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newreefer_59
01-11-2010, 03:17 PM
My 150 gallon tank has been up for a year now, and in the past few months i have had several (about a dozen actually) of these polyp's appear on some live rock. The coral I presently have are:

Monti
Bird's Nest
Hydnophora-Horn Coral
Digitata
Zoanthid Button Polyp
Pink Button Polyp - Zoa
Red Open Brain
Acan Lord
Australian Acan
Clove Polyp
Chalice

Can these polyps potentialy harm these or any coral and should they be removed?

Many thanks.

chris88
01-11-2010, 03:20 PM
looks look a green button polyp to me. No more dangerious then most palys. they do have a slight sting that can harm some sps.

soapy
01-11-2010, 06:53 PM
Those look like protopalythoas to me? Some live in colonies and some seem to cruise around on their own and pop up here and there.

bignose
01-12-2010, 01:29 AM
looks like palys to me.