ID please

[Mardukumz]

Can I get an ID please on these 3 corals? Thanks .

the mushrooms are green ish, but I'm curious if they're any type of ricordea


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[BeanMachine]

Acans, Zoas, and Rhodactis mushrooms.

 

[Mardukumz]

Do you know what kind of Zoas those are?


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[ItsTheNano]

are these new frags? if so id be careful with the aiptasia on them.

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[BeanMachine]

Do you know what kind of Zoas those are?


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I'm seriously not trying to sound like a coral snob, but usually brown and green variations don't get fancy names.

 

[Mardukumz]

Haha yeah I figured they weren't anything fancy


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[Mardukumz]

Yeah this zoa piece has 2 aprasia on it thinking about getting a peppermint for it


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[BeanMachine]

Yeah this zoa piece has 2 aprasia on it thinking about getting a peppermint for it


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If they are on their own rocks, and not on a base rock that you can't remove, I would remove the coral and cut the aiptasia off with some coral cutters, or even a flathead and a hammer.

 

[Mardukumz]

They are on their own rocks it's a little colony lol


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[Mardukumz]

Can I remove them with tweezers outside of water?


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[BeanMachine]

They are on their own rocks it's a little colony lol


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Reason I say that is peppermint shrimp can't always be trusted. They are very opportunistic and might start tasting your corals. I would go with manual removal first unless you have no other choice and can't remove the rocks with the aips.

 

[BeanMachine]

Can I remove them with tweezers outside of water?


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No. You need to remove a small piece of rock under the anemones foot. If you leave even the tiniest piece of foot, they will grow back.

 

[Mardukumz]

No. You need to remove a small piece of rock under the anemones foot. If you leave even the tiniest piece of foot, they will grow back.

Oh I see, but the aptasia is dead center of the coral I can't cut a piece of the rock off lol


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[BeanMachine]

Oh I see, but the aptasia is dead center of the coral I can't cut a piece of the rock off lol


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Split it in half, cut the aip off, then glue both rocks back together. Zoas will cover whatever you put them on, and before you know it, it will be one colony again.

 

[Mardukumz]

Oh nice alright I'll try that but as far as aptasia, does it spread regardless of being cut?


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[BeanMachine]

Oh nice alright I'll try that but as far as aptasia, does it spread regardless of being cut?


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They spread pretty quickly depending how much nutrients you have in your tank. So best to remove them early before you have them all over.

 

[Mardukumz]

Speaking of nutrients I can't seem to get my salinity higher than 21 and my alkalinity doesn't go higher than 7 no matter how much I drip it. What can I do? Haha


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[iconicreefer]

the zoaas are mean greens fyi

 

[Mardukumz]

Awesome, Thanks for the ID bud I looked at those Zoas on google they look a bit more green. Does that make a difference?


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