red montipora? ID?

[pandarider007]

is this a red encrusting montipora, or a red chalice? it looks like it has green eyes because it has green spots randomly. any?

 

[Troylee]

I would say a chalice myself I Don't see any polyps on it...is it hard "Stoney" or does it have flesh?

 

[cmcneil]

that deff isnt a monti im saying chalice as well.

 

[Reef keeper]

+1^

 

[pandarider007]

i wouldnt say its hard like my orange cap or digi. and there arent any polyps like on my cap or digis. and the green spots like eyes also make me think differently.

 

[pandarider007]

any names for this kind?

 

[Reef lvr]

I would say chalice.. No polyps on your cap or digi???

 

[SaltWaterDave]

Looks like a chalice to me as well.

 

[pandarider007]

I would say chalice.. No polyps on your cap or digi???

nooo, theres no polyps on it like there are on my cap and digi

 

[Reef lvr]

nooo, theres no polyps on it like there are on my cap and digi

Sorry i miss read it!

 

[pandarider007]

Haha its all good! Thanks everybody! Glad i know now

 

[MadReefer1]

+1 chalice and it seems you have hydroids growing around it would recomend you remove them.

 

[pandarider007]

Good to know will they stunt the chalices growth?

 

[SaltWaterDave]

Hydroids can and will sting the hell out of corals. I've never scene reddish looking ones like that before. They're usually white in color. Can you get a better pic of them? Maybe you're lucky and they're small feathers.

 

[pandarider007]

Yeah they looklike feathers but ill try to geta better picture of them.

 

[pandarider007]

these are the best pictures i could get.

 

[SaltWaterDave]

They almost look like little feathers in those pics.

 

[pandarider007]

Yeah that's what I originally thought. They've been on for about 4 months and it hasn't changed or died so I assume it's feathers

 

[turbo21]

They all called
COLONIAL STINGING HYDROIDS
Hydroids come in many shapes and sizes. If you have something that sorta resembles a feather duster, but not really... look into hydroids. They can pack a mighty sting so it is good not to let them grow next to corals. They can be brown like these, white, pink, or other colors.

They will sting corals and clams and are invasive. Manual extraction will be necessary.

Theay are very difficult to remove

here is a link about them from rc

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