Help identify please

eakatank · 05-26-2007, 08:21 PM

Hello all,

I stopped by my LFS today and ran into something I had not seen. Pics were taken with my phone so they're not what you would call good. It has blue branches and white tops. The owner told me he wasn't exactly sure what they were called but had heard they were difficult to keep in captivity. They've had them for about a month and they look owefully healthy to me. Thoughts?

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lcstorc · 05-26-2007, 08:42 PM

I just saw these on another thread a couple of weeks ago. I forget what they are but remember that they are hard to keep.

michael_cb_125 · 05-26-2007, 10:19 PM

Are they colonial tunicates?

eakatank · 05-29-2007, 02:25 PM

I can't find any pics of colonial tunicates that look very similar. This is about the size of a fist and apparently it sheds the top every week or so.

reefjitsu · 05-29-2007, 02:36 PM

That stuff is most often sold as Blue Palm Coral (Neptheis fascicularis). It is not a coral though, it is colonial tunicates.

rebekwl · 05-29-2007, 02:50 PM

I have also seen them called Lollipop Tunicates. I have read that they are very hard to keep, very beautiful though...

Dentoid · 05-29-2007, 02:50 PM

It's a Pom Pom tunicate. See this link!

Animal Library: Invertebrates: Other Inverts: Sea Squirts: Oxycorxnia fascicularis

goldenmean · 05-29-2007, 03:22 PM

Gosh I love saltcorner.com.
Its a great place to make an ID!

kimoy · 05-29-2007, 03:29 PM

sometimes it is also called blue cauliflower

eakatank · 05-29-2007, 09:36 PM

Awesome! Thanks for the help.

05-26-2007, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
eakatank Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 61 View Gallery Karma Komment	Help identify please Hello all, I stopped by my LFS today and ran into something I had not seen. Pics were taken with my phone so they're not what you would call good. It has blue branches and white tops. The owner told me he wasn't exactly sure what they were called but had heard they were difficult to keep in captivity. They've had them for about a month and they look owefully healthy to me. Thoughts? IMAGE_00002.jpg E

05-26-2007, 08:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Help identify please I just saw these on another thread a couple of weeks ago. I forget what they are but remember that they are hard to keep. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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michael_cb_125 Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 5,600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Help identify please Are they colonial tunicates? __________________ All Fish are "Semi-Reef Safe"

05-29-2007, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
eakatank Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 61 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Help identify please I can't find any pics of colonial tunicates that look very similar. This is about the size of a fist and apparently it sheds the top every week or so.

05-29-2007, 02:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Help identify please That stuff is most often sold as Blue Palm Coral (Neptheis fascicularis). It is not a coral though, it is colonial tunicates. __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

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rebekwl Achilles Tang Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 846 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Help identify please I have also seen them called Lollipop Tunicates. I have read that they are very hard to keep, very beautiful though... __________________ Rebekah Member of: Snails Are Stupid Society 90 Gallon Display w/ 2-3" LS & 100-120 lbs. LR. 20 Gal sump w/fuge that has 4" sand, LR and rubble, and Chaeto. CUC - Lots of assorted snails, 3 conchs, Serpent Starfish, Hermit Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Sand Sifting Starfish (I think that's it). Fish - Bi-Color Blenny, Orange Spotted Prawn Goby, Scooter Blenny, Clarkii Clownfish, Yellow Watchman Goby, Fiji Devil Damsel, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, and Pink Skunk Clown. Corals/inverts - Pink Branching Hammer Coral, Green Branching Hammer Coral, Torch Coral, Frogspawn, Bubble Coral, Neon Green Fungia, Green Star Polyps, Cup Mushroom, Green Candy Cane, Kenya Tree, Pom Pom Xenia, Toadstool Leather, Finger Leather, Devil's Hand Leather, LOTS of shrooms (red, green, blue), Orange Sponge, Green Monti Plate, Brown Gorgonian, Blundell Buttons, Flower Pot, Zoanthids, Palys, Green BTA

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eakatank Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 61 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Help identify please Awesome! Thanks for the help.

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