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Old 01/11/2008, 02:18 PM
KErickson978 KErickson978 is offline
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SPS with filter feeding fans

I have no clue what this is i bought it as a frag, but its really neat to watch and i wuld like to know what it is so i can look for more.
at various places its got little fans that open up swish around and then retract, i dont know i thats a seperate animal or part of the coral... also it has a green color from above if that makes any difference.[IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]


Thank you all for your help!
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Old 01/11/2008, 03:27 PM
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I believe we call those barnacles in English. There are many species and some are often found on coral stocks.
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Old 01/11/2008, 06:34 PM
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barnacles eh? good to know... but have any idea what type of coral this is?
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Old 01/12/2008, 03:10 AM
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hard to say at this size, plus being a bit deformed, but looks a lot like A. tenuis.
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