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storagedaddie
07/14/2007, 10:43 PM
I can't seem to find a name for this one. About the size of a head of lettuce.

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa120/klassyanty/UnknownCoral-1.jpg
MelloYellow
07/14/2007, 10:45 PM
Snake Polyps
aztbs
07/14/2007, 10:57 PM
That's a big colony, I agree they look like snake polyps. Cool find, where did you get it?
storagedaddie
07/14/2007, 11:00 PM
It was another of the items that got "thrown in" when I bought the sand and rock. I wound up with all the contents including fish.

aztbs... How would you frag it?
aztbs
07/14/2007, 11:14 PM
It should be just like cutting up zoanthids. The stems would all come together in a mat of interconnected tissue. Take a razor blade and just separate the polyps.
sir_dudeguy
07/14/2007, 11:33 PM
Thats one of the weirder ones i've seen yet haha. Is that it when its opened, or is it closed there?
storagedaddie
07/14/2007, 11:41 PM
It's closed... It only opens at night and the ends look similar to a paly when open.
sir_dudeguy
07/14/2007, 11:43 PM
Seriously??? Wow thats gotta look really weird lol. Is it possible to get a picture of them at night, or do they close up right when the lights come on? Or maybe just moonlights? i dunno haha
storagedaddie
07/15/2007, 12:17 AM
I'll give it a try...
bajabum
07/15/2007, 12:18 AM
If they are closed, the light may be to high. Try placing them in a shadow.
storagedaddie
07/15/2007, 10:03 AM
Not the best picture... But here it is starting to open...

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa120/klassyanty/nightfeeder.jpg
pupfish
07/15/2007, 01:43 PM
I've got these too. I was surprised to find them classified as zooanthids. They are hardy, weird-looking and I'm strangely fond of them. I just saw some for sale that have an irridescent green sheen on the tubes. You'd think that would make them more pretty, but it just makes them look even weirder!
storagedaddie
07/15/2007, 03:13 PM
I had not seen one before and I really like it. Not real colorful but quite different. I will be attempting to frag it and will make them available...
senatormoe31
07/19/2007, 06:44 PM
Those are "Isaurus" polyps
senatormoe31
07/19/2007, 06:45 PM
They are nocturnal for the most part.
And very passive
You can even put them in with seahorses.
underpar
08/13/2007, 02:49 AM
Regarding the "snake polyps"...

I have one that has three tubes, each about 1.5" long. It seems to have periods of days when it opens at night, followed by days when it stays closed, even at night. Can anyone tell me if this behavior is normal?

Thanks, Fred
sir_dudeguy
08/13/2007, 04:30 AM
My guess is that its in less-than-ideal conditions...you may have something a bit off from what they prefer and wont open sometimes because of it. Specially if stuff is fluctuating
buffalobunch
08/13/2007, 08:41 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10374467#post10374467 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by senatormoe31
They are nocturnal for the most part.
And very passive
You can even put them in with seahorses.
Very interesting info senator. Thanks!! :)
Storagedaddy, I'd like a frag whenever you frag these. I have a 40g seahorse tank that I want to start putting a few corals in. Got lots of stuff to trade.
storagedaddie
08/13/2007, 09:28 AM
You got it Buff...

Will be doing so in a couple of weeks. I'll PM you...