Hey everyone,
I picked up a colony of some LPS brain coral this week from a hobbyist who Just exited the reef hobby. It's larger than a baseball, and around the margins I see dozens of little polyp-like animals. They do catch bits of frozen food, so I'm leaning towards aiptasia. The previous owner thinks they are a type of miniature aiptasia, and said they don't grow any larger. I believe that, since they are all roughly the same size.
However, their tentacles aren't as wispy as a nem and I can just see filaments along them similar to a feather duster. I'm new to the hobby, so I'm still learning, and of course hoping to reduce pest species additions.
Any ideas what genus of LPS this is, Favia? I was told it's an Aussie brain, that's all. The rim looks rough, and there are a few dead spots on the top, presumably due to rolling and handling - it was sitting in a bucket with rock for about 24hrs before I was able to make the pick up. They had first dismantled everything, then posted the livestock for sale for some reason. I gave it a dip on day 1, hoping that would help.
Thanks!
I picked up a colony of some LPS brain coral this week from a hobbyist who Just exited the reef hobby. It's larger than a baseball, and around the margins I see dozens of little polyp-like animals. They do catch bits of frozen food, so I'm leaning towards aiptasia. The previous owner thinks they are a type of miniature aiptasia, and said they don't grow any larger. I believe that, since they are all roughly the same size.
However, their tentacles aren't as wispy as a nem and I can just see filaments along them similar to a feather duster. I'm new to the hobby, so I'm still learning, and of course hoping to reduce pest species additions.
Any ideas what genus of LPS this is, Favia? I was told it's an Aussie brain, that's all. The rim looks rough, and there are a few dead spots on the top, presumably due to rolling and handling - it was sitting in a bucket with rock for about 24hrs before I was able to make the pick up. They had first dismantled everything, then posted the livestock for sale for some reason. I gave it a dip on day 1, hoping that would help.
Thanks!