Not sure what these are...

[ddanis60]

Bought these for cheap at the lfs. Wife wanted them. Not sure if they're zoa's or what. I'm thinking some type of mushroom maybe. They've only been in the tank for a few days, but have opened up pretty well under the 360we's.

Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[zoobie88]

How big are they?

 

[ddanis60]

About the size of an average zoa polyp.

 

[zoobie88]

They look like a zoa to me. I don't think they are a mushroom.

 

[Tweaked]

Any update on this. My first thought was duncan coral actually.

 

[fity2pounder]

My first thought was Duncan too, but not likely if they are the size of average zoas as you said. Are they growing on the exoskeleton or is that the exoskeleton of some of the dead ones from the original colony?

 

[ddanis60]

They look like they are just dragged onto a unrelated coral skeleton. But I'm really not sure. I have a bunch of Duncan's also but these don't have the same type of skeletal base at all. Attached are some pictures of the backside so you can see how they are attached. They almost look like super small elegance corals to me, but the foot looks like it's a softy. I threw in the zoomed out picture for size reference. They are on the right side rock about halfway up the vertical section. Thanks for any help I get with this ID

 

[dentdominator]

Those are neither a zoa or paly, it's a LPS of some sort. Maybe a Duncan or Blasto.

 

[ddanis60]

I shall create a thread in the lps forum. Thank you all for the input. Mods.. Could you move this thread for me?

 

[Reeflife916]

Those are neither a zoa or paly, it's a LPS of some sort. Maybe a Duncan or Blasto.

+1 they do look like a Duncan to me, definitely not a zoa

 

[proenca]

+2 : looks like a Duncan to me