Galaxea?

• Feb 25, 2012

• #1

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smdoty

Reefing newb

I can't remember what the guy at the LFS told me this was, but I fell in love with how brightly colored it was and for $20, I couldn't help myself.

 

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• Feb 25, 2012

• #2

kbuser92

Breeder

Ooooh. Aaaah.

 

• Feb 25, 2012

• #3

little_fish

Reef pro

looks a bit more like green star polyps to me. Either way, pretty!

 

• Feb 25, 2012

• #4

Zissou

What about my dynamite?

If it looks like sections of teeth it's a galaxea, also known as tooth coral, of course. :^:

 

• Feb 25, 2012

• #5

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smdoty

Reefing newb

If I shine a flashlight on it after dark it stretches out its little tentacles about an inch.

 

• Feb 25, 2012

• #6

little_fish

Reef pro

that would a galaxia. Those little tentacles have quite the stinging power and can extend for quite the distance, make sure he has plenty of room!

 

• Feb 25, 2012

• #7

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smdoty

Reefing newb

The closest thing to it is a feather duster that is like 6 or 7 inches away. That should be safe right? I'm going to try to keep the thing relatively small. My LFS said they'd buy frags from me if I had success with it. I guess it isn't one they grow in house.

 

• Feb 25, 2012

• #8

little_fish

Reef pro

should be, but I wouldnt stake my life on it. Just keep an eye on it :)

 

• Feb 25, 2012

• #9

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OceanCorals

Reefing newb

Looks like Green Star Polyps By The Pics

 

• Feb 26, 2012

• #10

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smdoty

Reefing newb

Are the green star polyps softies? This thing definitely has a hard skeleton.

 

• Feb 26, 2012

• #11

little_fish

Reef pro

yes, GSP is a soft coral. But they encrust onto the rocks so might be looking at a chunk of rock it is growing on

 

• Mar 1, 2012

• #12

Bifferwine

I am a girl

Green star polyps grow on a characteristic bright purple mat. That definitely looks like galaxea to me. If you are planning on growing it out and fragging it, I hope you have patience! It's a very slow growing coral.

 

• Mar 1, 2012

• #13

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smdoty

Reefing newb

That's ok with me. It isn't very big and in my little 29 gallon tank I'd rather not have it stinging everything to death, so as long as it stays small I think I'll be ok.