anyone heard of blue star polyps? - Page 2

TheSaltwaterKid · 04-13-2008, 10:08 AM

Could the blue star polyps also be Blue Waving Hand Anthillia? I have some that look like that and that's what mine were called. Unfortunately I'm bringing mine back to the LFS as they just don't seem to be surviving in my tank for some reason (all of my other corals are thriving) but everything I've read on them says their care level is "difficult" so I guess it just wasn't meant to be

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lcstorc · 04-13-2008, 10:10 AM

I have the blue cloves as well.
They seem to do great in my 90g with T5 lighting. They are towards the top but have tolerated several removals from the tank to remove the HA that is growing on the same rock.

Wolfgang8810 · 04-13-2008, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSaltwaterKid

Could the blue star polyps also be Blue Waving Hand Anthillia? I have some that look like that and that's what mine were called. Unfortunately I'm bringing mine back to the LFS as they just don't seem to be surviving in my tank for some reason (all of my other corals are thriving) but everything I've read on them says their care level is "difficult" so I guess it just wasn't meant to be

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Im not sure thats what these are. I bought a scoop of gravel that they had spread to in the LFS reef system and had about 5 total polyps and now 3 weeks later the whole shell is covered. ill take a picture later to night so stay tuned

lcstorc · 04-13-2008, 07:00 PM

Mine doesn't look like anthellia. They look more like cloves. I'll try to get a pic in the morning when the lights are back on.

Wolfgang8810 · 04-15-2008, 12:05 AM

here is a picture i took of them 2 weeks ago

and here is a picture of them today

these things are growing like mad in my tank! Who wants a free frag??

tippMANn98 · 04-15-2008, 08:37 AM

yea, when i first got them I had a list going of frags of this stuff...it is hard to just scrape off. you would have to break the rock. After mine were taken over, like 2 months later, i had these 2 seperate colonys growing on opposite sides of the tank. here is the one that I fragged from about 5 polyps. broke it off of a colony of zoas. Heres the frag last week(originally fragged them 3 months ago)

They cover this whole entire rock currently.....

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: anyone heard of blue star polyps? I have the blue cloves as well. They seem to do great in my 90g with T5 lighting. They are towards the top but have tolerated several removals from the tank to remove the HA that is growing on the same rock. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: anyone heard of blue star polyps? Mine doesn't look like anthellia. They look more like cloves. I'll try to get a pic in the morning when the lights are back on. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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