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Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 04-08-2008, 03:39 PM

the fringe doesn't look like a mushroom to me.. Also all the pics I see of mushrooms, the edge curls back towards the base, not outward away from the base. When it closes, does it curl inwards like a ball?

chimmike · 04-08-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Wizzard~Of~Ozz

the fringe doesn't look like a mushroom to me.. Also all the pics I see of mushrooms, the edge curls back towards the base, not outward away from the base. When it closes, does it curl inwards like a ball?

it most certainly does.

sign of it being a palythoa?

Kurt_Nelson · 04-09-2008, 12:15 AM

If it curls up and shrivels up into a ball when the lights go out, I'd put my money on mushroom.

chimmike · 04-09-2008, 10:33 AM

it curls inward, but not like a ball. And it's got zoa-like polyps. It sticks out maybe 1/4" from the rock.

**Devilishturtles** · 04-09-2008, 11:05 AM

Definitley looks like a button polyp / protopalythoa to me too.

Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 04-09-2008, 09:11 PM

All my zoas curl inward like a ball. hard to describe..

These are zoanthids.. same behaviour just slightly different. (you can see some that are closed)

And this was a hitch hiker I got on some LR..

Not as good of a picture.

**roka64** · 04-10-2008, 12:24 AM

The button poylps will "encompass" the food. The zoas will "grab" the food and force it to their mouths. I only know this because I got both types as hitch hikers. The zoas don't really make much movement. The buttons "grab" food (kinda like a Venus fly trap).

Kurt_Nelson · 04-10-2008, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Wizzard~Of~Ozz

All my zoas curl inward like a ball. hard to describe..

Yeah... I guess my "does it curl up in a ball" question didn't narrow it down, did it?! In my mind, I had a mental picture of how my mushrooms sometimes roll up inward on themselves at night, forming a ball with their tissue. Zoas just retract into themselves.

Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 04-10-2008, 06:28 AM

True, never thought of the poor wording. simple things I guess..

Retract into a ball would probably have been better.

04-08-2008, 03:39 PM	#11
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04-09-2008, 11:05 AM	#15
Devilishturtles Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Frederick, Maryland Posts: 7,840 Images: 17	Definitley looks like a button polyp / protopalythoa to me too. __________________ -Lindsay Live in the Western MD/West Virginia/DC Metro Area? Join our very active regional forum Here Like the advice someone just gave you? Add to their reputation! Click on the balance icon underneath their username and let them know.

04-09-2008, 09:11 PM	#16
Wizzard~Of~Ozz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,015 Images: 2	All my zoas curl inward like a ball. hard to describe.. These are zoanthids.. same behaviour just slightly different. (you can see some that are closed) And this was a hitch hiker I got on some LR.. Not as good of a picture. __________________ 120 Gal SW, 150lbs Prem. Fiji, 23Gal Sump, 2x250w 15K MH, 4x65w Actinic 3 x Halichoeres Chrysus (1 surfed), 3 x Nemateleotris magnifica, 1 x Centropyge bicolor, 11 x Scarlet Hermits, 6 x Zebra Hermits, 40 x Astrea Snails, 6 x Nassarius Snails, 3 x Cerith Snails

04-10-2008, 12:24 AM	#17
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,298 Images: 12	The button poylps will "encompass" the food. The zoas will "grab" the food and force it to their mouths. I only know this because I got both types as hitch hikers. The zoas don't really make much movement. The buttons "grab" food (kinda like a Venus fly trap). __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! Questions loved, heeded advice greatly appreciated! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

04-10-2008, 06:28 AM	#19
Wizzard~Of~Ozz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,015 Images: 2	True, never thought of the poor wording. simple things I guess.. Retract into a ball would probably have been better. __________________ 120 Gal SW, 150lbs Prem. Fiji, 23Gal Sump, 2x250w 15K MH, 4x65w Actinic 3 x Halichoeres Chrysus (1 surfed), 3 x Nemateleotris magnifica, 1 x Centropyge bicolor, 11 x Scarlet Hermits, 6 x Zebra Hermits, 40 x Astrea Snails, 6 x Nassarius Snails, 3 x Cerith Snails

04-09-2008, 12:15 AM	#13
Kurt_Nelson Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WA Posts: 2,200 Images: 28	If it curls up and shrivels up into a ball when the lights go out, I'd put my money on mushroom.

04-09-2008, 10:33 AM	#14
chimmike Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 53	it curls inward, but not like a ball. And it's got zoa-like polyps. It sticks out maybe 1/4" from the rock.

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