Coral ID + Invert ID

[jackalexander]

I am about 99.99% sure that this is frogspawn but my LFS said it was a hammer. I’m assuming because one of them wanted it and they knew I already had hammers. Second, is this a beneficial sea star? Appeared out of nowhere.

 

[PicassoClown04]

First one is a hammer, definitely not a frog. Second is an asterina star. I prefer to remove them but plenty of people keep them as cuc. It doesn’t really matter if you remove it or not, if you like it then keep it

 

[jackalexander]

First one is a hammer, definitely not a frog. Second is an asterina star. I prefer to remove them but plenty of people keep them as cuc. It doesn’t really matter if you remove it or not, if you like it then keep it

I thought it looked like frogspawn because it has multiple tips per tentacle & it has little buds on the side of its skeleton. thank you for the ID!

 

[PicassoClown04]

I thought it looked like frogspawn because it has multiple tips per tentacle & it has little buds on the side of its skeleton. thank you for the ID!

I’m only seeing one tip per tentacle but that could just be the angle. Frogs have tiny little twigs coming out of the main branch. If only a few tentacles look like a frog you may have bought a frammer

 

[jackalexander]

I’m only seeing one tip per tentacle but that could just be the angle. Frogs have tiny little twigs coming out of the main branch. If only a few tentacles look like a frog you may have bought a frammer

Yeah that’s a bad angle, most have a second or third tip. I’ll have to wait for it to grow out! either way, hammers or frogspawn or frammers, still really happy with the look! thank you again!

 

[metzer]

that purple thing on the main branch may be a small vermitid snail, if it is, you should remove just the little purple thing.

 

[jackalexander]

that purple thing on the main branch may be a small vermitid snail, if it is, you should remove just the little purple thing.

earlier, some white slime was coming out of it. How would I remove it?

 

[PicassoClown04]

earlier, some white slime was coming out of it. How would I remove it?

Chisel it off with a screwdriver, bone cutters, etc. Superglue over the area. Bada bing bada boom no more nasty snail :)

 

[vetteguy53081]

I believe this is frogspawn which i have lots in various colors. Euphyllia divisa also known as frogspawn and the giveaway in identification is the presence of a flabello-meandroid skeleton.
Frogspawn coral tentacles are thick, lumpy, and long with some branching into double skeletal or single heads, at the end of these tentacles are brightly colored tips. These polyps have a bubble-like outward appearance that resembles a mass frog spawn (frog eggs). The color of Frogspawn coral tentacles is usually brown to tan, green to yellow-green, and blue (rare), with cream, pink, lavender, or white visible tips at the end of the tentacles.
You have the pink version.
I also notice green cyano, not algae but a bacteria generally triggered by too much light and elevated phosphate and nitrate (which you may want to test). I would blow it loose, siphon up the loose matter and reduce white light intensity a little.
Agree with Footgal on asterina star and for me a nuisance. They multiply like mice and as in my case can take down a colony of zoa in no time

 

[jackalexander]

I believe this is frogspawn which i have lots in various colors. Euphyllia divisa also known as frogspawn and the giveaway in identification is the presence of a flabello-meandroid skeleton.
Frogspawn coral tentacles are thick, lumpy, and long; with some branching into double skeletal or single heads, at the end of these tentacles are brightly colored tips. These polyps have a bubble-like outward appearance that resembles a mass frog spawn (frog eggs). The color of Frogspawn coral tentacles is usually brown to tan, green to yellow-green, and blue (rare), with cream, pink, lavender, or white visible tips at the end of the tentacles.
You have the pink version.
I also notice green cyano, not algae but a bacteria geberally triggered by too much light and elevated phosphate and nitrate (which you may want to test). I would blow it loose, siphon up the loose matter and reduce white light intensity a little.
Agree with Footgal on asterina star and for me a nuisance. They multiply like mice and as in my case can take down a colony of zoa in no time

very cool thank you!! I’ll just added it yesterday so I’ll have to wait for it to grow a bit more before i’m 100% sure it’s frogspawn. thank you for the help!

 

[DSC reef]

Its a frogspawn, the other is an asterina. I would remove the asterina as there are too many species to identify in which are harmless versus beneficial. Also, euphyllia divisa is a wall frogspawn whereas euphyllia paradivisa will be your branching frogspawn.