Anenome, is or is not?

Aquaholic · #1 02-07-2006, 06:35 PM

This may be a dumb question but im gonna ask it anyhow. Is a tourch coral and anenome or not?

Thank you.

Beverly · #2 02-07-2006, 06:43 PM

A torch coral has a stony base. Anemones do not.

OCDP · #3 02-07-2006, 06:49 PM

Heh you answered your own question.

Is a torch CORAL an anemone or not?

Nope . it's a coral! haha... anemones are not corals.

Cheers

ron101 · #4 02-08-2006, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OCDP

Nope . it's a coral! haha... anemones are not corals.

Cheers

Not so sure about that. Have to check my books but I seem to recall that anemones are part of the coral family.

OCDP · #5 02-08-2006, 06:02 PM

Oh, sorry.. I just thought they were invertebrates

Aquaholic · #6 02-07-2006, 07:24 PM

Just cause I'm Hanicapable dosn't mean you need to make fun of me.

OCDP · #7 02-07-2006, 07:30 PM

I wasn't making fun I swear.

Hey if you want to get real picky.. it's a Torch coral, not a Tourch Coral hahah

(uh oh I sound like someone I know) ahhhhh

muck · #8 02-07-2006, 07:31 PM

haha

Willow · #9 02-07-2006, 07:50 PM

torch is an lps (Large Polyp Stony, meaning the coral grows from a stony coral base) and belongs to the Euphyllia family, similar to "frogspawn" and "hammer" type corals.