Frogspawn tips

[bryan oestreich]

I am wondering why the tips of my frogspawn that are green seem to be changing to pink? Any ideas?

 

[bryan oestreich]

Also wondering if someone can ID this coral for me thanks

 

[Bronc]

Also wondering if someone can ID this coral for me thanks

That is GSP - Green Star Polyps

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that first pic appears to be a hammer coral.
Here's a pic of my frogspawn for reference.

 

[Luke Schnabel]

That first pic is a hammer coral. And the reason it's multi color is because its a "multi color" branching hammer. I have one just like it.

Second is a Green Star Polyps. With that coral I would isolate it on a rock in your sand bed or it can take over.

 

[salttanklife]

Everyone is correct... hammer and gsp

 

[bryan oestreich]

That first pic is a hammer coral. And the reason it's multi color is because its a "multi color" branching hammer. I have one just like it.

Second is a Green Star Polyps. With that coral I would isolate it on a rock in your sand bed or it can take over.

How bad can it take over cause I kinda was hoping to fill the top of the rock there and I was thinking hammer coral cause they have the shape of the tips must of been mislabel at LFS

 

[brandon429]

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/8/chemistry

 

[brandon429]

Wrong thread ignore that post people LOL

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Keep the gsp isolated to its own rock and you can prune back as it spreads on sand. Otherwise it'll take over rock work and is a pain to eliminate.

 

[bryan oestreich]

Keep the gsp isolated to its own rock and you can prune back as it spreads on sand. Otherwise it'll take over rock work and is a pain to eliminate.

If it spread will it spread around other coral like my orange brain I have by it? Or will it smother it?

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Gsp in back corner (first pic)
Same little frags 4 or so months later (second pic)

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

I personally haven't pushed my luck with it. Had a buddy with a toadstool that it started growing up the stalk before he had to cut and trim it back.

 

[bryan oestreich]

Gsp in back corner (first pic)
Same little frags 4 or so months later (second pic)

That's crazy fast

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

You should see my anthelia. Lol. See if I can find a growth pic.

 

[bryan oestreich]

So something like this?

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

September 2015 (second pic) to Now (first pic)

Moved it to my fuge currently (14 gal biofuge I call it. Haha)

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Just keep a lil space between rocks and you can trim it once hits sand before attaching to any nearing rocks. Looks good to me from what I can see.

 

[bryan oestreich]

September 2015 (second pic) to Now (first pic)

Moved it to my fuge currently (14 gal biofuge I call it. Haha)

Ya they took over fast ha

 

[bryan oestreich]

Just keep a lil space between rocks and you can trim it once hits sand before attaching to any nearing rocks. Looks good to me from what I can see.

How do you trim them?