What in the world are these??

[Hypertek99]

I found them on the side of the rock my scolymia is on. They are very little.

 

[BluegrassReef]

not for sure but maybe some type of ball anenome????? I could be and probably am wrong...lol

 

[oceaninabox]

They almost look like feeding tentacles from a cyphastrea of sorts!!!

 

[ahayes13]

im prob wrong too but maybe a type of barnacle ???

 

[Amphibious]

They kind of look like new coral heads.

 

[talon4x4]

They look like little torch corals.

 

[paintballer768]

Lol theyre hidden cup corals. Google it, Im about 90% sure

 

[fly guy]

Lol theyre hidden cup corals. Google it, Im about 90% sure

+1

Ill add 110% to that

phalgryia or soemthing like that.

that is spelled WAY wrong though.........

 

[Okeewanfonokee]

I have had purchased live rock before and noticed similar little corals. I was told they were cup corals as well.

 

[JuniorMC8704]

i see skeletons like those all the time, but Ive never seen them alive.

frag them off, give them some room, and see what you've got in a few week.

sweet find....and good eye.

 

[Saltysteele]

yeah, i'm interested in seeing what happens, too

 

[fly guy]

I hae tried fragging them off in the past. Have lost them all after a while. I dont think i lost them due to being cut....it hink I lost them due to the fact they like being down in the rocks not exposed so much

A piece of rock I had one time had a coupel hundred of them on it tightly together. I thought it ws pretty cool I had it for quite w while. Then I moved it so it coudl be seen more instead of kind of out of sight and the colony receded until nothing but skeleton left

with that being said, I say let it be somewhat in the shadows

 

[Hypertek99]

They are very cool looking. I thought maybe baby balano's or something. I like them

 

[Hypertek99]

Wait i just googled cup corals and they are basically sun corals?? Sweet. These are out all the time. Even my dendros aren't out all the time like it's suppose to.

 

[Hypertek99]

Well here's an update. They have grown it seems like.

 

[Hypertek99]

Oh yeah i ended up fragging it off the scolymia rock. They look happy!!

 

[Saltysteele]

oh wow! i was reading through the thread, thinking i've seen a post on these before, and i have one in my tank.

then i came across me! I was like, "huh? who is posting as me?" then i saw the date :snicker:


they haven't bothered anything or spread?

 

[Hypertek99]

There's more now on that frag disk since i fragged it so it's grown some. I'm pretty sure they will sting another coral, but my scolymia seems to get along with it.

 

[paintballer768]

Well here's an update. They have grown it seems like.

Ive never personally had the cup corals before but I think their behavior is similar to sun corals. Low light, supplemental feedings. Very cool that youve been able to grow some more