Can some one Id this clove

marktea · Oct 14, 2017

Can't really get it on google. I moved the specimen since and see that it has sprouted three tiny heads on my rock. Is this an invasive species?

Dree-R · Oct 14, 2017

Clove polyps or daisy polyps. Good to leave alone

Dree-R · Oct 14, 2017

Will not need to be fed but can be invasive and grow quickly

marktea · Oct 14, 2017

Ah yeah it's currently near my sps so that invasive bit isn't going to work for me haha. Thank you for the response

DSC reef · Oct 15, 2017

There nice looking. Try isolating them to a separate rock or an island in the tank.

marktea · Oct 16, 2017

Had a friend who jumped at the word "free" lol. I did like their look I just really don't want to have to worry about overly invasive corals down the road. Im only working with 13.5 gallons of real estate here haha. I'm keeping the three baby spawns and watching them closely though!

Lovemyreef2015 · Oct 16, 2017

You can isolate them like stated above. We have them in the nano tank. We keep them away from the main rocks.

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 16, 2017

I like weed corals. You can do very silly tings with them.

How bout a tree!

Lovemyreef2015 · Oct 16, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
I like weed corals. You can do very silly tings with them.

How bout a tree!

That's a cool idea, I never thought of trying that! I know what I'm doing tonight lol

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 16, 2017

Lovemyreef2015 said:
That's a cool idea, I never thought of trying that! I know what I'm doing tonight lol

I am a bad influence.

marktea · Oct 16, 2017

Love that idea!

Susan Edwards · Oct 17, 2017

I lost my first one a while back. Got another and was worried it wasn't looking so good--not a great specimin--but it has surprised me. It's more than tripled in size or even more since end of July. And yes, it has attached to the rock. But I like it so that's okay. This one has very feathery polyps so not sure what type it is. My first one did not. So is this a clove?

macnets · Oct 17, 2017

Susan Edwards said:
I lost my first one a while back. Got another and was worried it wasn't looking so good--not a great specimin--but it has surprised me. It's more than tripled in size or even more since end of July. And yes, it has attached to the rock. But I like it so that's okay. This one has very feathery polyps so not sure what type it is. My first one did not. So is this a clove?

I believe that’s anthelia

Susan Edwards · Oct 17, 2017

I looked it up and don't think so as the polyps do retract completely whereas Anthelia can retract but not totally.

Dree-R · Oct 17, 2017

Susan Edwards said:
I lost my first one a while back. Got another and was worried it wasn't looking so good--not a great specimin--but it has surprised me. It's more than tripled in size or even more since end of July. And yes, it has attached to the rock. But I like it so that's okay. This one has very feathery polyps so not sure what type it is. My first one did not. So is this a clove?

That looks like a papaya clove to me. Not doing so good.

Susan Edwards · Oct 17, 2017

That looks like mine. Why did you say not doing so good. Compared to what it looked like when I got it, all scraggly, it's looking really good and seems very happy where it is as it has more than tripled its heads.

Dree-R · Oct 17, 2017

Susan Edwards said:
That looks like mine. Why did you say not doing so good. Compared to what it looked like when I got it, all scraggly, it's looking really good and seems very happy where it is as it has more than tripled its heads.

Maybe it's the lighting but it's normally purplish stalk and I apologize but didn't know what it looks like before this picture.

Susan Edwards · Oct 17, 2017

Hmmm, all the stalks are the pinkish tan, same as the main feathery parts and have been like that since I brought it home. It is just a lot healthier now. I suspect from looking on the internet that there are several color variations and the more purple ones have the purplish stalks. I saw others in the pinkish form with the green centers. But it's good you pointed it out so I'd go check!

Dree-R · Oct 17, 2017

Susan Edwards said:
Hmmm, all the stalks are the pinkish tan, same as the main feathery parts and have been like that since I brought it home. It is just a lot healthier now. I suspect from looking on the internet that there are several color variations and the more purple ones have the purplish stalks. I saw others in the pinkish form with the green centers. But it's good you pointed it out so I'd go check!

Yeah, and again it could br the lighting. If you take the picture under heavy acitinic it will change color lol. Glad to hear it's growing.