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mbunaman
05/11/2006, 11:56 PM
If you have Pulsing Sinularia post some pics I would love to see how these look.

ACBlinky
05/15/2006, 07:56 PM
I've never heard of a pulsing sinularia... TMK no leathers 'pulse', but hey - I learn something every day and could be wrong! Do you mean Xenia?

tekknoschtev
05/15/2006, 08:40 PM
http://workshopwebs.com/pictures/fish/150/06April/0402/phil.jpg

Thats my pulsing sinularia. Thats back from the beginning from April, and it has grown considerably since then. I don't see it pulse much in the 150, but it definately does. But in the fuge (2x 95W VHOs) and in the frag tank (2x 96W PC) I see it pulsing more frequently.

graveyardworm
05/15/2006, 09:58 PM
Recently there were some frags available in the selling forum.

Here http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=821810

geo
05/19/2006, 07:45 AM
I have two (sorry, no pictures)
they pulse quite a bit in low flow, not so much when the pumps are on.

king4345
05/20/2006, 10:08 AM
Interesting...

jc5205
06/12/2006, 02:02 PM
I will post my pulsing yellow sinularia later tonight

GreshamH
06/13/2006, 02:07 AM
I'll snap some pics soon of mine :D

CamBarr
06/14/2006, 11:04 AM
tagging along very interesting any scientific name on the guys
cb

sukie80
06/14/2006, 11:16 AM
I've just got a small frag from a friend. . . but here's mine:
http://www.mt-wudan.com/sukie/unknown6.8.06.jpg

reefnewbie54321
06/14/2006, 04:11 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7546105#post7546105 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jc5205
I will post my pulsing yellow sinularia later tonight

Interested in seeing the yellow color morph ... never seen it before.

cwegescheide
06/14/2006, 10:27 PM
Here's mine. I've had it about a year and a half. One of my favorite softies. Its about the size of a softball. I've got A LOT of flow in my tank so I've really never witnessed it pulse.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/cwegescheide/pulsing_sinularia7_030306.jpg

reefnewbie54321
06/15/2006, 08:37 PM
Does it pulse when it is stressed or something? Or is low flow favorable for this coral

Freed
06/15/2006, 08:44 PM
Those are mine in that link. I still have bunches of them. They do pulse when they are stressed or shadowed and then they also pulse for no reason I can notice. They don't pulse like a xenia does though. All the polyps will close at the same time and then within seconds they will open back up. Then close on que, open at various times. Mine are pink with green polyps under actinics and then a washed out yellow/tan under MH, which is too strong for mine.

tekknoschtev
06/15/2006, 09:03 PM
http://workshopwebs.com/pictures/fish/150/06June/061606/pulsingSinularia.jpg

The picture I posted above was from early april, this was taken today, mid June. It sits almost directly underneath a 400W halide and as Freed said, I've seen it pulse and when it does, its all of the polyps - or at least all in a large region of the coral, that close and then open, as if on que.

cwegescheide
06/15/2006, 09:50 PM
Yes I got mine from Freed.. Good guy..

guswolfe
06/15/2006, 10:47 PM
Does it come in different Colors ? Not that it has to its cool just the way it is !!!!!

reefnewbie54321
06/15/2006, 10:52 PM
It looks like it comes in different shades of pink/tan but ut probably depends alot on what lights its under

blide
06/19/2006, 03:21 PM
My favorite coral....

I've done some research on this coral, but have never found it's scientific name. The coral is a little different than most leathers because it doesn't shed as much. I have only seen mine shed twice and both time were when I moved it around in the tank. So far as feeding I don't spot feed, but I have seen it eat cyclopeze.

May 2005
http://myweb.cableone.net/blide/soft1.jpg

May 2006
http://myweb.cableone.net/blide/junepulsing.jpg

blide
06/19/2006, 03:24 PM
I also took some pics back in Sept 2005 to show how the coral opens:

http://myweb.cableone.net/blide/part1.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/blide/part2.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/blide/part4.jpg

scoutmaniak
03/31/2007, 01:22 AM
bump

I would love to see some updated pics. I has been like a year, they should be big now. Im about to buy on of these, and would really like see them, and read up on how they live. There is almost no info on the net about them...

Michael

crrichey
04/02/2007, 02:26 AM
Someone HAS to have a video!!!!!

Anemone
04/02/2007, 09:24 PM
Trading posts removed.

Kevin

tekknoschtev
04/02/2007, 10:08 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9612675#post9612675 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scoutmaniak
bump

I would love to see some updated pics. I has been like a year, they should be big now. Im about to buy on of these, and would really like see them, and read up on how they live. There is almost no info on the net about them...

Michael


http://workshopwebs.com/pictures/fish/moms40/032805/sinulariapolyps.jpg

WAY back in March of 05, this is the frag we recieved.

http://workshopwebs.com/pictures/fish/150/07April/040107/pulsingSinularia.JPG

And today it looks like this. Mind you, the image is misleading. It is easilly 8-10" in diameter, and equally as tall. It has been fragged numerous times as well.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9625848#post9625848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crrichey
Someone HAS to have a video!!!!!

I tried this weekend to get a video because when I had the flow turned off for the water change - the polyps were really going at it, however my camera isn't fantastic at video and by the time I got the video camera out, they had all receded and the coral scrunched up. I'll try to get one next time I'm home.

scoutmaniak
04/02/2007, 10:50 PM
Looks great!! I cant wait for mine to get that big, it is only 3 inches now.

RokleM
04/03/2007, 07:52 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9625848#post9625848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crrichey
Someone HAS to have a video!!!!!

Why? I think you would be severely disappointed. They don't pulse like crazy like Xenia or other fast moving corals. If you shut off all water flow, and a fish or something swims by or irritates the coral, you will see the tips pulse for a brief time. It's not a constant motion like Xenia.

gant
04/03/2007, 02:43 PM
Sorry for the whole tank pic. This picture is a few months old; the coral is the big pink think in the middle. Mine has gentle constant flow and is under PCs.

I get the best polyp extension when the water is good. It pulsed like crazy for a few months; now it pulses randomly. It seems to act differently in different tanks.

They're pretty corals, and they grow well. The specimen I have is a 1/4 frag off the parent, and I've fragged it at least five times in the last six months!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/gantgrimes/tank11wks.jpg

scoutmaniak
04/03/2007, 04:25 PM
Gant, I love the whole tank!! Thanks for sharing the full tank shot, it looks better that way! I still like a tank full of softies. There is alot more movement. Ill post a pick when mine gets here tomarow!! I cant wait...

Michael

gflat65
04/03/2007, 06:09 PM
Mine is a little different from those shown...
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/pulsing-sin-022807-001.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/pulsing-sin-022807-002.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/pulsing-sin-022807-004.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/pulsing-sin-022807-005.jpg

Jamokie01
04/04/2007, 02:16 AM
Gflat that isnt a pulsing sinularia, looks more like nepthya to me.

As for the actual pulsing, its differs alot from tank to tank. I have two 8-10 inch colonies and mine pulse 100% of the time, under T-5's with low-moderate flow. Its not all the polyps at once but several polyps pulsing in totally different areas of the leather at a time. Very sporatic and random. Has nothing to do with being irritated or touched by another inhabitant.

RokleM
04/04/2007, 10:08 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9642722#post9642722 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jamokie01
Gflat that isnt a pulsing sinularia, looks more like nepthya to me.

As for the actual pulsing, its differs alot from tank to tank. I have two 8-10 inch colonies and mine pulse 100% of the time, under T-5's with low-moderate flow. Its not all the polyps at once but several polyps pulsing in totally different areas of the leather at a time. Very sporatic and random. Has nothing to do with being irritated or touched by another inhabitant.

I'd love to see a picture. Not to doubt you, but that's not my experience nor anyone else's I've read. I wonder if there is something in your tank that promotes active constant pulsing. Mine is in a very high flow area.

gflat65
04/04/2007, 10:27 AM
Interesting. Never heard of a pulsing Nephthea... The polyps are three to four times the size of the other corals I've always called nephthea. It is an unusual growth form, too (not like any of my other softies).

Jamokie01
04/04/2007, 03:13 PM
I dunno why mine pulses the way it does. I fragged it a couple times and the people who got the frags say it doesnt pulse. I also noticed the color and polyp size is drastically different under different lighting. Mine is a tan/brown color under high wattage T-5 lighting. The frag I gave to a guy with a 400 watt halide above it looks more blue/gray. And my friend put his under pc and his polyps got much larger and look bright pink. Im also going to be changing the flow in my tank by replacing my powerheads with 2 hydor koralias, Im wondering how it will behave then. As for getting a pic Id says it unlikely, the distance of the coral from the glass, the size of the polyps, and the fact that Id have to zoom in so much to catch individual polyps pulsing when I have no idea which ones will pulse next, all add up to a difficult pic to take. Ill try though, Ill have my buddy bring his new cam over. If I get anything decent Ill post it.

scoutmaniak
04/04/2007, 03:19 PM
What color are your t-5 bulbs?? I have a tek 6 bulb, but have alot of blue so maybe mine will look more pink... How is the growth under t-5's?? My payment didnt go through till today, so I should be getting my frag tomarrow some time. Ill see how long it takes to fully aclamate to my tank. I know my xenia pulse like theres no tomarrow, so mybe ill have some luck getting the sinularia to pulse.....

Jamokie01
04/05/2007, 04:39 PM
Right now I have an 8 bulb setup of half 10k and half actinic, Id really like the color to be a bit more blue, but Im having a hell of a time finding bulbs aside from 10k, 6500, and actinic. Im looking for a 12k, I think giesmann makes an 11k. Anyways, my softies love the T-5s, my zoanthid growth is crazy, my leathers have grown significantly, and my shrooms expand alot.

scoutmaniak
04/05/2007, 05:14 PM
Sounds great!!! I think ATI bulbs makes a 12k now. Check out reefgeek.com, they seem to have the best selection of bulbs. Ive got a 6 bulb, with 2 actincs, 2 blue plus, 1 11k, and 1 6.5k. It's just about like a 14k MH. I cant wait for my leather to come it!!!!! USPS is the worst shipper!! They are a day late now, so I hope it's ok...

Michael

bruck
04/05/2007, 09:17 PM
the polyps on this leather i posted for an id on here pulsate also not all at one time, but randomly. i just figured it was doing some kind of filter feeding.http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u38/bruck33/DSC00453_00.jpg

Jamokie01
04/06/2007, 12:19 PM
I used to think it was a feeding response as well, but if you look close the polyps arent closing or retracting, theyre actually opening more fully, until the tentacles of the polyp kinda smush against the flesh of the coral.

glennb
04/07/2007, 09:23 AM
Seems to be some confusion here. Many photos in this thread depict Alcyoniids other than Sinularia. Most show Cladiella. Polyps on these retract and emerge rapidly, you only have to wave your hand past them and the polyps retract, but I've never seen any documented cases of 'pulsing'.

So, just to clarify, of those claiming their corals pulse, you're saying they do so rhythmically like Xenia does?


Quick read about Cladiella from AIMS' soft coral Atlas:
"COLONY MORPHOLOGY: Encrusting to erect, firm to fleshy, lobate colonies commonly of relatively small size. Asexual reproduction is by colony fission. Lobes generally more regular than Sinularia, and do not form ridges. Colonies with limited powers of contraction. Polyps are monomorphic, retractile, small, with short bodies. When expanded, the tentacle tips bend far back to form an inverted bowl shape. Colonies are generally white or pale brown when contracted. Polyps are brown due to dense concentrations of zooxanthellae. The rapid retraction of polyps upon disturbance results in a characteristic instantaneous colour change from brown to white."

sukie80
12/16/2007, 05:07 PM
I thought I would revive this thread - I got a tiny video of mine "pulsating"

Ck it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBRCoglHYWU

truepercs
12/31/2007, 03:56 PM
Does anyone need frags of this? (or a colony) I was getting ready to trade mine in at the local pet store... I bought a frag from Mustang quite a while back. it is about 8-10 inches deflated... I had it in my sump for a couple of days while I was re arranging my tank. I only have a couple of soft corals and want to get em out...

-Ed

atzak
12/31/2007, 08:54 PM
that's a cool video sukie, thanks for sharing. True percs, I wish you were closer, I would take it

jay2525
01/03/2008, 03:05 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11492508#post11492508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by truepercs
Does anyone need frags of this? (or a colony) I was getting ready to trade mine in at the local pet store... I bought a frag from Mustang quite a while back. it is about 8-10 inches deflated... I had it in my sump for a couple of days while I was re arranging my tank. I only have a couple of soft corals and want to get em out...

-Ed '

If you ship I'll take it.....

blide
01/03/2008, 10:03 AM
It's the coral in the center of the tank.. :) (It was about the size of a soccer ball before, but I chopped about 90% of it when I downgraded. )

http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/UpLoAdS/fulltank_188.jpg

truepercs
01/03/2008, 06:31 PM
Never shipped before? I would give it a try. I could actually frag mine up into decent size colonies... 5" with about 8-10 3" branches... I could cut it up into about 8 of these sections.

I guess you can send me a message to take this offline, otherwise they may pull the post?

-Ed

truepercs
01/03/2008, 07:06 PM
Pic of pulsing sinularia, grown from 3/4 frag from Mustang

It is not fully opened it was sitting in the dark for 1 1/2 days...
When cleaning my tank I forgot that I put it in the sump


-Truepercs

http://saycheese-photo.com/photos/239317468-L.jpg

sharkdude
01/04/2008, 06:38 PM
Freed said: All the polyps will close at the same time and then within seconds they will open back up.

this sounds more like what I know as Blushing Leather.

The Pulsing Leather is more random (not so rythmic), only visible in low to no current, and as described by some above, more like the polyp opening up rather than in xenias where they pulse closed.

truepercs
01/04/2008, 08:48 PM
exactly.... you have to watch very closely. eventually you will see some of the polyps open and close.