I found them on the side of the rock my scolymia is on. They are very little.
What in the world are these??
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They almost look like feeding tentacles from a cyphastrea of sorts!!!
but maybe a type of barnacle ???
Amphibious
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They kind of look like new coral heads.
paintballer768
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Lol theyre hidden cup corals. Google it, Im about 90% sure
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I have had purchased live rock before and noticed similar little corals. I was told they were cup corals as well.
i see skeletons like those all the time, but Ive never seen them alive.
frag them off, give them some room, and see what you've got in a few week.
sweet find....and good eye.
frag them off, give them some room, and see what you've got in a few week.
sweet find....and good eye.
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yeah, i'm interested in seeing what happens, too 
I hae tried fragging them off in the past. Have lost them all after a while. I dont think i lost them due to being cut....it hink I lost them due to the fact they like being down in the rocks not exposed so much
A piece of rock I had one time had a coupel hundred of them on it tightly together. I thought it ws pretty cool I had it for quite w while. Then I moved it so it coudl be seen more instead of kind of out of sight and the colony receded until nothing but skeleton left
with that being said, I say let it be somewhat in the shadows
A piece of rock I had one time had a coupel hundred of them on it tightly together. I thought it ws pretty cool I had it for quite w while. Then I moved it so it coudl be seen more instead of kind of out of sight and the colony receded until nothing but skeleton left
with that being said, I say let it be somewhat in the shadows
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They are very cool looking. I thought maybe baby balano's or something. I like them
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Wait i just googled cup corals and they are basically sun corals?? Sweet. These are out all the time. Even my dendros aren't out all the time like it's suppose to.
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Well here's an update. They have grown it seems like.
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Oh yeah i ended up fragging it off the scolymia rock. They look happy!!
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oh wow! i was reading through the thread, thinking i've seen a post on these before, and i have one in my tank.
then i came across me! I was like, "huh? who is posting as me?" then i saw the date :snicker:
they haven't bothered anything or spread?
then i came across me! I was like, "huh? who is posting as me?" then i saw the date :snicker:
they haven't bothered anything or spread?
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There's more now on that frag disk since i fragged it so it's grown some. I'm pretty sure they will sting another coral, but my scolymia seems to get along with it.
paintballer768
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Well here's an update. They have grown it seems like.
Ive never personally had the cup corals before but I think their behavior is similar to sun corals. Low light, supplemental feedings. Very cool that youve been able to grow some more
