Do green star polyps normally look like this

[reeflearner]

Do green star polyps normally look like this? I got them yesterday and they haven’t been doing anything.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Do green star polyps normally look like this? I got them yesterday and they haven’t been doing anything.

Those are not GSP, looks like some zoa that matts? I’m not too sure - GSP pic for reference

 

[Zer0]

Yeah that isn’t GSP, it’s definitely zoanthids.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Who sold you Zoas as GSP?

 

[ying yang]

Im new to reefkeeping like really new so take this with pinch of salt .no pun intended.
I notice what defo look like zoas to my untrained eye that the ones on top are closed and ones at edge/ bottom are open.so if stay like this maybe they getting to much light/ flow if up high on the rocks.
From my research it often best to keep corals down low in tank then slowly raise them up.

 

[Pistondog]

Welcome to r2r.
Because of the open polyps on the side, I'd say they like less flow and or light to their current position.
Maybe move to the bed in a day or 2 if more don't open up.

 

[reeflearner]

Thank you all: it was indeed sold as green star polyps but it’s only been a day so do you guys think it might just not have acclimated enough to open “all the way”? Here is a more detailed pic foe reference

 

[reeflearner]

Thank you all: it was indeed sold as green star polyps but it’s only been a day so do you guys think it might just not have acclimated enough to open “all the way”? Here is a more detailed pic foe reference

 

[reeflearner]

Who sold you Zoas as GSP?

My local fish store rip

 

[Jekyl]

Tanks looks pretty new. What are your parameters? If closed it's either water, light or flow

 

[jurgenph]

as others already said... not gsp. some kind of zoa.

give 'em time. until they. get used to their new environment.
i've had zoas not open for weeks until they decided to show themselves :) they can be quite temperamental sometimes.


J.

 

[Pistondog]

Put it on the sand or lower, out of the flow and light.

 

[ReefHomieJon]

Who sold you Zoas as GSP?

Score lol

 

[Jekyl]

I'll give up a ton of gsp for zoas

 

[jassermd]

Score lol

No kidding! Where's that LFS... I may have to make a trip ;)

 

[MightyMO]

Those are zoas for sure, you scored on that one if you thought you were getting gsp...

 

[zalick]

Not gsp. Absolute score because I assume you only paid GSP prices!

 

[reeflearner]

Tanks looks pretty new. What are your parameters? If closed it's either water, light or flow

It is indeed new, about a month and I put them in after a clown fish and fire fish goby after noticing no ammonia and nitrates. Now it is <5 ppm nitrates, <.5 phosphate, 1.025 salinity, and light is

No kidding! Where's that LFS... I may have to make a trip ;)

It’s in Delaware haha Williams Greenbank Aquarium. Be warned though they also sold me nassarius snails and they’ve grown to two inches and are eating my other snails so on that note I gotta go to take them out lol

 

[Jekyl]

Like other have said I would move them lower and in a low to moderate flow area.

 

[dvgyfresh]

It is indeed new, about a month and I put them in after a clown fish and fire fish goby after noticing no ammonia and nitrates. Now it is <5 ppm nitrates, <.5 phosphate, 1.025 salinity, and light is

It’s in Delaware haha Williams Greenbank Aquarium. Be warned though they also sold me nassarius snails and they’ve grown to two inches and are eating my other snails so on that note I gotta go to take them out lol

Nassarius snails are carnivores but usually eat dead/decaying food maybe they hungry? Drop some mysis for them good for clean up crew