Coral ID please

Snaz · #1 08-17-2012, 10:21 PM

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.

daplatapus · #2 08-18-2012, 02:50 AM

No idea, but it looks cool

Snaz · #3 08-18-2012, 03:40 AM

I should have looked harder before I posted here. I think it is carnation coral which would explain the slow growth.

Snaz · #4 08-19-2012, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Snaz

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.