What is going on here???Spawing???? PICS INSIDE! - Aquarium Advice

**Ziggy953** · 02-05-2007, 03:00 PM

Yesterday I sat down in front of my tank as I usually do and looked at eveything in the tank. Fava or Favit? Anyway almost all the polyps had their mouths wide open and were releasing what looked like litte red balls. Was this spawning? I'm going to try and post a pic of this as I took a dozen during the process...

**Devilishturtles** · 02-05-2007, 08:12 PM

Sounds like it.

If so, a rare occasion. Very rarely can you actually witness LPS corals spawning, and very rarely do they do it in home aquariums. Atleast, to the best of my knowledge. Can't wait to see more pictures.

**melosu58** · 02-05-2007, 08:46 PM

Yes I believe that`s what it is. I saw a reef show the other day and corals similar to yours were letting out little round balls and they would float to different places on the reef and start a new coral. You have very nice corals.

**Ziggy953** · 02-05-2007, 09:07 PM

Thanks!! I hope that the newbies will survive, though I doubt it. I have several more pics of this even I will have to post them. Do either of you have any idea what type of coral this is exactly. I think I paid $10 for it in the damage/rescue tank at one of the LFS that I go to.

**Devilishturtles** · 02-05-2007, 11:27 PM

Nice pick up! That's a Favites sp. IMO. You can tell the difference between Favites sp. and Favia sp. usually by looking at the walls between the "polyps". In Favites, they usually run together. In a Favia sp. coral, each polyp is distinguished with it's own surrounding wall. Since your's seems to run together, my money is on Favites.

Can't wait to see the pics!

**Ziggy953** · 02-06-2007, 12:17 AM

That's what I thought it was but wasn't sure. The pics don't show it well but it kinda looks like they each have their own wall but they meld together. I'll accept the Favites no problem! I'll post the rest of the pics tomorrow when I get up. I'm at work now and don't have access to the home computer. Night work sucks sometimes!!!

*******MORE PICS****

**Devilishturtles** · 02-06-2007, 11:24 PM

Awesome pictures. It's scary looking!

**Ziggy953** · 02-07-2007, 12:43 AM

Thanks!!! It does look a bit scary I guess....lots of mouths screaming at you...yikes!!! I was hoping some more people would chime in. The coral looks better then it ever has after this little event.

GuOD · 02-10-2007, 08:50 PM

My Moon Coral did that the other day when I moved it...

It looked like it had tongs coming out of all the holes...had to go though and its back to normal now

MT79 · 02-11-2007, 11:10 PM

Quote:

mouths wide open and were releasing what looked like litte red balls

What you see is it expelling it's zooxanthellae algae. Corals do this in response to stress, usually a change in lighting. Gametes would be more of a cream/white color...

02-05-2007, 03:00 PM	#1
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,915 Images: 5	What is going on here???Spawing???? PICS INSIDE! Yesterday I sat down in front of my tank as I usually do and looked at eveything in the tank. Fava or Favit? Anyway almost all the polyps had their mouths wide open and were releasing what looked like litte red balls. Was this spawning? I'm going to try and post a pic of this as I took a dozen during the process...

02-05-2007, 08:12 PM	#2
Devilishturtles Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Frederick, Maryland Posts: 7,898 Images: 17	Sounds like it. If so, a rare occasion. Very rarely can you actually witness LPS corals spawning, and very rarely do they do it in home aquariums. Atleast, to the best of my knowledge. Can't wait to see more pictures. __________________ -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.

02-05-2007, 08:46 PM	#3
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 12,692 Images: 80	Yes I believe that`s what it is. I saw a reef show the other day and corals similar to yours were letting out little round balls and they would float to different places on the reef and start a new coral. You have very nice corals. __________________ View My Tanks http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...8/melosu58.jpg Click here to Visit FantasyReef

02-05-2007, 11:27 PM	#5
Devilishturtles Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Frederick, Maryland Posts: 7,898 Images: 17	Nice pick up! That's a Favites sp. IMO. You can tell the difference between Favites sp. and Favia sp. usually by looking at the walls between the "polyps". In Favites, they usually run together. In a Favia sp. coral, each polyp is distinguished with it's own surrounding wall. Since your's seems to run together, my money is on Favites. Can't wait to see the pics! __________________ -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.

02-06-2007, 11:24 PM	#7
Devilishturtles Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Frederick, Maryland Posts: 7,898 Images: 17	Awesome pictures. It's scary looking! __________________ -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.

02-05-2007, 09:07 PM	#4
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,915 Images: 5	Thanks!! I hope that the newbies will survive, though I doubt it. I have several more pics of this even I will have to post them. Do either of you have any idea what type of coral this is exactly. I think I paid $10 for it in the damage/rescue tank at one of the LFS that I go to.

02-06-2007, 12:17 AM	#6
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,915 Images: 5	That's what I thought it was but wasn't sure. The pics don't show it well but it kinda looks like they each have their own wall but they meld together. I'll accept the Favites no problem! I'll post the rest of the pics tomorrow when I get up. I'm at work now and don't have access to the home computer. Night work sucks sometimes!!! *****MORE PICS**

02-07-2007, 12:43 AM	#8
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,915 Images: 5	Thanks!!! It does look a bit scary I guess....lots of mouths screaming at you...yikes!!! I was hoping some more people would chime in. The coral looks better then it ever has after this little event.

02-10-2007, 08:50 PM	#9
GuOD Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 236 Images: 8	My Moon Coral did that the other day when I moved it... It looked like it had tongs coming out of all the holes...had to go though and its back to normal now

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