can't remember the name

[microd0t]

I just bought a couple small frags from my lfs to test my waters, I'm new to salt water inverts. I just was wondering if anyone knew what this was, the brown kinda stubby anemone lookin thing. I also had a tiny tiny britle star crawling across the rock to small for picture should I assume that's what it is?

 

[Convict2161]

I just bought a couple small frags from my lfs to test my waters, I'm new to salt water inverts. I just was wondering if anyone knew what this was, the brown kinda stubby anemone lookin thing. I also had a tiny tiny britle star crawling across the rock to small for picture should I assume that's what it is?

Maybe, hard to say without a pic, looks like a mixed rock of zoas and ricordia or hairy mushrooms.

 

[Beengirl]

Yeah, I would agree: zoas and red hairy mushrooms.

 

[microd0t]

Thank you. I'll look that up and see what I come up with. I've also been adding a redsea supliment called reef energy, would this bee enough food for them?_

 

[Convict2161]

Thank you. I'll look that up and see what I come up with. I've also been adding a redsea supliment called reef energy, would this bee enough food for them?_

You don't need to worry about feeding them, feed your fish the corals will be fine.

 

[microd0t]

I'm just kinda woried about zooxanthellne I just moved my fish to a new 20 gal bout a month ago. How do I measure it or add more?

 

[microd0t]

And the hairy mushroom was spot on thanks everyone.

 

[Convict2161]

I'm just kinda woried about zooxanthellne I just moved my fish to a new 20 gal bout a month ago. How do I measure it or add more?

Measure what the zoox? I never used it EVER. I believe less is more. Water changes thats all.

 

[microd0t]

:] change it every week so no prob there I hope to see them florush he gave me a couple tiny tiny green star polyps on some coraline also I'm waiting to.see

 

[Convict2161]

:] change it every week so no prob there I hope to see them florush he gave me a couple tiny tiny green star polyps on some coraline also I'm waiting to.see

Awesome, I love GSP

 

[Keithhjs]

zooxanthellae isn't added, it is inside the tissue of corals that receive the proper lighting.

 

[Schism]

zooxanthellae isn't added, it is inside the tissue of corals that receive the proper lighting.

^^ correct. Zooxanthellae is a symbiotic algae that grows with the tissue of corals and is responsible for providing the coral color and most of its energy needs. Zooxanthelae will thrive under correct lighting and parameters.

 

[microd0t]

Ohhh that makes more sense. I was thinking it was like a plankton they filtered feed. That's good to hear tho hopefully ill have a Bta sooner than I thought