Name this softie ...?

[Sea MunnKey]

iPhone pictures taken from a local lfs yesterday and would like to find out what this particular coral belongs to. The polyps are purple (dark spots on tips) and light hint of orange plus it does show some characteristic of "fibrous" strain from the tip end downwards.

All I can say it's not photosynthetic and it reacts to Reef Roid feeding ... even under bright lights.

 

[DeniseAndy]

It would be in the dendronepthea, scleronepthea families. Either way unless you have a set up specifically for nps and those, it will die. It is just a matter of how long it takes.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/1/aafeature

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Thanks DeniseAndy,

For the informative link provided ...

 

[keddre]

I don't know what it is, but it may not be a loss cause. You say it reacts to reef roids, but do you physically see the polyps closing as if they were eating? If so, then we know it eats food in the 150-200 micron range, some "popular" foods in that size are reef roids, golden pearls, Oyster eegs/feast, and some marine snows.

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Either way it's either gonna die off at the lfs place or I'm doing some experiment with filter feeding regimen eg. oyster eggs/feast, Reef Roids or possibly Reef Nutrition's Oyster or Phyto-Feast.

 

[keddre]

Either way it's either gonna die off at the lfs place or I'm doing some experiment with filter feeding regimen eg. oyster eggs/feast, Reef Roids or possibly Reef Nutrition's Oyster or Phyto-Feast.

good luck. Look into powders too

 

[Sea MunnKey]

good luck. Look into powders too

Thanks and yes ... I know it's gonna be a very tough challenge indeed

 

[Himes102]

Picked this up at my LFS today and can’t remember the name of it. Help

 

[tdileo]

Picked this up at my LFS today and can’t remember the name of it. Help

You should post in your own thread next time, but that is a Duncan. LPS, medium light, medium flow is typically best.