Hitchiker coral??

Triggerjay · 03-11-2007, 12:58 PM

I know I posted about this in another thread, but I fragged my zoas, to expose some little "fingers" I saw poking out of it. I am pretty sure they are Xena.. What do you guys think? And the last pic is of my clowns. I was reading that the true perc has more vibrant colors than the false. I was noticing that my female appears to be a false, and the smaller male, a true.. what do you think?

Thanks in advance..

Jason

BoomerD · 03-11-2007, 01:02 PM

Can't tell for sure, but I agree...either one of the xenias, or anthelia (also a xenid).

ReefDave · 03-11-2007, 01:36 PM

Judging by the encrusting base, I'd say anthelia, by any chance do you know the origin of that piece?

Triggerjay · 03-11-2007, 02:11 PM

yeah, the local LFS.. j/k... nah, I never asked him where it came from. It has hardlike tubes that the polyps retract into at night, or when disturbed. I had no idea it was on the rock, I bought it as a zoa colony. All the hard tubes are kind of attached to each other. I am thinking of ridding the frag of all the zoas, but I hated to cut them off... The section of the colony came off real easy with a hammer and chisel, and when I was done, you couldnt even tell I had removed part of the Zoa's rock..

Jason

Travis · 03-11-2007, 02:26 PM

Judging by the retracting polyps, my money would be on this being clavularia, AKA waving hand polyps.

Triggerjay · 03-11-2007, 03:48 PM

After doing a little internet research, I believe you are right travis.. I think it is a small clavularia colony. The Xena cannot retract, and the anthelia can only partially retract. I love the look of it, but from everything I have read, they could cause an over population smothering out other corals. I will have to make sure I give it plenty of room, and frag it if it gets too big.. Thanks again guys. I am becoming addicted to this site as much as I am to my tank..oh yeah, does anyone agree it looks like I have a true perc, and a false, and not a true pair?

Jason

BoomerD · 03-11-2007, 03:58 PM

The bit about the hard tubes and retracting polyps definitely take it out of the xenid category...

panmanmatt · 03-11-2007, 04:41 PM

Looks like star polyps to me, Pachyclavularia sp.

cheeks69 · 03-11-2007, 05:09 PM

The clowns IMHO are Ocellaris aka False Perculas.

03-11-2007, 12:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,067 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Hitchiker coral?? I know I posted about this in another thread, but I fragged my zoas, to expose some little "fingers" I saw poking out of it. I am pretty sure they are Xena.. What do you guys think? And the last pic is of my clowns. I was reading that the true perc has more vibrant colors than the false. I was noticing that my female appears to be a false, and the smaller male, a true.. what do you think? Thanks in advance.. Jason

03-11-2007, 01:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitchiker coral?? Can't tell for sure, but I agree...either one of the xenias, or anthelia (also a xenid). __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

03-11-2007, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
ReefDave Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitchiker coral?? Judging by the encrusting base, I'd say anthelia, by any chance do you know the origin of that piece? __________________ Oceanic 70 gallon (24x24x28) mixed stony coral and gorgonian reef (and some mushrooms,too!). oddball fanatic

03-11-2007, 02:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,067 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hitchiker coral?? yeah, the local LFS.. j/k... nah, I never asked him where it came from. It has hardlike tubes that the polyps retract into at night, or when disturbed. I had no idea it was on the rock, I bought it as a zoa colony. All the hard tubes are kind of attached to each other. I am thinking of ridding the frag of all the zoas, but I hated to cut them off... The section of the colony came off real easy with a hammer and chisel, and when I was done, you couldnt even tell I had removed part of the Zoa's rock.. Jason

03-11-2007, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,700 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hitchiker coral?? Judging by the retracting polyps, my money would be on this being clavularia, AKA waving hand polyps. __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

03-11-2007, 03:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,067 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hitchiker coral?? After doing a little internet research, I believe you are right travis.. I think it is a small clavularia colony. The Xena cannot retract, and the anthelia can only partially retract. I love the look of it, but from everything I have read, they could cause an over population smothering out other corals. I will have to make sure I give it plenty of room, and frag it if it gets too big.. Thanks again guys. I am becoming addicted to this site as much as I am to my tank..oh yeah, does anyone agree it looks like I have a true perc, and a false, and not a true pair? Jason

03-11-2007, 03:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,637 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitchiker coral?? The bit about the hard tubes and retracting polyps definitely take it out of the xenid category... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

03-11-2007, 04:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitchiker coral?? Looks like star polyps to me, Pachyclavularia sp.

03-11-2007, 05:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,847 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hitchiker coral?? The clowns IMHO are Ocellaris aka False Perculas. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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