CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I have been unable to get these identified for over 2 years now. I have posted image after image on Reef Central and other sites to no avail. I have also taken these to over a dozen stores to only hear "I would love to get some of those, but no I don't know what they are." I am tired of referring to them as unknown polyps or unknown xenia. I know they are NOT Tinkerbell Xenia as I have some of that and they don't look like this, only in color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 These pictures are 3 months or so old and they have grown on to my back wall now. They do not grow by encrusting like GSP, and not individual stocks like Xenia. They almost have a branch that spreads then the polyps stand off of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Do the polyps look like GSP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 They look like a cross between GSP and Xenia. Which is why I keep getting conflicting ID's or either a GSP variation or a Xenia variation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 There is a GSP like coral that grows in a branching manner like you describe its called Green Briareum thats why i ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Does it look like these? They aren't green in the least. They are burgandy pure and through. I know that the "green" in GSP is pretty much just a name and they do come in color variations don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I was thinking bairenium (sp.) also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 I just looked up images of the Green Bairenium and they dont look like these. Maybe the pic's I looked at weren't right but they all looked like GSP. Had green tips and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 One thing I noticed about the GSP's and on the images I just looked at they all have that white mouth. Mine have no mouth that I can see, like Xenia IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Can you get a close up picture of the base. Also a closer pic of the polyp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 I will do that in the morning. My lights are already off and I am at work until 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 maybe clove polyps??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 no...definatly not clove's. I will try and post better image tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I would guess some type of star polyp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 This is almost identical to all the other times I tried to ID these. NO INSULT TO ANYONE. Just seems to be my luck. I will try and take close up's tomorrow and post. Then we try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 It could be a type of clove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 You know what you are right. I have been wrong for dismissing Cloves, Xenia, and GSP. I have no idea. The reason I keep saying no is if it was GSP or Xenia you would think that at least 1 of the LFS's would have said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Maybe you can find someone to check it at a DNA level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 lol.....something.....I have no idea but I am at a loss here. I was considering taking some out and making room for other things but with no ID I don't know what to do(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 GSP does come in other colors. If you go to the next meeting, you'll see some red star polyps in Calvin's (kilmca) tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'd say Anthelia sp. with 90% accuracy. Do i win something? :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Let's wait for the pic of the base before we start handing out prizes Miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Well that is a bummer...I forgot to charge my camera yesterdayDOH!so I have to take the pix tonight. I can tell you that it is not Anthelia. It doesn't have the feather fingers like the one in the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Dang! :( (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Don't feel to bad Miles the prize is a bag of detritus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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