Dendro or no? I.d.

[Kreeger1]

Thought it was a dendro, now Im rethinking. It doesn't open much at all Even when I hit it with mysis or nutramar.

Thanks for looking
Erik

 

[Western_reefer]

Doesn't look like a dendro to me.

 

[Aquabacs]

Erik
Have you tried to take it out of the aquarium, put it in a bowl with tank water, add mysis, keep it in the dark, and in 15-20 minutes to see what happens?


Mike

 

[TheH]

Balanophyllia? http://www.liveaquaria.com/DIVERSDEN/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+8&ddid=81871

 

[Regric25]

When my dendro is closed up it looks just like that! It was closed for about 2 days and when it finally opened up it was just barley. after about 2 weeks it opend up in all its glory and is huge now. How long have you had it?

 

[Kreeger1]

3 months. I've confirmed though, not a dendro its a Balanophyllia.

 

[Labman48076]

just to add

just to add

Firecracker is a common name used by wholesalers for both Balanophyllia and Dendrophyillia. Also many LFS lack the knowledge to identify which they received. but on the positive side Balanophyllia is harder to come by at least in my parts!

 

[Kreeger1]

My local store has 5-6 colonies with over 100 heads on them right now. True center piece corals. He wants 300 per colony. If anyone wants info on them let me know, Im headed there today to take a few pictures of them.

 

[Aquabacs]

Let me know. Thanks.

 

[stunreefer]

Pm'd

 

[Western_reefer]

Wow! 100 heads is a lot! Very good deal, as in $3 per head.

 

[Kreeger1]

Here are some pictures I took at Aquatic technology today of the "firecracker" corals.

 

[stunreefer]

:eek1:

 

[Western_reefer]

WOW!! :eek2::eek2: Also, is that a feather starfish?!?

 

[stunreefer]

I've confirmed though, not a dendro its a Balanophyllia.

How/who?

Just curious...

The new one's you posted surely seem to be in the Dendrophyllia genus to me, the initial photo you posted has more oval polyp but still makes me lean towards Dendrophyllia based on the growth formation towards the base.

 

[TheH]

stunreefer: I thought the oval polyp was diagnostic in distinguishing dendrophyllia from balanophyllia?

 

[Aquabacs]

I know where one of those are going

Mike

 

[uhuru]

Those colonies are awesome! What a great deal. Too bad I'm broke until next month

 

[Aquabacs]

Here are some pictures I took at Aquatic technology today of the "firecracker" corals.

Thanks again for posting these up. Mine will be in on Thursday. What did you pick up today?


Mike

 

[Kreeger1]

congrats to picking one up plus that cool feather star!!