coral identification help please!

[kyla bidwell]

Hello, I need help identifying a few things please! The first photo had 2 things I need identified. They are right next to each other. One is a pale orange and it has little short stubby bubble like tentacles that come out and the middle of it is empty. Like it may be its mouth.

And right next to it, is a brighter colored something. It kind of looks ljme a sponge, but it has elevated holes in it. I thought it may be a sun coral? Ive never seen any tentacles come out of it, but I just found it today when I turned the rock over. I tried target feeding it to see it that would make anytjing come out but nothing did.

The next photo is some kind of button looking coral. Its a cluster of them. I thought it was zoas but they have little clear tentacles and I dont think zoas have tentacles right?

The last photo is what looks like some kind of clear and white anemone. there are 2 of them. But in the 6 months ive had the tank, they have not grown at all. And I have other anems that have grown considerably.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Or even is you think it resembles something, but cant tell from the photos, please let me know amd I can google what you think it is and see if its right.

Thank you for taking the time to help!

 

[Reefing Madness]

Got Photos?

 

[kyla bidwell]

Got Photos?

Yes they were attached. For some reason they went away though! Thank you for pointing that out. Ill (re) upload them now!

 

[kyla bidwell]

Here is what I referred to in my description as the first photo

 

[kyla bidwell]

Here is what u referred to in my description as the second photo

 

[kyla bidwell]

And here is the the third and last photo mentioned in my description.

Sorry about everything being all jumbled up. Ill get the hang if this site! Im using my phone so ill have to learn where everythings at!

 

[Reefing Madness]

#1- Sponge
#2- Can't tell from that shot, needs to be closer shot.
#3- Glass Anemones, Aiptasia (bad)

 

[kyla bidwell]

#1- Sponge
#2- Can't tell from that shot, needs to be closer shot.
#3- Glass Anemones, Aiptasia (bad)

Ok I got a closer photo of pic number one and 2.

In pic number 1 there are 2 different things. The bright orange or red one i think is the one you said was a sponge, but it reacts to light and vibration by closing up its holes. Does that still sound like it would be a sponge? Or would it be a Tunicate? And right above that is something that looks like bubble coral? Is that right?

The second photo looks like maroon buttons with white stripes and clear tentacles with white tips.

And above that, in the same photo, there is another thing id like identified if you dont mind. is it some kind of brain coral? And if so, do you know what kind of brain it might be?

And im adding a third photo as well. Its the leather looking redish coral. Ive never seen it feed or move in any way at all. It looks conpletly flat and paper thin up against the rock. There's also an aiptasia in that photo. I would like to get rid of it and all of Its babies but I cant bring myself to do the boiling water thing. Of you know of a less dramatic way to kill it im open to all suggestions!

Here are the 2 close up photos and the pic of the other coral too.

Thank you so much I really appreciate your time!

 

[Reefing Madness]

1-Red Sponge & Mojano Anemone
2-No help from me on this one, I have no idea.
3-Im going to guess on this one, Not one of my strong point corals. Favid of some sort, possibly something like a Moon Coral? Maybe.

 

[cloak]

The coral in that third picture might be found in the link below.

http://reefguide.org/carib/index26.html

HTH.

 

[kyla bidwell]

The coral in that third picture might be found in the link below.

http://reefguide.org/carib/index26.html

HTH.

Thank you! It is the blushing star coral! Ty ty ty!

 

[luxauterna]

Agree with above. In the second photo, are you still wondering what the larger of the two corals are?

 

[luxauterna]

If so, it looks like a big polyp blasto to me

 

[kyla bidwell]

Yes I am still very much wondering about both of the 2 corals in the second photo. Ill Google polyp blasto and let you know!
Im still interested in the smaller cluster of button corals that are in the same photo as well. They have clear anemone looking tentacles, but the body looks like they would be related to zoas or something. I cant believe all of this came on my live rock!

 

[reef heaven]

The clear feeder tentacles one looks like a blasto maybe favia or acan of one sort maybe.

 

[kyla bidwell]

Hey I target fed the corals i was asking about and got some photos of how they eat and what not. Im sorry if im driving you all crazy! Im just fascinated by all of this and really want to know what I have so that I can make the most out of it.

The first few pics are taken right after feeding. I took a pic about every 3 to 5 minutes until the coral was finished and no more food was visable.

I hope this helps!

 

[kyla bidwell]

Those anemone looking thing s with clear tentacles with white tips, I moved the rock they are on so I could get better pics amd look at them better. They have a hard shell they go into when they retract. I got some pics of them inside the shell. Its a bowl shaped shell.

The third pic shows its mouth.

 

[kyla bidwell]

And last, but certainly not least, the bubble coral looking thing! I target fed it and it opened up its middle section and showed its mouth! I hope these more detailed photos help!

 

[dpracing]

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[luxauterna]

The first ones still look like Big Polyp Blastos to me. The 2nd ones are tough. They might be short tentacle plate corals. The last one above the sponge looks like a Majano Anemone or a tiny bubble tip anemone. Do the tentacles ever extend out?