What are these with my Zoas?

[Capsle]

Hey reefers,

So I got my first frag of Zoas yesterday and there are either some polys or start polyps on the frag as well but not sure which.

Can anyone identify?

Also, if I want the to spread should I put another rock beside them?

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[thegrun]

It's hard to be sure from the photo but I'm reasonably sure they are either clove corals or xenia, both can spread rapidly and crowd out other corals.

 

[GimpyFin]

+1, looks kinda like xenia to me. Do they sorta pulse open and closed?

 

[Capsle]

What are these with my Zoas?

+1, looks kinda like xenia to me. Do they sorta pulse open and closed?

It's kind of hard to tell if they're pulsing. They're swaying for sure. I though they might be Xenia which is why I got that specific frag. I'm not sure now though after reading about polyps and googling images.

I m trying to take a better picture with my phone but they always turn out blueish because of the lights. Any tricks to take a proper picture?

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[PsychoticBeauty]

They look more like Anthelia to me.

 

[Capsle]

Here's a better picture

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[thegrun]

Those are clove polyps.

 

[AlSimmons]

Isn't "clove" polyps just a generic name for a lot of different things though?

 

[heathlindner25]

I would remove, they will take over every inch of your rock work

 

[RWEngineer]

I m trying to take a better picture with my phone but they always turn out blueish because of the lights. Any tricks to take a proper picture?



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Look into an orange gel filter.

 

[djbon]

Pipe organ coral if you asked me.