Mutated polyps

Pool_shark

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I have a nice colony of zoas pictured below, but among them there are two polyps that seem mutated or damaged or otherwise different from the others. Are these polyps damaged or sick, and should I remove them? Also, I know it's the wrong section for this but while you're here, could someone ID these?
Thanks.

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They are different species. As long as they don't make the others to close that should be fine.
The small polyps are a Zoanthus sp. and the bigger Protopalythoa sp.
If you want you can remove the bigger polyps. They are not sick nor damaged.
I would leave them alone.

Please go to the right place for the cartoon "ID".

Grandis.
 
You can remove them easily with a sharp knife. Just make sure that you get everything off the rock because if not there will be a new polyp soon. After removing the polyps, carefully glue them to another rock or a plug.

Grandis.
 
well let me come weed your garden. i think they look cool as hell. whatever they are. and i think they call the colony radioactive green zoas or something like that. always something crazy. i have the same ones.
 
Those are protopalythoa. Fast growing pieces. Depending on type some will have a bluer or greener hue to em. But the do grow like weeds NO LIE. They also exibit prey capture capability with act like little venus fly traps. Will eat, mysis,brine, pellets etc.
 
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