Galaxia

[jonny1972]

With the galaxia corals I've seen they are all fully extended. What do they look like while retracted? I'm looking to buy one from a LFS but it is a white cluster with green centers. I can see some extension (1/8'' or less) but nothing near what pics I've seen of them. Just trying not to spend $50.00 on a skeleton.

[Julio]

They look simila to a candy cane coral closely packed together, just be careful when you do get it since they have long sweeping tentacles.

[Narkon]

I would have to say, be careful that it isn't having problems for if it has stayed mostly closed up, it might be sick.

[jhunko]

I got one from a buddy that looked like you are describing. it is starting to come back in my tank, growing heads on the old dead ones. I would not spend money on one unless you have a lot of reaestate in your tank. I was worried when one of the mushrooms floated by, seeing how bad mushrooms can be. the galaxi made short work of it.

[car]

i've had mine for 2 yrs. it has short polyps then the sweepers are about 3-6" keep everything away from those sweepers there pretty much an indestructable corel mine attaches to rocks close by and spreads mine always seems to do better in real strong current

[Reefmedic79]

Deffinately watch those sweepers. I heard that they get longer with higher flow, anyone else experience this.

[Narkon]

I think my maze brains got longer with higher flow.