ID this coral?

[xxvengefulxx]

I got a few corals off of someone selling a tank due to moving across the country. He had long forgotten the names of most of them. I have found out that the other corals need more care than what he was giving them (just light, no direct feeding), so i want to make sure i properly care for everything in order to have long term survival. i'm excited about my first post, please help me out! :lol2:

its like a leather.... theres a white area in the middle that makes me think it would be a mouth of some kind...


setup if interested:

40 gal (breeder style tank)
55 pounds live rock
3" sand bed
fluval canister
aquac remora skimmer with maxijet 1200
2 powerheads (200 gph?)
uv sterilizer
Coralife 36" T5HO (4 bulbs, i believe 39 watts each)

 

[GerritM]

Rhodactis rhodostoma - Mushroom

 

[greech]

Rhodactis rhodostoma - Mushroom

Yep.

 

[twintrades]

Yea its a hairy shroom. To much flow where its at to. If you place it in a lower flow spot it will open up more. Kinda cool, But carful they will kill most corals that touch it.

 

[xxvengefulxx]

ok thanks guys! its on a small rock out by itself. im trying to give it less current but its a small tank.

 

[xxvengefulxx]

does it need fed anything?

 

[GerritM]

Feeding not required. Photosynthetic.

 

[israel.kendall]

That's a nice shroom!

 

[scuba guy ron]

rhodactis fo sho. give em light and they will grow........like crazy.

 

[Joe LoPresti]

Here's a link to your shroom:
http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsespecies.php?CritterID=2182

You can definitely feed it... Mine eat brine, mysis, small pieces of krill and small pieces of table shrimp. They will get big and multiply! I started with one and now have nine...
I agree with the other postings, that one you got is a beauty!

 

[xxvengefulxx]

thanks! i got it for less than $20 :eek1:

 

[seapug]

I had one of those in my first tank that would close up and try to eat hermit crabs that climbed on it.