Zoa or paly ID?

[Whacker]

These guys came along on the base of a toadstool. They glow faintly under blue light (did not photograph well.) I assume they are more of a pest variety as they are growing more heads in a fairly new tank (7 months.)

 

[olonmv]

I got the same palys….they are invasive and grow super fast. I’m not sure what they are called though.

 

[zoaprince]

I don't know if they have a hobby name but they look like the dangerous kind

reference:

Palytoxin Found in Palythoa sp. Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) Sold in the Home Aquarium Trade - PMC

Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) are colonial anemones that contain one of the deadliest toxins ever discovered, palytoxin (LD50 in mice 300 ng/kg), but it is generally believed that highly toxic species are not sold in the home aquarium trade. We ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

You should be fine as long as you don't frag them..I think

 

[Whacker]

I don't know if they have a hobby name but they look like the dangerous kind

reference:

Palytoxin Found in Palythoa sp. Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) Sold in the Home Aquarium Trade - PMC

Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) are colonial anemones that contain one of the deadliest toxins ever discovered, palytoxin (LD50 in mice 300 ng/kg), but it is generally believed that highly toxic species are not sold in the home aquarium trade. We ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

You should be fine as long as you don't frag them..I think

That picture with the article is far better than mine and that is totally what they look like. Does anyone have a suggestion? I unfortunately love the toadstool they are growing around. Just leave them be?

 

[RedFrog211]

As mentioned above, they don’t pose a threat unless you’re fragging them without proper precaution/gear

 

[GHOSTLY]

I’d say captain jerk paly

 

[Whacker]

Appreciate all of the replies. Conflicted on trying to remove them (while using precautions!) vs. letting them stay. It seems at the very least that I will need to trim them back at some point because of their rapid growth.

 

[RedFrog211]

Appreciate all of the replies. Conflicted on trying to remove them (while using precautions!) vs. letting them stay. It seems at the very least that I will need to trim them back at some point because of their rapid growth.

I recommend isolating fast growing species to islands so they do not overgrow main rock work.