Could some please tell me what this coral is Called

[Promethius]

Hi
Some months ago my wife brought me a coral which we called a giraffe coral due to the markings and colour (A search under the name giraffe coral revealed nothing) . While it looked healthy for a few months, now it has started to die. Dose anyone know what it is and how I can look after it.

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Any information would be appreciated, even a name so I can find out what it needs.

Thanks Steve

 

[MiddletonMark]

Looks like a form of sponge to me.

 

[Promethius]

Shows how much I know about it

 

[MiddletonMark]

You probably see a LOT of stuff we don't as you're in Cairns.

I guess I'd search around about sponges, see if anyone's had good luck of late with them

 

[Promethius]

Thanks for the advise. I have already started doing that.

 

[MiddletonMark]

Wish I could help more.

 

[DJ88©]

[moved]

 

[petesreef]

Yeah, looks like a sort of tree sponge. I have 2 red tree sponges that have been in my tank for about 6mos. ONe is doing awesomeand the other, so-so. I just tuck them in the darker corners of the tank. Feed dt's phyto, for them.

 

[Promethius]

Thanks for that petesreef. 1 question do they need a lot of water flow at the same or do they need a dark quite corner?

 

[Sir Crabby]

I believe it is a sponge with a encrusting gargonia. the white being the gagonia. I seen someone on reefcentral had one and polyps came out of the white area. Very hard to keep they said.

 

[Swanwillow]

It is a sponge, but its not a gagonia (whats a gagonia?) they are actually a type of zoanthid, and its living in a symbiotic relationship with the sponge. I can drag up more info... *on another site doing some searching quick*

http://forum.seahorse.org/index.php?showtopic=22121&hl=sponge

 

[Swanwillow]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5629863

theres Eric iding it