a few more new pics

todd_nano · 06-10-2001, 05:30 PM

My Xenia:

My Red Gorgonian:

My baby T.Max:

Unidentified Hitchiker please help... (lousy photo)

Star Poylp Macro:

-Todd

**scubadude** · 06-10-2001, 05:55 PM

WoooHoooo! Todd does it again!....hey try taking a pic of that clam from above with only actinics on! Your unidentified is a sacrophyton (toadstool leather it will proly grow Fast and Big) I believe

Good Pics todd

Bamm Bamm · 06-10-2001, 06:07 PM

the unidentified isn't a toadstool leather, it looks more like a goniopora..but I think its actually the coal that looks like a goniopora..Toadstool elather don't have lond tentacle looking attributes like that..Dan..

Invisibleman · 06-10-2001, 09:35 PM

I agree with scubadude. It is a sarcophyton. Looks like the ones I have.

mastaJ · 06-10-2001, 11:10 PM

I agree it is a sarcophyton, looks like mine...another name is "Lime Green Leather"

ravenmore · 06-11-2001, 10:31 AM

The unidentified looks like a gonipora - hard to tell from the pics. I guess one way to know for sure is if the base is hard or not. If the base is a hard skeleton, then obviously it's not a softie.

-Mike

mastaJ · 06-11-2001, 01:13 PM

I agree feel the base...

djheywood · 06-11-2001, 07:59 PM

It is most definitely a sarcophyton. Look on my website, I have pics of mine. The polyps get almost 2 inches long and have the same tentacles to feed.

Enjoy your leather.

ravenmore · 06-12-2001, 11:41 AM

If the base is hard, it's not a leather. I've seen "baby" goniporas that look very similar to the pic. Goni's are a sand bed coral however and it'd be curious to see one as a "hitchiker" on live rock.

-Mike

Biomanjcs72 · 06-12-2001, 12:22 PM

I've never seen a leather with feeding polyps that proportionately large. I'm not waying it's not a leather, I'm just saying that I've never seen one with feeding polyps that big compared to the diameter of the base.

djheywood · 06-12-2001, 02:21 PM

It's a leather. My webserver is down right now, but type this into your browser:

http://www.ssaland.com/reefimages/mini-leather4.jpg

I'm trying to attach it but the link will show broken until the site comes back up I think.

This is a picture of my leather that bud a small child colony. Looks just like his hitchiker.

It is without a doubt, 100% a leather. No even close to Goniopora.

DukeDog · 06-12-2001, 02:34 PM

Here is a pic of my toadstool.
Jeff

RobG · 06-12-2001, 05:01 PM

I have a leather very similar to all of your pics, unfortunately, I haven't seen the polyps extended more than 1/4 inch for a couple of weeks. All water params are good and everyone else is fully extended.

What light/water flow conditions do they like? I've tried moving him a couple of times with no luck...

srgtkoons · 06-12-2001, 05:46 PM

Look for any sort of detritus build up on the crown. That will restrict how far it will extend its polyps I have one from brian at atlantis aquatics that extends it polyps anywhere from little nubs to 2 inches.

mastaJ · 06-13-2001, 12:44 AM

RobG - there are also different kinds of leathers, my lime green leather opens up to prolly about 1.5 inches, my gold crown leather opens about 1/4 inch or so. I have found that they like a gentle current (so their polyps aren't blowing all over) and low to medium light. Less current = More extension, however u don't want too little...HTH...

afishybusiness · 06-13-2001, 06:20 AM

Hey DukeDog. is your leather really that pink or is it just the lighting? Most that I have seen are like a tan color.

RobG · 06-13-2001, 10:25 AM

srgtkoons,
Didn't see any detrius on the crown, but I blasted him briefly with a powerhead just to be sure...

MastaJ,
I've seen the polyps extended to at least an inch a while back, and the coral was sold to me as a lime green, so I know it can extend that long. It's pretty high in the tank right now, so I'll try moving him furthur from the light and powerheads tonight.

Thanks for the advice...

DukeDog · 06-13-2001, 07:03 PM

Afishybusiness,
It is pretty close to that color. I think the vhos make it look a little pinker when I take the pics.
Jeff

06-10-2001, 05:30 PM	#1
todd_nano Citizen Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Barrington, Rhode Island Posts: 100	a few more new pics My Xenia: My Red Gorgonian: My baby T.Max: Unidentified Hitchiker please help... (lousy photo) Star Poylp Macro: -Todd

06-10-2001, 05:55 PM	#2
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,298	WoooHoooo! Todd does it again!....hey try taking a pic of that clam from above with only actinics on! Your unidentified is a sacrophyton (toadstool leather it will proly grow Fast and Big) I believe Good Pics todd __________________ Rocky

06-10-2001, 06:07 PM	#3
Bamm Bamm Governor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Chico, NOR CAL Posts: 2,215	the unidentified isn't a toadstool leather, it looks more like a goniopora..but I think its actually the coal that looks like a goniopora..Toadstool elather don't have lond tentacle looking attributes like that..Dan.. __________________ 90g SPS tank 90x hour turnover- SELLING IT ALL AND GETTING OUT OF THE HOBBY FOR AWHILE...

06-10-2001, 11:10 PM	#5
mastaJ Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 294	I agree it is a sarcophyton, looks like mine...another name is "Lime Green Leather" __________________ -mastaJ

06-11-2001, 10:31 AM	#6
ravenmore Mayor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: dallas, tx, USA Posts: 896	The unidentified looks like a gonipora - hard to tell from the pics. I guess one way to know for sure is if the base is hard or not. If the base is a hard skeleton, then obviously it's not a softie. -Mike __________________ I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove anything. Website My other hobby

06-10-2001, 09:35 PM	#4
Invisibleman Citizen Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA Posts: 197	I agree with scubadude. It is a sarcophyton. Looks like the ones I have.

06-11-2001, 01:13 PM	#7
mastaJ Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 294	I agree feel the base... __________________ -mastaJ

06-11-2001, 07:59 PM	#8
djheywood Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: El Segundo, CA Posts: 367	It is most definitely a sarcophyton. Look on my website, I have pics of mine. The polyps get almost 2 inches long and have the same tentacles to feed. Enjoy your leather. __________________ http://www.ssaland.com/reefpages/reefhome.htm

06-12-2001, 11:41 AM	#9
ravenmore Mayor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: dallas, tx, USA Posts: 896	If the base is hard, it's not a leather. I've seen "baby" goniporas that look very similar to the pic. Goni's are a sand bed coral however and it'd be curious to see one as a "hitchiker" on live rock. -Mike __________________ I didn't do it. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove anything. Website My other hobby

06-12-2001, 12:22 PM	#10
Biomanjcs72 Mayor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Birmingham, Al, USA Posts: 815	I've never seen a leather with feeding polyps that proportionately large. I'm not waying it's not a leather, I'm just saying that I've never seen one with feeding polyps that big compared to the diameter of the base.

06-12-2001, 02:21 PM	#11
djheywood Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: El Segundo, CA Posts: 367	It's a leather. My webserver is down right now, but type this into your browser: http://www.ssaland.com/reefimages/mini-leather4.jpg I'm trying to attach it but the link will show broken until the site comes back up I think. This is a picture of my leather that bud a small child colony. Looks just like his hitchiker. It is without a doubt, 100% a leather. No even close to Goniopora. __________________ http://www.ssaland.com/reefpages/reefhome.htm

06-12-2001, 02:34 PM	#12
DukeDog Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SWFL Posts: 165	Here is a pic of my toadstool. Jeff

06-12-2001, 05:01 PM	#13
RobG Council Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 288	Light/Waterflow for that leather? I have a leather very similar to all of your pics, unfortunately, I haven't seen the polyps extended more than 1/4 inch for a couple of weeks. All water params are good and everyone else is fully extended. What light/water flow conditions do they like? I've tried moving him a couple of times with no luck...

06-12-2001, 05:46 PM	#14
srgtkoons Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Robesonia PA US Posts: 539	Look for any sort of detritus build up on the crown. That will restrict how far it will extend its polyps I have one from brian at atlantis aquatics that extends it polyps anywhere from little nubs to 2 inches. __________________ I have the mind of a 5 year old and own a fire extinquisher you cant imagine the things i do.

06-13-2001, 12:44 AM	#15
mastaJ Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 294	RobG - there are also different kinds of leathers, my lime green leather opens up to prolly about 1.5 inches, my gold crown leather opens about 1/4 inch or so. I have found that they like a gentle current (so their polyps aren't blowing all over) and low to medium light. Less current = More extension, however u don't want too little...HTH... __________________ -mastaJ

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06-13-2001, 06:20 AM	#16
afishybusiness Citizen Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Louisville, KY USA Posts: 215	Hey DukeDog. is your leather really that pink or is it just the lighting? Most that I have seen are like a tan color.

06-13-2001, 10:25 AM	#17
RobG Council Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 288	srgtkoons, Didn't see any detrius on the crown, but I blasted him briefly with a powerhead just to be sure... MastaJ, I've seen the polyps extended to at least an inch a while back, and the coral was sold to me as a lime green, so I know it can extend that long. It's pretty high in the tank right now, so I'll try moving him furthur from the light and powerheads tonight. Thanks for the advice...

06-13-2001, 07:03 PM	#18
DukeDog Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SWFL Posts: 165	Afishybusiness, It is pretty close to that color. I think the vhos make it look a little pinker when I take the pics. Jeff

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