Star polyps

Cal Native · 11-21-2007, 01:03 PM

I had a colony of star polyps that were doing quite well, then the mushrooms that were above them started to completely shade them. So for the past week they have not been opening, then last nigh I noticed they detached themselves from the rock they were on and "fell" down to the bottom of the tank. Can they move themselves that way to drift to a brighter location? Are they dead? has anybody else heard of this? I will find out when I get home if they are still alive.
Thanks

BEELZEBOB · 11-21-2007, 01:12 PM

dude i hate my mushies yo!!!

i got them like first thing after my tank was cycled. now i cant get rid of 'em!

i had a big red mushie grow large enough to touch part of a platy. brain i had, totaly killed the part of the colony that it touched (for like 5 days).

same thing happend to a section of my sun corals. they dont seem to bother zoos, but other softies and LPS really dont take kindly to shrooms.

sooo, maybe the shrooms are irritating your GSP? and causing the colony to deterriate.

tippMANn98 · 11-21-2007, 01:33 PM

Star polyps grow outward in a MAT-LIKE growth. Im sure it is possible to "detach" and "try" to reattach somewhere else, but beware, like bob said, mushies can hurt them, a ricordea fell on my sun polyps, and almost killed 2 of them in a matter of minutes.

sebastian · 11-21-2007, 03:07 PM

also check your calcium level.....if it's too low ...they might have not enough to build and hold.....some of mine ar growing in shedyy area and doing fine.so

bullet_buddy · 11-21-2007, 05:50 PM

You should glue them to the back of your tank.If you do ,try to attach them over the coriline algea,They seem to grow better over that stuff.

If they are dead pay me for shipping and I'll send you half my rock

althea2you · 11-21-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bullet_buddy

You should glue them to the back of your tank.If you do ,try to attach them over the coriline algea,They seem to grow better over that stuff.

If they are dead pay me for shipping and I'll send you half my rock

that is really cool of you to offer that! karma to you!

bullet_buddy · 11-21-2007, 10:50 PM

I give it away localy all the time.It grows like a weed in my tank..
Sahra thanks for the karma but I don't think it works anymore..lol.I have 4 patches on my back glass and a huge rock covered with them.I starting to think of them as a pest.

Cal Native · 11-27-2007, 04:06 PM

moved the detached piece to the top of the tank away from the shrooms, well they are opening again.

BEELZEBOB · 11-27-2007, 05:31 PM

im telling you shrooms are nasty yo. they'll take down themost agressive LPS corals even.

PEMfish · 11-30-2007, 05:43 PM

Bob, I'll take the shrooms

11-21-2007, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cal Native Serpent Star Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 202 View Gallery Karma Komment	Star polyps I had a colony of star polyps that were doing quite well, then the mushrooms that were above them started to completely shade them. So for the past week they have not been opening, then last nigh I noticed they detached themselves from the rock they were on and "fell" down to the bottom of the tank. Can they move themselves that way to drift to a brighter location? Are they dead? has anybody else heard of this? I will find out when I get home if they are still alive. Thanks

11-21-2007, 03:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
sebastian Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lake zurich, il Posts: 341 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Star polyps also check your calcium level.....if it's too low ...they might have not enough to build and hold.....some of mine ar growing in shedyy area and doing fine.so __________________ Sebastian member of CMAS 125G AGA + 30G sump (home made) 500W MH + 260W PC light Wave 2K (4,000 g/h), mag-drive 12 (1,000 g/h) Euro reef skimmer Hammer corals, zoo's, green star polyps, neon green button polyps, blue acro, green staghorn, frogspan, leathers, xenias, 100's mashrooms, ricordias, fungias, green oxypora, neon green hydropora, snake polyps, brown Caribbean zoanthid (palythoa carribaeorum) regal tang, yellow tang, six line wrasse, cleaner wrasse, (2) lyretail anthias, eibli angel, ocellaris clown

11-21-2007, 05:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
bullet_buddy Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 128 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Star polyps You should glue them to the back of your tank.If you do ,try to attach them over the coriline algea,They seem to grow better over that stuff. If they are dead pay me for shipping and I'll send you half my rock

11-21-2007, 10:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
bullet_buddy Limpet Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 128 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Star polyps I give it away localy all the time.It grows like a weed in my tank.. Sahra thanks for the karma but I don't think it works anymore..lol.I have 4 patches on my back glass and a huge rock covered with them.I starting to think of them as a pest.

11-27-2007, 04:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cal Native Serpent Star Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 202 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Star polyps moved the detached piece to the top of the tank away from the shrooms, well they are opening again.

11-30-2007, 05:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
PEMfish Acropora Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 1,922 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Star polyps Bob, I'll take the shrooms __________________ Paul `EM See how it all came to be;http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html My new tank; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-opciones.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

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