Rare stereronephthya? Spike polyps

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I've seen in pictures and had some bueatiful specimens, but this one stumps me.
Spoke with the divers that harvested it from Australia and it has spike polyps, NOT octo polyps. First time I've had anything like it. It's definitely a Dendronephthya, has
sclerites, NPS, but polyps are spike, soft of course. Anyone ever had/seen.
Please help

@Lasse, you've been around, any imput?

 

[DSC reef]

Interesting, following.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I've seen in pictures and had some bueatiful specimens, but this one stumps me.
Spoke with the divers that harvested it from Australia and it has spike polyps, NOT octo polyps. First time I've had anything like it. It's definitely a Dendronephthya, has
sclerites, NPS, but polyps are spike, soft of course. Anyone ever had/seen.
Please help

@Lasse, you've been around, any imput?

@Lasse help me, help me!!!!! I'm drowning. ............

One more. I read all soft corals have 8 tentacles. This has spikes for tentacles. Odd

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Bump

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Forgot, here's stereonephthya with SPS coral. Diver sent this to me harvested yesterday or 2 days ago?

 

[AlexG]

Forgot, here's the Dendronephthya with SPS coral. Diver sent this to me harvested yesterday or 2 days ago?

That looks like a closed up Steronepthya which is similar to a Dendronephthya but its photosynthetic.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I'd say yes, but it has scerlites. And tonight with no lighting, it's open pretty big

Also, no 8 tentacles to a polyp. Odd

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Just found this.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

The steronephthya also have scerlites. But does and stays open through most of day with no or very little light.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Just google grape ape carnation STERONEPHTHYA. O boy, I think I might need lighting, for it. Not setup for lighting

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

@AlexG your right. Thanks for info. Now gotta Google it's care.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Well found out. Can live in low light

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Now I'm getting this

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Then I find this about stereronephthya, not photosynthetic, confusing

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Another one non-photosynthetic

 

[AlexG]

@AlexG your right. Thanks for info. Now gotta Google it's care.

I have a species of stereonepthya in my tank. It is light pink and yellow. I grew this colony from a 1" frag and I have been looking for other color varieties of this coral. I keep mine in medium flow and medium-low light. I need to take a PAR reading where this colony is located. I included a couple top down pictures. This coral is open most of the day and night but once in a while it is closed up and looks similar to some of the pictures you posted. I like them because they look similar to a carnation coral but are photosynthetic.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I have a species of stereonepthya in my tank. It is light pink and yellow. I grew this colony from a 1" frag and I have been looking for other color varieties of this coral. I keep mine in medium flow and medium-low light. I need to take a PAR reading where this colony is located. I included a couple top down pictures. This coral is open most of the day and night but once in a while it is closed up and looks similar to some of the pictures you posted. I like them because they look similar to a carnation coral but are photosynthetic.

The ones I have , no polyps, spiky tentacles. I have communication with the divers and they dont have octo-polyps. I've found tonight pictures of my type. I see yours has tentacles. I'll have to add some lighting. Thanks for info. Big help.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

I have a species of stereonepthya in my tank. It is light pink and yellow. I grew this colony from a 1" frag and I have been looking for other color varieties of this coral. I keep mine in medium flow and medium-low light. I need to take a PAR reading where this colony is located. I included a couple top down pictures. This coral is open most of the day and night but once in a while it is closed up and looks similar to some of the pictures you posted. I like them because they look similar to a carnation coral but are photosynthetic.

Beautiful too