Coral

[Vera94]

What is this? Is it mushroom?

 

[Ricox]

That it is a zoanthid that is partially closed up It looks like an eagle eye or watermelon morph.

 

[Vera94]

Thank you!! I appreciate that. That definitely helps alot!!

 

[bnord]

mushrooms tend to be single and tend to look like mushrooms with bumps spread evenly over the heads surface.

agree you and a nice start of a Zoa colony

 

[Hoodstream]

Here is some examples of mushrooms.

 

[Vera94]



Here is some examples of mushrooms.

 

[Vera94]

Ohh niceee. Okay. I'm super new to this, and had a friend got these for me. And was told they were mushrooms. And I knew that had to have been wrong. Now I know from hearing the name. I just couldn't remember it. Lol

 

[Vera94]

That it is a zoanthid that is partially closed up It looks like an eagle eye or watermelon morph.

 

[Vera94]

Hard to tell which is which. Lol

 

[Uncle99]

What is this? Is it mushroom?

Looks either PO or hungry. Keep nutrients in check.

 

[Vera94]

Looks either PO or hungry. Keep nutrients in check.

 

[Vera94]

Well I just put them in my tank. They're Itty bitty. So hoping for the best! They've come out an are looking beautiful as of now! They closed up after I fed my fish. Are they eating?

 

[Hoodstream]

Well I just put them in my tank. They're Itty bitty. So hoping for the best! They've come out an are looking beautiful as of now! They closed up after I fed my fish. Are they eating?

I feed reef roids and I don’t think I’ve ever seen my zoas close from eating. Usually only if water parameters change or something touches them.

 

[SchrutesReefs]

When I feed reef roids my zoas (especially larger polyp ones/palys) will close up for a moment to eat. It’s not like a scared or irritated close, it’s slow like they’re pulling the food in. Some of my smaller ones like goblins don’t though.

 

[Uncle99]

Well I just put them in my tank. They're Itty bitty. So hoping for the best! They've come out an are looking beautiful as of now! They closed up after I fed my fish. Are they eating?

Feeding fish ends up in nitrates and phosphate in the water which is necessary. Too little and corals don’t get enough and too much corals may brown or pest algaes show up.
Zero being the worst number as it may trigger Dino’s.

Corals consume small amounts of nitrate directly whereas phosphate feeds the bacteria, which feeds the coral.
Target nitrate in the 2-15ppm range, phosphate in the 0.05ppm to 0.15ppm range, whatever the tank likes to run it at.
Work towards water chemistry stability, this being #1 for me.

 

[Vera94]

When I feed reef roids my zoas (especially larger polyp ones/palys) will close up for a moment to eat. It’s not like a scared or irritated close, it’s slow like they’re pulling the food in. Some of my smaller ones like goblins don’t though.

 

[Vera94]

That's exactly what they're doing.. a very slow close and not all of them at once either. I'm really hoping for the best. Where's the best placement for a frag of these? I'm not sure if it's getting enough light or to much light.. and should I place it on a Lr or in the sand?

 

[SchrutesReefs]

That's exactly what they're doing.. a very slow close and not all of them at once either. I'm really hoping for the best. Where's the best placement for a frag of these? I'm not sure if it's getting enough light or to much light.. and should I place it on a Lr or in the sand?

Depends on lighting and flow, but if they aren’t mostly closed or stretching tall then they are most likely satisfied where they are.