Parazoanthus axinellae

[Terryz_]

Wondering if anyone have these in their tank? Thinking of planning to find a colony and let them spread over my ugly rocks.

 

[sqwat]

Have a aka name not good with Latin names or a pick

 

[coltrref]

Have a aka name not good with Latin names or a pick

pics:

http://www.google.com.mx/search?hl=...urce=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=-zp0UPWwKcq-2gWt_4G4BQ

 

[Hermannsae]

If I may ask, what is the difference between axinellae and gracilis, or yellow polyps? Are they not photosynthetic?

 

[Terryz_]

I totally have no idea, I dont see any of the yellow/orange ones around... Only the brown ones? Are they the same?

 

[Terryz_]

I believe this would be easier than sun corals?

 

[Hermannsae]

I have these guys and they are growing fast.

 

[Terryz_]

I have these guys and they are growing fast.

These are those we see very often, I am wondering if the orange ones are different? Or they are the same thing.. Just a different color variant?

 

[Hermannsae]

I don't know....maybe somebody with more knowledge can answer this question.

 

[Terryz_]

I don't know....maybe somebody with more knowledge can answer this question.

Yup, Hoping there are someone who is able to enlighten on this matter.

 

[MarineSniper]

I had some in my regular reef tank that hitchhiked in on some rock. I believe they're photosynthetic, as I never fed them, but I can't say for certain. They didn't survive my treating some colonial hydroids, much to my wife's dismay (she loved them) so I can't attest that they are or are not photosynthetic other than to state they survived 6 months without any type of direct feeding

 

[wlyon]

They are photosynthetic, most people know them as simply yellow polyps even some websites such as live aquaria don't have the scientific name listed. I have some in both my 250 NPS tank and my Girlfriends little 30 reef. The ones in my low lit tank are slowly dying off the rock I stole from her tank while the ones in her tank under a 75 watt metal halide are growing like wild fire.

 

[Terryz_]

Are they orange? Because from the photo from the net is orange but those we see are yellow and brown..

 

[GratefulReef]

I have a pretty decent size colony about 18-22 heads on the frag plug, they have great extension and nice yellow color at least for me. Got a plug with 6-8 on it 2 months ago, so has doubled in size over 2 months.

 

[Terryz_]

I have a pretty decent size colony about 18-22 heads on the frag plug, they have great extension and nice yellow color at least for me. Got a plug with 6-8 on it 2 months ago, so has doubled in size over 2 months.

Hi, Do you have a photo of these?