Blue clove polyp

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Doesn't look like what you have, looks more like xenia. A goni has more of a mound base not thick irregular stalks. Xenia is just as invasive.

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Definitely doesn't look like blue polyps- I have them in my tank and they stay very close to the rock.

I actually wish they'd spread more quickly - I love them (yes, I'm one of THOSE people). They grow around my other corals and provide a nice blanket effect. I don't find them invasive like GDP or Xenia.
 

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Whatever they are, I'm a huge fan.

Following for verification so I can buy them if they aren't like xenia.
 

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It looks to be some sort of octoral, clove polyp. I've never seen one with frilled edges before, that's very cool! If it's a goni' then same applies, never seen one with frilled edges. I think clove though because of the way the stalk is matting and stretching to grow. Either way it's cool, wish it was in one of my tanks so I could see how it matures.
 

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Should of said it clearer, NOT blue cloves, they grow very close to the rock with little or no stalk thickness or height. Don't ask how I know!
 

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I agree it’s a Goni. I have blue cloves in my pico and the coral in the photo is too large. Blue clove is so small it almost looks like a covering of blue snowflakes.
 

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