View Full Version : Coral ID please
Anyone recognize this thing? The polyps retract when touched and the base feels kinda spongy and it is a SLOW grower in my tank. This piece popped up a couple of years ago and is still not much bigger than a half a gummy bear.
http://snaz.com/marine/coral99.jpg
daplatapus
08-18-2012, 02:50 AM
No idea, but it looks cool :)
I should have looked harder before I posted here. I think it is carnation coral which would explain the slow growth.
I should have looked harder before I posted here. I think it is carnation coral which would explain the slow growth.
Well it is not a carnation coral but an octocoral of some kind, eight polyp feathers. This is a large family that includes gorgonians, some are photosynthetic and some not. Mine has a faint green luminescence that leads me to think it is light lover.
http://snaz.com/marine/coral98.jpg
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