imcosmokramer
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Does anyone have any?
looking for White Spaghetti Leather Coral
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Does anyone have any?
imcosmokramer
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Yes, here is the full link. I guess I have to see it in real life to see if it's white. http://www.vividaquariums.com/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=02-1126-10
CleveYank
20 Years and Over
Yeah that's the stuff. Ben has it too I think.
You starve a tank or have it in shady part it will have extension and yet get real pale. In medium to high nutirent tanks or high in the water column it can get pretty dark actually.
Could swap for a piece if you want.
Got any gorgonia or metallic green smooth mushrooms?
You starve a tank or have it in shady part it will have extension and yet get real pale. In medium to high nutirent tanks or high in the water column it can get pretty dark actually.
Could swap for a piece if you want.
Got any gorgonia or metallic green smooth mushrooms?
Kreeger1
KING LEAR
Nope, again with the wrong info Mike.
Its a different species, Sinularia sp is the green type,
He's looking for something totally different, White Spaghetti Leather Coral
(Sinularia flexibis)
I believe greg at Aquatic tech has some in now, at least he did 2 weeks ago
Starving it or shading it has nothing to do with it, since when does shading a coral change its polyp structure ???
Its a different species, Sinularia sp is the green type,
He's looking for something totally different, White Spaghetti Leather Coral
(Sinularia flexibis)
I believe greg at Aquatic tech has some in now, at least he did 2 weeks ago
Starving it or shading it has nothing to do with it, since when does shading a coral change its polyp structure ???
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Tswifty
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The Genus Sinularia encompasses a large amount of very similar looking soft corals, so coming down with an exact ID is rather difficult in most instances. This is actually common for most of the Leather Corals, and similar problems often arise when attempting to ID Toadstool Leathers (Genus Sarcophyton).
I ran into this issue a few months ago when trying to properly identify all the corals in my tank... what a mess. :rolleye1: :lol:
Anyway, here's a very useful link regarding Sinularia & Soft Coral Identification:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/alcyoniidsii.htm
Sinularia Dura is commonly known as the "Cabbage Leather" and most look quite different. However, if you check the link above, one of the pictures does look similar to the Sinularia Flexibis. From everything I've read, I don't think classification is color specific. Like I said, there are so many different variations, most everywhere just has them generically listed as Sinularia sp.
Here are some of the "most common" images I found.
Sinularia Dura
Sinularia Felxibis
Here's mine... It's a greenish/yellow Sinularia Felxibis (Finger Leather or Spaghetti Leather). Although looking at the link... it could fit into a few different classifications. It's under intense lighting with my SPS, grows like a weed, and has crazy extension. It's actually one of my favorite corals in the tank. (btw... thanks Kevin :thumbsup: )
Here's a picture when I first got it... About the size of a quarter.
Here it is now in the lower left hand side of my tank, about 8" tall fully extended. I rarely see it in the "skinny finger" :lol: form like your initial picture though. It may have something to do with the flow of the water... I couldn't tell you, but 90% of the time it looks like the lower picture.
I ran into this issue a few months ago when trying to properly identify all the corals in my tank... what a mess. :rolleye1: :lol:
Anyway, here's a very useful link regarding Sinularia & Soft Coral Identification:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/alcyoniidsii.htm
Sinularia Dura is commonly known as the "Cabbage Leather" and most look quite different. However, if you check the link above, one of the pictures does look similar to the Sinularia Flexibis. From everything I've read, I don't think classification is color specific. Like I said, there are so many different variations, most everywhere just has them generically listed as Sinularia sp.
Here are some of the "most common" images I found.
Sinularia Dura
Sinularia Felxibis
Here's mine... It's a greenish/yellow Sinularia Felxibis (Finger Leather or Spaghetti Leather). Although looking at the link... it could fit into a few different classifications. It's under intense lighting with my SPS, grows like a weed, and has crazy extension. It's actually one of my favorite corals in the tank. (btw... thanks Kevin :thumbsup: )
Here's a picture when I first got it... About the size of a quarter.
Here it is now in the lower left hand side of my tank, about 8" tall fully extended. I rarely see it in the "skinny finger" :lol: form like your initial picture though. It may have something to do with the flow of the water... I couldn't tell you, but 90% of the time it looks like the lower picture.
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Kreeger1
KING LEAR
I don't think they have all the classifications worked out, alot show up as sinularia sp. But there forsure is a difference in spagetti leather and what a normal green sinularia is. The polyp pattern on the white is totally different from common green sinularia. I've heard it called Rasta sinularia before as well
Erik
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imcosmokramer
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This is the one I have now:
Tswifty
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Yeah I would agree... Sinularia sp. just refers to a generic classification... kind of a catch all (Sinularia species). So if you search by that, you'll end up with results of every soft coral which falls within the Sinularia species classification.
The same is done with SPS. If an exact ID can't be determined, then most of the time it is generically labeled Acropora sp. or Monitpora sp. etc...
I looked all over, and could never really find an exact ID on my Green Sinularia. Sinularia flexibis, just from a "this one looks like this one" analysis was what seemed most appropriate at the time.
I will say the color varies from a very light yellow when fully extended to a dark green when retracted and in the "skinny finger" form. We're also talking a size change from 8" fully extended to maybe 3 or 4" retracted.
The same is done with SPS. If an exact ID can't be determined, then most of the time it is generically labeled Acropora sp. or Monitpora sp. etc...
I looked all over, and could never really find an exact ID on my Green Sinularia. Sinularia flexibis, just from a "this one looks like this one" analysis was what seemed most appropriate at the time.
I will say the color varies from a very light yellow when fully extended to a dark green when retracted and in the "skinny finger" form. We're also talking a size change from 8" fully extended to maybe 3 or 4" retracted.
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fambrough
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If the polyps are rectractile, then it's not Nephthea.
I think Sinularia sp. is certainly possible. If the polyps are nonretractile, then Nephthea is a very good bet. The growth form also resembles Lemnalia, but I don't know that Lemnalia is ever green. One factor that suggests it might not be Nephthea are the polyps visible on the stalks. Nephthea should not have any polyps on the stalks or "secondary branches."
I think Sagi is more likely to find a gray/white form of Sinularia or Cladiella, although the polyps may not be white in the latter. The Sinularia flexibilis looks like his best bet. However, Sagi, note that these corals grow very large and that flexibilis is reported to be a "particularly toxic species....acutely detrimental to (at least) some species of Acropora and Porites." (Borneman, 2001).
Best of luck.
I think Sinularia sp. is certainly possible. If the polyps are nonretractile, then Nephthea is a very good bet. The growth form also resembles Lemnalia, but I don't know that Lemnalia is ever green. One factor that suggests it might not be Nephthea are the polyps visible on the stalks. Nephthea should not have any polyps on the stalks or "secondary branches."
I think Sagi is more likely to find a gray/white form of Sinularia or Cladiella, although the polyps may not be white in the latter. The Sinularia flexibilis looks like his best bet. However, Sagi, note that these corals grow very large and that flexibilis is reported to be a "particularly toxic species....acutely detrimental to (at least) some species of Acropora and Porites." (Borneman, 2001).
Best of luck.
