Ice Fire Echinata ?

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I was just wondering if anyone else ice fire is as hairy as mines. It healthy and growing just want to know if it a good thing that polyps extentions are crazy.

Get even more brushy when not disturbed.

 

[Acrokeeper3729]

Doesn't look like any Icefire I have seen.......

 

[skimmerman100]

nice!! ive never seen polyps that size on one before!! what method of dosing are u using?

 

[am07f]

hmm its small, but from the growth it doesnt look like an ice/fire. Echinata have a more elongated skinny branches with few polyps.

 

[reefsponge]

I think it just might come off this way because it is a vertically challenged frag and the polyps are compacted into that flat area. The colors look right. It looks very similar to the portion of mine that is encrusting.

 

[Troylee]

It looks like a Ora roscoes to me... Hmm..

 

[Acrokeeper3729]

I dont have a pic of my icefire on this computer but this is my other echinata to show its growth pattern.

 

[reefsponge]

After another look, I've never seen green coloration in my polyps. Get your
seller to post a pic of their colony.

 

[Mitsuko]

sorry...highly doubt that is an echinata

 

[FaviaFreak]

Looks like an ice fire to me, just doesn't have any vertical growth yet.

 

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Trust me guys this is an ice fire. It came from a very respectable guy on this forum and i know it is not fake. It is no doubt an ice fire and i just want to know why it so bushy compare to other that i have seen. Maybe it grows that way because it under very high flow. When i had it in my other tank it had really no polyp extensions.

 

[subielover]

Doesn't look like any Icefire I have seen.......

I would have to agree

 

[FaviaFreak]

I'm with you Kien, it's an ice fire all the way. Prolly very happy one at that, keep doing what your doing

Trust me guys this is an ice fire. It came from a very respectable guy on this forum and i know it is not fake. It is no doubt an ice fire and i just want to know why it so bushy compare to other that i have seen. Maybe it grows that way because it under very high flow. When i had it in my other tank it had really no polyp extensions.

 

[SPStoner]

Hey Ktar-

Here's a pic of mine. You can kinda see in the pic that it gets really good polyp extension on the bottom/ shaded areas, but not in direct light.


Hope that helps.

 

[Acrokeeper3729]

If it came from a reputable person then I am sure it is. I have just never seen any at that stage of growth. Mine was already 1.5 inch tall when I got it. The pic looked greener then mine as well. Theres no mistaking it when it grows so I doubt anyone would sell just any acro and call it icefire. Mine has great polyp extension as well but since it has longer branches and polyps only at each tip it doesn't look the same. However seeing that its encrusted and has not started to really shoot out I can see it having alot of polyps. Theres nothing wrong with good polyp extension thats for sure. I wouldn't worry about that.

 

[skimmerman100]

i have seen ice fire enchinata and the colors are right and remember it is a small frag.

 

[m and m]

Im going to say no here is mine when it was small

 

[143gadgets]

Kien,

Mine is doing the same VERY good polyp extension. I have it in high light and flow.

 

[m and m]

Kien,

Mine is doing the same VERY good polyp extension. I have it in high light and flow.

High light what color is your base? when its low you get the hole blue base blue tip

 

[143gadgets]

Mine is more of a white base with blue tip.