New Corals!!!

sha23 · 08-25-2005, 08:42 PM

Can anyone help confirm these corals for me? I think the first is a green star polyp but it is growing on this funky white rubbery thing. I thought they grew in mats on rocks. The second one I think is a Sinularia flexibilis or at least thats what it looks similar to in my Aquarium Corals handbook. I got them yesturday!!

reef_noob · 08-25-2005, 08:49 PM

The first one is definitely a star polyp. The white rubbery part is the mat of the coral, it looks like it has encovered some coral skeleton. The other one looks like a deflated finger leather. It'll open up when it gets acclimated.

I have to ask, why/how did you buy them if oyu don't know what they are?

sha23 · 08-25-2005, 08:54 PM

No I knew, well 95% knew, I just was looking in my book and got worried because the green star polyp did not look similar, being that it was growing on the coral skeleton and the finger leather I was sure of. I was mostly concerned about the polyps, just double checking. Thanks though.

wharyat · 08-25-2005, 09:04 PM

They both look good.

Make sure to know 100% what a coral is, you may end up with a practically impossible to care for heterotroph.