Anyone seen this before?

Conesus_Kid

Conesus_Kid

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I was checking out the aquarium today, and noticed that some of the polyps in this zoanthid colony have one or two extended tentacles.

I've had this particular colony for around 3+ years and have never seen this before. Any thoughts?

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Thanks!
 
so just HOW close to a Nuclear Reactor do you live?

That's some insane "morphing" there!! I've seen the "nipple" extend some but nothing like what you've got. I'm subscribing to this one . . .
 
I'd say you live to close to the Ginna Nuclear power plant!! :D

Back on topic......Do you think its some sort of feeding response?!?
 
I posted this in the zoanthid forum, but haven't got any nibbles yet.

The only recent changes that I can think of are: changed carbon yesterday, and fed broccoli for the first time today.

I've split this colony many times, and have three others just like it in the aquarium I noticed that one of the other colonies located about 12" away has a few polyps with the same long, fat tentacles.

I'll keep my eye on it, will see what else I can dig up, and will post back here if anything new arises.

:thumbsup:
 
When I had first started my tank, I had too much flow on my zoas and the skirts became elongated. I have since moved them from that area and the skirts are back to "normal" length. No water movement changes?

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instead of asking the guys in the zoa forum what they are..make up a really cool name for them,put one polyp per frag plug and sell them to the guys in the zoa forum for $100 a polyp lol ...ok I kid :)
 
Response from WetWebMedia

Response from WetWebMedia

Here's the response I got from WWM:

Greetings!
Salutations
I've been a huge fan of your site for quite some time, and appreciate the
help and knowledge you share with hobbyists.
We share!
My question doesn't really pertain to a problem per se, just an unusual
situation that nobody's been able to explain.
First, system specs:
-200 gallon mixed reef aquarium (SPS, LPS, softies, zoanthids)
-Lighting: 2x 250w MH, 2 x 150w MH (Hamilton 14K) with 3x Powerbrite
actinic supplementation
-100 gallon Rubbermaid remote sump
-Barracuda return pump
-Dart closed loop
-2x Vortech MP40W
-MSX 250 skimmer
-Carbon in ViaAqua reactor
-Korallin Ca reactor w/ all topoff water going through kalkwasser reactor
When examining the aquarium the other day, I noticed some strange, larger
tentacles coming out of a zoanthid colony. I've had this colony for over
three years, and have split it several times (but not recently). I
noticed that one of the other colonies (same morph), located about 12"
away, is exhibiting the same behavior. The only recent change made was
changing out the activated carbon the day before I noticed this.
A picture is worth a thousand words on this one, so I'm attaching a .jpg
file.
I see this, these "excited" tentacles
Thanks for any light that you can shed!
Scott
Something has got this colony excited/riled... likely either food
stimulus, or chemical interaction w/ other Cnidarian life here... Could be
a harbinger of trouble... Please read here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/cnidcompppt.htm
and here: http://wetwebmedia.com/zoanthidcompfaqs.htm
and the linked files above these areas... till you feel you understand what
is likely occurring here. Bob Fenner

I've got some reading to do. Not sure I like the "harbinger of trouble" quote, but I need to find out what's going on. :eek1:
 
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