Moving mushie problem.

[betamed]

Originally Posted by J_T

Lost a damsel to one (saved me the trouble of getting it out of the tank) couldn't figure out why it was all curled up for so long. Then realized, the yellow tail damsel was MIA.

Funny I've thought about adding one for the same reason.

[nemmy]

What is a mushroom "nem"?

In the UK it's a critter with a cap and a stem that's not a zoa.
These are some other mushies i bought that have multiplied.

Out of curiousity, Is this the same LFS guy that told you your GSP was encrusting green xenia with purple mat??

Nope.The base of my encrusting xenia is pink.I've since seen it both on ebay uk and in other people's tanks.The growth habit is different than GSP.It grows in long ribbons.

[Fly Guy]

Originally Posted by nemmy

Nope.The base of my encrusting xenia is pink.I've since seen it both on ebay uk and in other people's tanks.The growth habit is different than GSP.It grows in long ribbons.

you never did post a better picture of your encrusting green xenia with pink mat and retractable polyps.

I would like to see a better pic and learn more about it.

[nemmy]

Just for you.

Nightime.
This is a frag of ribbon i cut off with a scissors as it was reaching from one rock to another,and before it attached.



Daytime with green polyps extended from the ribbon.

[steamboatwv]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nemmy


Nope.The base of my encrusting xenia is pink.I've since seen it both on ebay uk and in other people's tanks.The growth habit is different than GSP.It grows in long ribbons.

I have seen a few people on ebay and other place list encrusting Anthellia as encrusting xenia's and they do look very similar and are also called glove polyps, but I have not seen in any listings on actual coral sites anything about real encrusting xenia's, I collect xenia's and polyps and would be very interested in seeing a good closup of what you call encrusting xenia's, all of your pics are far away and blurry need a macro of it clear to get a good look at it.. would be willing to bet you have either gsp or glove polyps "anthelia" though...

[steamboatwv]

ok I actually found what you have on ebay uk, they call it carpet xenia and it is just gsp, here is a pic of the pink base and green polyps most do have a darker encrusting base but it is still the same thing. still nice to see some in bit of a different color

[nemmy]

Cheers.
Whatever it is i really like it.I think it looks like a flouresent green lawn running in little rivers between the rocks under actinics.Very eyecatching.
Also took advice off here and moved the mushroom-nems down lower in the tank.They've all been moving back up ontop of the rock.So being directly under the T5s may have been too much for them.

[Reef-Keeper]

they look kind of like majanos to me, but it is hard to tell with such a small pic. got anything bigger ??

[steamboatwv]

thats the only pic they had but it is green star polyps..

[steamboatwv]

Originally Posted by nemmy

Cheers.
Whatever it is i really like it.I think it looks like a flouresent green lawn running in little rivers between the rocks under actinics.Very eyecatching.

They are gorgeous once you get enough to really look at, I have this one large colony that i just love to watch, flows like a field of wind blown grass..

[bubblybabs]

Originally Posted by Fly Guy

Sorry for the further hijack.......but if you want to see hairy mushrooms eating.......

Those are what you call hairy mushrooms? I thought they were ricordia... I have a whole rock full of those, they are lovely...

Babs

[JY13131]

I am so confused! Are we talking green star polyps or ricordia? They are very different

[bubblybabs]

I'm talking about these posted by Fly Guy...
Babs

Originally Posted by Fly Guy

hairy mushrooms


dinner time

This is my rock with them:

[JY13131]

WOW! Those are lovely!

[Reef-Keeper]

Originally Posted by steamboatwv

thats the only pic they had but it is green star polyps..

sorry i should have been more specific ... i was talking about the original post by nemmy. the pic looks a lot like majano anamonies.