ID Help Please

[falc]

picked up a few new additions this weekend but can’t remember the name of this one? Thanks!

 

[Dennis McGrath]

I don't know what it is, but what is that on the bottom of your tank? It looks similar to a cooking sheet that my wife has.

 

[falc]

I don't know what it is, but what is that on the bottom of your tank? It looks similar to a cooking sheet that my wife has.

Hope not! :) It is a Ziss hang on box that I put coral into in my QT. It has stainless steel mesh panels that love algae!! Like a magnet but comes right off if you touch it..

 

[KJ]

@DSC reef

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Those are yellow palys be careful handling them, I think those are the ones that have a lot of palytoxin that stuff is dangerous.

 

[falc]

Those are yellow palys be careful handling them, I think those are the ones that have a lot of palytoxin that stuff is dangerous.

Thank you for the ID! And you are correct that they do contain Palytoxin, glad I wore gloves!

 

[DSC reef]

+1 for yellow palys.

 

[WV Reefer]

Yellow Polyps. They are a colonial Anemone.

They can be very fast growers so I would isolate them if possible. They are very pretty though. Some are more brown than others. I had some bright yellow ones when I first started reefing.

 

[cristata.reef]

Parazoanthus gracilis (formerly known as Parazoanthus sp. A). often called yellow polyps. Like all other members of the order Zoantharia they contain palytoxin but in varying degrees. From what I know this species has a lower concentration than the infamously toxic palys like P. grandis and P. mutuki, but as always still exercise caution when fragging.

 

[falc]

Thank you all for the help identifying this Polyp and care advice!