Is this a pest??

[Shannon Harlan]

This came up on one if my live rocks and can see little neon green ones starting to come up on that rock so I assume they are sane but at this point others are too small to see if same. Can't tell if is aiptasia or other pest coral.

 

[Shannon Harlan]

Here's another pic just south of zoas

 

[Naiad]

Looks like a head of that coral made a comeback

 

[brandon429]

that's a pretty big deal right there. right next to it some flesh still lives in another cup to the right, might come back there too. I cannot tell from one polyp, but the stony lps coral 'siderastrea radians' is a common hitchhiker when choice quality live rock is used, from the ocean, and their empty skeletons are often found coated in coralline and fused to the side of the rock since ancient days when it was alive.

that appears to be a survivor. Its value ranges, if you were my neighbor and brought that over, id pay you $30 to let me dremel it out of the rock facing and keep it as a frag. it has value to me for its rarity. I think that is a naturally-survived SR coral/ they are never sold as frags in pet shops, although with the way online trading works now and quick shipping I wouldn't be surprised if it can be had as frags now.

But that specimen-it's from nature, it's an old clone so old we cannot fathom its lineage it's a big deal piece.

 

[killingseed2000]

looks like a mushroom or like he said the lps on it is having a comeback. either way, it looks safe.

 

[brandon429]

if its a siderastrea, that's a clone from a colony hundreds and hundreds of years established that's pretty sick.

 

[jsker]

Welcome to posting at R2R, it look like a acon coming back to life but this is a job for the the [HASHTAG]#reefsquad[/HASHTAG]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

that's a pretty big deal right there. right next to it some flesh still lives in another cup to the right, might come back there too. I cannot tell from one polyp, but the stony lps coral 'siderastrea radians' is a common hitchhiker when choice quality live rock is used, from the ocean, and their empty skeletons are often found coated in coralline and fused to the side of the rock since ancient days when it was alive.

that appears to be a survivor. Its value ranges, if you were my neighbor and brought that over, id pay you $30 to let me dremel it out of the rock facing and keep it as a frag. it has value to me for its rarity. I think that is a naturally-survived SR coral/

Yup aptasia. You should probably send it to me ASAP before it nukes the tank.
Keep the zoas.
:D

 

[brandon429]

its bad! chip it out and mail it to me so I can analyze it in my tank. to see how bad it gets.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

its bad! chip it out and mail it to me so I can analyze it in my tank. to see how bad it gets.

Lol

Yes an ancient coral. type. weird I dont ever see them for sale.
Could be this too, A slight morph cousin.
http://www.qualitymarine.com/Products/Invertebrates/Wild/Corals,-LPS/Montastrea-sp./Montastrea
Both species are likely billions of years old. Taking its shape from the first reef builders the "Stromatolite", actually a cyanobacteria.

 

[Naiad]

its bad! chip it out and mail it to me so I can analyze it in my tank. to see how bad it gets.

Hey I saw it first lol

 

[Salty1962]

Looks like the "dead" coral on your rock had enough flesh to start growing. That's why I never second guess mother nature.;)

 

[brandon429]

Killing seed may have called it too lol

What if a little rock anem anchored right in the cup and it's striping happens to match the septa in the old skeleton, either way this is no bad hitchhiker. Heck I'd still pay thirty if I could own it just to see what it is

 

[DeniseAndy]

I was guessing rock nem, but could be a coral of some sort. Cool any way you look at it! I had a coral hitchhiker on live rock once. Unfortunately in all my moving of rock and such I lost it over the years. I believe mine was called Siderastrea siderea startlet coral.

 

[Shannon Harlan]

Wow thanks I will let it be and see what happens, you can see a,few more poping up so maybe I can get to flurush and share! Hers another angle can see small ones peeking out, sorry it's bow tank so hard get pics

 

[Shannon Harlan]

Should I try and move zoas to give it room or leave be?

 

[brandon429]

Anywhere it gets flow and light and isn't being pressed into the sand w work

Direct target feeding sustained three mos w bring it out and make positive ID

 

[Salty1962]

Killing seed may have called it too lol

What if a little rock anem anchored right in the cup and it's striping happens to match the septa in the old skeleton, either way this is no bad hitchhiker. Heck I'd still pay thirty if I could own it just to see what it is

Yes, Welcome to R2R!
I see the tentacles now, Duh Huh:rolleyes: Surrounding rock looks different as well?

 

[Wiz]

If it grew there i would leave it be.

Should I try and move zoas to give it room or leave be?

 

[Shannon Harlan]

Here it is,almost a year later it's growing better I'm my new tank. There's like 5-6 of them pretty tiny as you can see from frag I'm background but very pretty