Oct 4, 2004 #1 C Crawling68 Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Jun 18, 2004 Messages 128 Location Fremont, CA I saw this rock at the LFS with all sorts of different corals on it, what are they, especially the french fry looking ones(as my girlfriend calls it.)
I saw this rock at the LFS with all sorts of different corals on it, what are they, especially the french fry looking ones(as my girlfriend calls it.)
Oct 4, 2004 #2 reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Addict Joined May 16, 2002 Messages 1,663 Location Cedar Key, FL I have no idea what the french fry (seasoned) looking things are, the polyps are zoanthids.
Oct 4, 2004 #3 X xxmoorishmanxx Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Aug 9, 2003 Messages 1,397 Location Normal, IL could they be some kind of scleronephthya, (starberry or caulaflower coral)
Oct 4, 2004 #4 OP OP C Crawling68 Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Jun 18, 2004 Messages 128 Location Fremont, CA I figured those were zoanthids, thank you. The end of the "fries" open up at night and look like strange polyps as well, if that helps.
I figured those were zoanthids, thank you. The end of the "fries" open up at night and look like strange polyps as well, if that helps.
Oct 4, 2004 #5 OP OP C Crawling68 Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Jun 18, 2004 Messages 128 Location Fremont, CA Well, heres a pic of it open...............
Oct 5, 2004 #7 OP OP C Crawling68 Aquarium Advice Activist Joined Jun 18, 2004 Messages 128 Location Fremont, CA Are they nocturnal or what, so far ive only seen them at night.
Oct 5, 2004 #8 S steve-s Guest The polyps are nocturnal but the coral itself does contain zooxanthellae. Cheers Steve