Goniopora question....with pic

Timmy's Marine · 08-01-2006, 06:48 PM

Well, it is me again, with another question...at least I am asking and not sitting there on my hands!!

Anyhow. I have a gonia that I purchased. I was watching it just now and noticed what looks like a mouth. It is not on the stems. I sat there for a couple of minutes trying to wait for the flow to hit this right so that I could get a pic. I have adjusted the colours so that you can see the contrast and also provided the real pic. When you look up close it looks as thought this thing could open up! I have done a search on the web and the goniapora site, but only find info on mouths in the centre of the tenticles. There is no ripped tissue, nothing missing.

What do you think? again.......

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25.../000_0605a.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25...d/000_0605.jpg

R.yumaDaddy? · 08-01-2006, 06:58 PM

I dont think its a mouth.. looks like a tentacle should be there

Woodstock · 08-01-2006, 07:03 PM

It's not a mouth.. it looks like either a new tenticle growing or one dissapearing.

Timmy's Marine · 08-01-2006, 07:12 PM

I dont think it is one growing because I have tons of little ones growing and I haven't seen them start off this way. Besides, if I had a good enough camera you guys would be able to see that the centre of this "thing" goes in like a mouth does. But, I didn't know that they could disappear. Hmmm, will have to look into that one. Thanks.

08-01-2006, 06:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Timmy's Marine Star Polyps Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Goniopora question....with pic Well, it is me again, with another question...at least I am asking and not sitting there on my hands!! Anyhow. I have a gonia that I purchased. I was watching it just now and noticed what looks like a mouth. It is not on the stems. I sat there for a couple of minutes trying to wait for the flow to hit this right so that I could get a pic. I have adjusted the colours so that you can see the contrast and also provided the real pic. When you look up close it looks as thought this thing could open up! I have done a search on the web and the goniapora site, but only find info on mouths in the centre of the tenticles. There is no ripped tissue, nothing missing. What do you think? again....... http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25.../000_0605a.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25...d/000_0605.jpg

08-01-2006, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Goniapora questoin....with pic I dont think its a mouth.. looks like a tentacle should be there __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

08-01-2006, 07:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,594 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Goniopora question....with pic It's not a mouth.. it looks like either a new tenticle growing or one dissapearing. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

08-01-2006, 07:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Timmy's Marine Star Polyps Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Goniopora question....with pic I dont think it is one growing because I have tons of little ones growing and I haven't seen them start off this way. Besides, if I had a good enough camera you guys would be able to see that the centre of this "thing" goes in like a mouth does. But, I didn't know that they could disappear. Hmmm, will have to look into that one. Thanks.

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