jeffrey_ropp
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Anyone find them interesting?
<img src=http://www.zoyzoy.com/aquarium/reefcentral/proto1.jpg>
<img src=http://www.zoyzoy.com/aquarium/reefcentral/proto1.jpg>
Are these protopalythoa?
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jeffrey_ropp
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Hitchhikers on a frag from SeaCrop actually. I'm not sure of the origin. I can tell you that they grow like crazy if anyone wants some.
Jreimer - Is your occupation really "research - zoanthids/zooxanthellae"? If so, what texts do recommend for the care and feeding of these guys?
Jreimer - Is your occupation really "research - zoanthids/zooxanthellae"? If so, what texts do recommend for the care and feeding of these guys?
Hi Jeffrey,
Yeah, my job is really research - and for the past while I have been pretty focused on zoanthids and their zoox. However, no tanks at home, and pretty new to these forums, learning a lot!
Texts and stuff on zoanthids - I haven't read all the aquarist lit, but I find Fossa and Nilssen's 1998 book to be pretty useful. I could tell you a bit more about these guys if you want. Not 100% sure (cause we don't know where they're from), but they look a lot like Palythoa heliodiscus we have here in Japan, seem to live off both zoox and zooplankton in the water (in nature). Most shallow-water zoanthids (Palythoa/Zoanthus) seem to be fine with just light, but from what I have seen on these threads, zooplankton and even bigger prey seems to be fine.
Do these hitchhikers of yours have large oral disks, narrow polyps, and are connected by a VERY small coenenchyme (tissue) to each other?
j.
Yeah, my job is really research - and for the past while I have been pretty focused on zoanthids and their zoox. However, no tanks at home, and pretty new to these forums, learning a lot!
Texts and stuff on zoanthids - I haven't read all the aquarist lit, but I find Fossa and Nilssen's 1998 book to be pretty useful. I could tell you a bit more about these guys if you want. Not 100% sure (cause we don't know where they're from), but they look a lot like Palythoa heliodiscus we have here in Japan, seem to live off both zoox and zooplankton in the water (in nature). Most shallow-water zoanthids (Palythoa/Zoanthus) seem to be fine with just light, but from what I have seen on these threads, zooplankton and even bigger prey seems to be fine.
Do these hitchhikers of yours have large oral disks, narrow polyps, and are connected by a VERY small coenenchyme (tissue) to each other?
j.
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