HEY!! Really could use some help in identifying this coral!

[jackstir34]

I cant seem to find an exact match to this coral. the stalks sag at times and the partially open, but most of the time they look like the attached picture. I know its because im not aware the best care for this species. Hopfully anyone can point me in the right direction. I also have orange and green zoas and green and brown mushrooms and a black clown and carpet anemone.
29 gal, 80 deg., ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate <10 ppm, phosphates 0, calcium 400, carbonate hardness 196, coraline algae, crushed coral and argonite substrate, 1.020 sal with reef crystal salt mix. lighting is 2x10K coralife, 2x actinic coralife, 100 gal skimmer, hang on back filtration with moss, ammonia rock, phoszorb, live sand.

 

[ak_reefer]

Look like closed up zoas to me.

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[j3st3r]

Look like closed up zoas to me.

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[joshporksandwich]

looks like closed button polyps

 

[jackstir34]

well I am not sure cause the trunks of them are about 1/4 in wide and range from 1 to 3 inches long to the head. I didnt know zoas got that large.

 

[bct15]

They are probably palys, is there sand in the stalks and are they kind of rough?


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[NanaReefer]

Some kind of pi$$ed off paly

 

[ladyreefer1983]

looks like protopalys to me...if its slimy to the touch then they are protopalys....same like nuclear greens,purple deaths,the green button palys....

 

[ZoaCollector]

Be careful touching palythoas, the slime is a good indicator they have toxins. You can test the skin with a chopstick or tweezers by rubbing it slightly and pulling away.

Afterwards throw away the chopsticks or wash the tweezers in hot soapy water.


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