Id on these brownish beauties please

[RickardK]

I recieved these from the store for a cheap price but did not get any details on what they are. Does anyone know? The mouths and some parts of the body glow green in actinic light.
Do you think the animals can develop a greener color under more intense lighting? The tank in the store was not very bright....

Thanks!

 

[Jarred1]

Palys

 

[RickardK]

Palys

Thank you!

Is it possible to move one or two of the animals from the rock by cutting it of at the base with a scalpel or does this hurt them?

 

[ZoaLover]

Thank you!

Is it possible to move one or two of the animals from the rock by cutting it of at the base with a scalpel or does this hurt them?

Palys is just a common name for all of the big polyps as the one you have. IMO, it is the button polyps. This kind of palys grow like weeds in my tank. I tried to get rid of them, but after a cut, the new polyps grow out faster and recover the rock after a few weeks.

 

[coralsfriend]

Looks like brown button polyps to me!:thumbsup: