Fungias obsession

PurpleTreeSpiders · Mar 30, 2016

I am becoming quite intrigued by these funny critters. Just got done feeding these two. Twenty minutes of fending off clowns and cleaner shrimp while they slowly slid the mysis on down is apparently how I spend my time when my 2 preschoolers take a rare nap. : D
Anyway, I am curious to see what everyone here has in the way of these guys! Anyone have pictures of theirs to share?

CastAway · Mar 31, 2016

Wow. They're striking. Tagging along.

LukeV · Mar 31, 2016

Very nice, I haven't had much success with plates corals.

Here's a pic of one of the ones I had feeding at night

PurpleTreeSpiders · Mar 31, 2016

Thank you. I've had the rust one for about four months and just got the green on St. Pats day. One of our LFS had a sale on all green corals. : D I try to spot feed a couple times a week and I've seen them both grab at a few bits during regular tank feeds. Just have to keep the skunks from picking it off before they close their mouths.

PurpleTreeSpiders · Mar 31, 2016

Daylight shot.

cmcoker · Mar 31, 2016

Pic of mine, before recent troubles...

Currently looks like crap, but hoping it pulls through

PurpleTreeSpiders · Mar 31, 2016

cmcoker said:
Pic of mine, before recent troubles...

Currently looks like crap, but hoping it pulls through

I hope so too! Love the orange ones.

1fishjones · Mar 31, 2016

Herpolitha limax (Tongue Coral)

page2493 · Mar 31, 2016

So the move around frequently?

saltyphish · Mar 31, 2016

page2493 said:
So the move around frequently?

They can! My long tentacle moves a lot, usually on top of a snail.

page2493 · Mar 31, 2016

How big..

saltyphish · Mar 31, 2016

page2493 · Mar 31, 2016

page2493 · Mar 31, 2016

Can anyone identify

PurpleTreeSpiders · Mar 31, 2016

I'm no expert, but looks like a bleached nem of some kind.

PurpleTreeSpiders · Mar 31, 2016

1fishjones said:
Herpolitha limax (Tongue Coral)

Really cool! How long have you had it?

1fishjones · Mar 31, 2016

I have no idea why but mine has moved about four inches in the last six months & doubled in size to seven inches since I brought it home around nine months ago.
Loves Larry's Reef Frenzy! I've never seen any other coral grab food like this one.

page2493 · Mar 31, 2016

In the light more he has green tips

page2493 · Mar 31, 2016

How big

PurpleTreeSpiders · Mar 31, 2016

1fishjones said:
I have no idea why but mine has moved about four inches in the last six months & doubled in size to seven inches since I brought it home around nine months ago.
Loves Larry's Reef Frenzy! I've never seen any other coral grab food like this one.

Mine move around on their rock a bit. Have to watch them close so they don't try to take a dive. Used to have them on the sand where they belong, but between the goby and blenny they were getting buried.

That's awesome that it grew so much.