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FAQs about Identification of Soft Corals of the Family Alcyoniidae
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Soft Corals of the Family Alcyoniidae
Related FAQs: Alcyoniid ID
1,
Alcyoniid ID 3,
Alcyoniid ID 4, & Cnidarian
Identification,
Soft Corals of the Family
Alcyoniidae, Alcyoniids 2, Alcyoniids
3, Alcyoniids 4,
Alcyoniid Selection,
Alcyoniid Compatibility,
Alcyoniid Systems,
Alcyoniid Feeding,
Alcyoniid Behavior, Alcyoniid Health,
Alcyoniid Propagation, Soft Coral Propagation, Soft
Coral Health, Dyed Corals, Soft Coral Propagation,
Nephtheids,
Dendronephthya, Paralcyoniids,
Nidaliids, Xeniids, Dyed
Corals,
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Dyed Leather
Coral 9/23/07
Bob,
<Sorry, Sara here.>
I need some help identifying this coral. I've looked for any picture in
the web that resembles it and I can't find one. Is it a colt or maybe a
leather?
<Yes, it looks like some kind of leather coral.>
When I purchased it all it said was that it's a soft coral. I am sending
a couple of pictures so that maybe you can identify it.
<Leather corals are difficult to ID, but it's definitely dyed. Which is
unfortunate since this is very bad for the coral. It should get better
though after it sheds.>
Thanks
Elsa
<De nada,
Sara M.> |
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Ooooh, lordie! Dat's peenk! |
Coral ID
7/21/07
Could you please tell me what this coral is? When I purchased it
they called it a pincushion, but I have not been successful finding
anything about it under that name.
<Sarcophyton, Leather coral, Toadstool coral.>
Thanks,
Bellinda
<Anytime,
Andrea> |
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Help Me ID Unknown "Creature" –
07/22/07
<Hi Kirsty, Mich here.>
I belong to a forum and have posted these pics but no one has been able
to help me ID this "creature".
<OK.>
If you can assist me with my query I would be very grateful!
<I will certainly try.>
It doesn't move around, stays in one spot and does not appear to annoy
the Zoa it appears to be attached to!
<OK. Not a whole lot of info to work with, but everything helps. Really
this more of a guess at this point, but perhaps this is a Sarcophyton.
Do the polyps ever withdraw, i.e. does it ever look like a ball as
opposed to a porcupine?>
Thank you for your help,
<Not sure how much help it is.>
Kirsty.
PS, I have two Eunice worms in a nano;
<Yikes!>
can you recommend leaving them be
<Only if you want to keep a species tank for Eunice worms! Some are
beneficial scavengers, but many are predatory!>
or trying to trap them? If the latter, what is the most successful way
to trap one?!
<Typically the borrow must be found and the worm not so delicately
extracted... usually not a pretty picture I'm afraid.
Good luck!
Mich>Help Me ID Unknown
"Creature" It IS a Sarcophyton! – 07/22/07
Hi Mich,
<<Hi Kirsty!>>
thanks for such a prompt reply!
<<Welcome!>>
<Really this more of a guess at this point, but perhaps this is a
Sarcophyton. Do the polyps ever withdraw, i.e. does it ever look like a
ball as opposed to a porcupine?>
Fantastic! Just checked, and because the lights aren't on yet, it is
doing just that!
<<Yay!>>
God you're good!
<<Heee! I try!>>
So is it a young one that will grow and therefore need to somehow be
moved to a better part of the tank or could it be a small species?
<<Likely a baby, and you will want to move it away from the Zoas at some
point in the not too distant future. Many Sarcophytons are highly
allelopathic and will inhibit the growth of others near them. You can
chip it off the LR using a chisel or try cutting it off, but it may
regrow in the same spot if you cut it.>>
<Typically the borrow must be found and the worm not so delicately
extracted... usually not a pretty picture I'm afraid.
Good luck!>
Oh.....I know two of their bolt holes and they're in the main structure
of my LR....I have been able to entice one of them out before with food
and got It to come out by the length of approximately 5 cm.....So, if I
did catch the head end and gently pull, (yeuk!), is this the best way?
<<Should work...IF you can catch the head.>>
I had heard that if there are any bits left in that they would regrow
into others. Not sure on this, but surely only the head end would do
this?
<<Regeneration is possible, but it is highly unlikely for the head to
regrow.>>
Thanks again Mich,
<<You are most welcome.>>
you're a star.
<<Nah, just a good guesser. But thanks for the compliment anyway! Mich>>
Re: Help Me ID Unknown "Creature" It IS a
Sarcophyton! – 07/24/07
<Kirsty>
No really, you've answered some questions for me that others couldn't so thank
you very very much!
<You are most welcome! I am happy that I have been able to help you. It is very
nice to get follow up replies like yours. It makes doing this even more
rewarding and thank you very much for your kind words! Mich>
Kirsty. |
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Soft Coral, worm, algae ID
12/6/06
Dear Crew,
I was wondering if you could help me identify my new soft coral. It was
sold to me as a Sarcophyton sp., but it looks more like a Sinularia sp.
to me. I have attached pictures for reference.
<Is not a Sarcophyton for sure... Likely is a Sinularia species...
definitely a Alcyoniid>
On another note, I was watching my tank the other night and I noticed
what I believe are worms, possibly bristle worms, swimming through the
tank. They were swimming rather quickly with a cork-screwing motion.
<Good description...>
I couldn't find any reference to similar behavior, so I was curious
about it. I have also attached a picture of one of the worms. (I
couldn't get a picture of one swimming, so it is a picture of the worm
on the glass.)
<Is an errantiate polychaete (there are thousands of species) of some
sort>
Also, I am having trouble with, but I am not sure what type it is. I
can't find anything that looks similar to it. It grows all over my live
rock and the glass of the aquarium. I have also attached a picture as a
reference.
<Are Blue-greens... Cyanobacteria...>
My parameters are as follows:
55 gallon tank with 120 watts NO fluorescents
Temperature: 79° F
Nitrite, Nitrate, Ammonia, Copper: 0 ppm
pH: 8.2
dKH: 10°
Calcium: 550ppm
<Way too high...>
Specific Gravity 1.026
Weekly 10% water changes with RO water.
Top-off twice daily with RO water. (About a quart of a water each time.)
Thank you for your time,
Daniel
<Mmm, please do take a read on WWM re the groups, situation mentioned
above... Bob Fenner> |
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