How do I... do corals?

Maebh

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 29, 2023
Messages
169
Reaction score
112
Location
Ireland
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Bought a buch of random tiny frags, a big chunk of something and a big frag plug with stuff on it. All gorgeous and cheap!! the lad could have sold me aipstasia cause his prices were so good!
I'd love help Identifying them. Ive got (I think) zoa #1, zoa #2, zoa #3, big pink piece, mushroom(?), bubbly guy, long guy, small purple mushrooms (and anything else) on frag.
Mushroom could be upside down and zoa#3 slipped when I was gluing it and went head first into the glue- tried to get most off and put it in and am hoping for the best.
What are each? Are the zoas actually zoas (no need for specifics)? Is the last photo apistasia? Thanks yall, sorry for the bombardment!!
Zoa #1
(orangy under blue)
IMG20240205175915.jpg IMG20240205175727.jpg Anything else on frag
(Love my feather dusters :loudly-crying-face: )
IMG20240205180001.jpg IMG20240205175957.jpg
Zoa #2
(Green under blue)
IMG20240205175935.jpg IMG20240205175800.jpg Long guy IMG20240205175924.jpg IMG20240205175816.jpg
Zoa #3
(Vague glow)
IMG20240205180011.jpg IMG20240205175753.jpg Bubbly guy
(Green)
IMG20240205175955.jpg IMG20240205175708.jpg
Big pink piece IMG20240205175929.jpg IMG20240205175713.jpg Mushroom(?)
(Green lines)
IMG20240205175919.jpg IMG20240205175858.jpg

Then, finally, is this apistasia? and big frag under blue.

IMG20240205181116_01.jpg IMG20240205175808.jpg
 

Jekyl

GSP is the devil and clowns are bad pets
View Badges
Joined
Jan 15, 2019
Messages
11,551
Reaction score
15,892
Location
Michigan
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
First pic is aiptasia. Second pic is blue
 

Biokabe

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 21, 2016
Messages
1,473
Reaction score
2,135
Location
Tacoma, WA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I hope you didn't pay more than $5 for the lot.

Pictures aren't good enough for any kind of ID for the most part. If you're taking a pic under blue lights, you need to adjust your camera's parameters to compensate for the blues. White balance is the big one to adjust, but there are a few others to mess with as well. When the pictures are that flooded with blue light, it's impossible to really tell anything.

Zoa #1 (orangy under blue) - yeah, this is some kind of zoa.

Anything else on frag - This is mostly dead. Possible an acan echinata, chalice or some type of favia/favid based on the skeletal structure, but mostly it's just dead.

Zoa #2 - Again, some kind of zoa. It's all closed up, so impossible to tell what kind.

Long guy - this is a dead frag, probably an acropora of some kind when it had flesh.

Zoa #3 - If you say so. Looks like a lump to me, if it is a zoa you need to wait for it to open to take a picture for any kind of ID.

Bubbly guy - Possibly a lepto of some kind, the fact that it has bubbles on the side is not a good sign. Usually an indication that some kind of cyano is growing underneath the cap, said cyano will soon grow over the top and kill the coral if it isn't already dead.

Big pink piece - Looks like a cabbage leather with very pale coloration, not usually a good sign.

Mushroom(?) - Your guess is as good as mind. Looks like a grey lump. Could be a mushroom, could be a sponge.

is this apistasia? - Yes, this is aiptasia.
 
OP
OP
Maebh

Maebh

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 29, 2023
Messages
169
Reaction score
112
Location
Ireland
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I hope you didn't pay more than $5 for the lot.

Pictures aren't good enough for any kind of ID for the most part. If you're taking a pic under blue lights, you need to adjust your camera's parameters to compensate for the blues. White balance is the big one to adjust, but there are a few others to mess with as well. When the pictures are that flooded with blue light, it's impossible to really tell anything.

Zoa #1 (orangy under blue) - yeah, this is some kind of zoa.

Anything else on frag - This is mostly dead. Possible an acan echinata, chalice or some type of favia/favid based on the skeletal structure, but mostly it's just dead.

Zoa #2 - Again, some kind of zoa. It's all closed up, so impossible to tell what kind.

Long guy - this is a dead frag, probably an acropora of some kind when it had flesh.

Zoa #3 - If you say so. Looks like a lump to me, if it is a zoa you need to wait for it to open to take a picture for any kind of ID.

Bubbly guy - Possibly a lepto of some kind, the fact that it has bubbles on the side is not a good sign. Usually an indication that some kind of cyano is growing underneath the cap, said cyano will soon grow over the top and kill the coral if it isn't already dead.

Big pink piece - Looks like a cabbage leather with very pale coloration, not usually a good sign.

Mushroom(?) - Your guess is as good as mind. Looks like a grey lump. Could be a mushroom, could be a sponge.

is this apistasia? - Yes, this is aiptasia.
Thanks, my photos kinda dull them out which is why I added the colours :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes: Do you know what those purple mushrooms on the frag are?
 

Looking for the spotlight: Do your fish notice the lighting in your reef tank?

  • My fish seem to regularly respond to the lighting in my reef tank.

    Votes: 100 75.2%
  • My fish seem to occasionally respond to the lighting in my tank.

    Votes: 15 11.3%
  • My fish seem to rarely respond to the lighting in my tank.

    Votes: 8 6.0%
  • My fish seem to never respond to the lighting in my tank.

    Votes: 3 2.3%
  • I don’t pay enough attention to my fish to notice if they respond to the lighting.

    Votes: 3 2.3%
  • I don’t have any fish in my tank.

    Votes: 2 1.5%
  • Other.

    Votes: 2 1.5%
Back
Top