Need help with coral identification

[Reef_rookies]

Just bought this coral frag from store and not sure what it is? It hasn't opened up its polyps since I added it to tank...think it might be some sort of zoanthids. ..I am hoping it's not one that has palyotoxins!

 

[frey]

could use a better picture, but they do look like zoa's. Unless you plan on cutting them there is not much to worry about. I have had all types of zoa's and have handled them with bare hands to place in the tank. Maybe just fortunate, but I think as long as you use some common sense there is little to fear.

 

[Reef_rookies]

could use a better picture, but they do look like zoa's. Unless you plan on cutting them there is not much to worry about. I have had all types of zoa's and have handled them with bare hands to place in the tank. Maybe just fortunate, but I think as long as you use some common sense there is little to fear.

Thanks...I got it last night and the polyps haven't opened up yet?...I've tried moving it to a different location but still no luck....do they require a lot of light? They are strange looking...almost looks like the base is a green sponge?

 

[frey]

zoa's can go for a wide varity of light. if they don't get enough light they will extend up and look longer

 

[frey]

when they grow they send out runners like on a plant and a new polyp grows out of it. this is how they grow so fast. so I am guessing they have a green base to them. good luck

 

[Dkuhlmann]

You should start any new corals to your tank off in the sand bed and in a in an area of lower light and moderate flow. Put them there and leave them alone. If you keep moving them they will take longer to open.

Most all corals that I've gotten have opened within 10 minutes or so of adding them to my tank this way.

 

[Reef_rookies]

It's been about 3 days and only one has opened.....still not sure if it is a zoanthid. ....I will take another picture tomorrow and post.

 

[Reef_rookies]

when they grow they send out runners like on a plant and a new polyp grows out of it. this is how they grow so fast. so I am guessing they have a green base to them. good luck

 

[Reef_rookies]

Here is a better picture with some of the polyps open

 

[JohnnyHildo]

You should start any new corals to your tank off in the sand bed and in a in an area of lower light and moderate flow. Put them there and leave them alone. If you keep moving them they will take longer to open.

Most all corals that I've gotten have opened within 10 minutes or so of adding them to my tank this way.

completely agree.
the less your hands are needlessly in the tank the better off everything is. 99% of my corals look vastly better a week after i introduce them and they've settled in. even turning a frag plug another direction is enough to cause the coral to protest by pulling it's polyps for a while.

 

[Reef_rookies]

completely agree.
the less your hands are needlessly in the tank the better off everything is. 99% of my corals look vastly better a week after i introduce them and they've settled in. even turning a frag plug another direction is enough to cause the coral to protest by pulling it's polyps for a while.

Do you think that coral I posted is a paly? I also have a toadstool leather and it refuses to stay straight! I have tried several different spots with no luck!

 

[slay]

Do you think that coral I posted is a paly?

Can't tell from those pictures, but Palys incorporate bits of sand and other substrate and embed it in it's tissue. This may be easily noticeable, particularly on the sides of the polyps. On the other hand, I've never seen a Zoa with sand actually embedded in it (sand on it's surface sure, but as for actually embedded, no).

Take a good look and see what you can see.

 

[frey]

they may be palys. either way it looks like they are opening for you!

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Please post a full set of parameters that are current. I've never had corals take that long to open.

 

[Dogshowgrl]

Palys! But they are the sheet type, not as common, but just as toxic.