What is this coral?

[flyingfish]

I have a gorgeous bunch of soft coral growing, but not sure what it is, i do not remember what they said when i bought it. I just started really taking off, and is growing fast. its lovely.

 

[cloak]

I want to say Anthelia, but I don't think that's correct. Maybe some sort of Xenia?

 

[garra671]

Looks almost like star polyps they grow REALLY fast, do you remember what you paid for the frag?

 

[flyingfish]

I have xenia, I think it is different

 

[flyingfish]

frags available! ;)

 

[garra671]

I want to say Anthelia, but I don't think that's correct. Maybe some sort of Xenia?

Are there different specias

I have a gorgeous bunch of soft coral growing, but not sure what it is, i do not remember what they said when i bought it. I just started really taking off, and is growing fast. its lovely.

You could try aggravating it so we can see the base that would make it easier to tell what it is

 

[garra671]

I want to say Anthelia, but I don't think that's correct. Maybe some sort of Xenia?

Are there different specias

I have a gorgeous bunch of soft coral growing, but not sure what it is, i do not remember what they said when i bought it. I just started really taking off, and is growing fast. its lovely.

You could try aggravating it so we can see the base that would make it easier to tell what it is

 

[flyingfish]

I paid about 75 for a small-medium piece about 4" I think

 

[flyingfish]

the ends are long, about 1" at least on alot of them

 

[flyingfish]

 

[garra671]

I have no idea what that is. It looks they are each individual in that pic with no solid base or branches off of a main base

 

[flyingfish]

yes, it grows in clumps but starts as one, as i have seen a few times in my tank

 

[Eckolancer]

waving anthelia is what it is. It's like Xenia but this one in the right conditions will over take your tank. Also $75 is crazy I used to flush hand fulls away every week.

 

[flyingfish]

ah great! it is very pretty though. good to know, thoughts on containing it? high up in the tank like xenia?

 

[nmertz1]

I paid about 75 for a small-medium piece about 4" I think

75 American?! it's a type of Xenia coral - there are many variations of it. I give away clumps for free it grows so fast

 

[Nammy]

I have the same ones, Xenia :)

 

[kimba]

I would ask your LFS if they would trade. When it gets too much, cut some off and trade for something else. My LFS does that.

 

[flyingfish]

how do I take the anthelia off LR and glass?

 

[flyingfish]

wow, took some major housecleaning to get rid of it. Still a couple stragglers.....;/. I'll get em. Had to take all rock out that had anthelia. Even my main pieces that were not ever supposed to come out.....broke my arch :(. But found the best way to get rid of it is to use paper towel. Pull off what you can s it is all dry and not slimy and try to rub off the rest with paper towel then make sure you get the white strings attached to the rock. It's a PITA but that's what I did. Rinse before putting back in tank.