word and the pic showed up. It is super hard to see the tentacles in the pic. The ones that are not extended look like they have really solid ends. The mouths look like duncans or zoas. They have a stubbiness to them. The pic looks like this coral was from the ocean and not aquacultured? They also appear to shrink down a tiny bit when closed? Instead of staying long and skinny. They look completely different to me, but I am wrong all the time  ------------- Andreason's |
Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:44pm
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I have some in my tank. They are pretty cool. They are suncoral ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: Andreason
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:48pm
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Right. I agree the pic you posted is of sun coral. I do not think that the pic Idaho Reef posted is. I think it is something else. They look completely different to me. ------------- Andreason's |
Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:53pm
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Ok. We will see ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: IdahoReef
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:57pm
Cameron, I don't even get a red X. 
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Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 9:59pm
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Look like yellow polyps to me. ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 10:02pm
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Here is an image: http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/Yellow-Polyps_411_62_4_4.html - http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11_03/Yellow-Polyps_411_62_4_4.html ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: IdahoReef
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 10:13pm
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I have yellow polyps in my tank that look like the ones in that link. Mine are about 10-15 times bigger than the ones I posted in the picture above.
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Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: January 21 2009 at 10:17pm
ahh, I'll keep lookin'. 
------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 2:08am
| I'd bet money they are a tube worm of some kind. |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 2:12am
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...or... Check out the post here.
http://wetwebmedia.com/wormidfaqs.htm - http://wetwebmedia.com/wormidfaqs.htm
Vermitid snail maybe?
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Posted By: Andreason
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 9:32am
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It does look like vermitid, but why would they be grouped together? I have only seen them singly. ------------- Andreason's |
Posted By: Jeff Morrill
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 10:23am
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Hmmmm....... Crazy. Touch it, How does it feel? Is it hard? Way to beat me on the link. Keep us posted. ------------- WHAT KINDA GUM????... Give em 2 sticks. |
Posted By: IdahoReef
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 1:20pm
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Jeff Morrill wrote:Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 1:44pm
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hydroid? ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 1:45pm
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i have the same ones.. they are electric green on the tips. I've also seen them brown before too though ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 1:55pm
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OMG
http://scuba-doc.com/coraldermatitis.html - http://scuba-doc.com/coraldermatitis.html ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: Andreason
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 1:56pm
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OUCH ------------- Andreason's |
Posted By: IdahoReef
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 3:24pm
There you go Jeff.
YOU TOUCH IT!!!! ------------- Beginner Steven Build Thread http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 - http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 4:08pm
 ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: Cameron
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 9:36pm
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HAHA! Ya Jeff ------------- [COLOR="Red"](801)664-4240 |
Posted By: IdahoReef
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 10:14pm
Got a response from the people at that site:
So now my question is: What do I do about them? ------------- Beginner Steven Build Thread http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 - http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 11:06pm
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I win! whats the prize ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: cl2ysta1
Date Posted: January 22 2009 at 11:07pm
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we had brown ones in our other tank once. they spread like a plague. I have green ones in my nano. they seem to hang out in their own spot and havent spread very far at all. HOnestly the only way to get rid of them is kill the rock ------------- I <3 Boxers Achilles tang lover |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 23 2009 at 10:23am
My opinion of the organism pictured in the first post is that they are neither vermitid snails nor sun polyps. They look more like a tube worm to me.  Do they capture small particles of fish food or are they feeding on microscopic organisms like algae or copepods? How do they react to light? If they open wider during the day then they are most likely photosynthetic.They certainly are not bad unless they spread so fast that they kill off other things. I'm curious to know if the tube is hard or soft. My guess is soft because they look somewhat transparent and one of them on the right side seems to be pinched closed just like a retracted Feather Duster Worm. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: IdahoReef
Date Posted: January 23 2009 at 11:44am
Actually, I will see if I can find something to probe them that is not too harsh.
I have not observed any feeding behavior but will observe some light reaction. ------------- Beginner Steven Build Thread http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 - http://idahoreefs.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1295 |