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05-29-2001, 10:40 AM
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Clove Polyp
Since a few days now, my Clove Polyp coral, (can't remember the scientific name... it's starts with Cla....?)is pretty much closed up, and does not look good. It used to be beautiful and healthy. Checked wtr. param. and everything is ok. I did notice last night after the lights went out, some sort of small white foam type of things (looks like miniture donuts) crawling all over it, as well as a couple of snails. What should I do.
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05-29-2001, 07:00 PM
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PLEASE HELP! I found these creatures all over the coral the ones in the first pic, and beneath it I found a couple of the ones on the 2nd pic. the look like nudibranchs, with the two little antennas in the head, they are cream color. I have no clue what they are. But my coral is looking real bad. I was able to remove most of them with a turkey baster. Will it recover? and what are these things?
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05-29-2001, 08:16 PM
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you have got me completly stumped sorry dude, ask dr. ron at saltwaterfish.com
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05-30-2001, 05:51 AM
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The Corals name is Clavularia. I am hoping Ninong will read this post and offer some advice. It now seems to be free of these creatures, maybe with time he might recover.
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05-31-2001, 05:22 AM
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Does anyone know where I can ask Dr. Ron for ID on these critters. I tried ReefCentral and the Ask Dr. Ron section is no longer there, I also tried saltwater.com and it is under development.
I have tons of these in my tank. I would like to know what they are, since they have nearly killed my coral. I have been pulling them out, when I see them. Thx Susan |
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05-31-2001, 11:27 AM
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Got it...... thx so much.
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06-08-2001, 10:01 AM
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FWIW
I sent Dr. Ron a couple of the species for ID and here is what he had to say:
Well, first off these are harmless to your fish. They will, however, eat your Clavularia and possibly other soft corals. They are nudibranchs, but they are very odd nudibranchs. They are in the group called the Arminacea, the common genus is Armina. The attached jpeg shows some temperate Armina (which are about 4 inches long) eating some sea pens. Sea pens are very closely related to Clavularia, so that fits as a diet. There are not many tropical Armina that I can find information on, and none that looks like yours. I am going to send these specimens off to the leading authority on them for his opinion. I think these may be a species new to science. So... I would like to ask a favor. Could you collect any that you have and drop them into isopropyl and mail them to me. He may need more specimens for an identification. Did you recently purchase the Clavularia? If so, do you know where it came from. If you didn't did you recently add some live rock? Basically, I am trying to find out where they came from. Neat critters! Ron |
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06-10-2001, 04:32 AM
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Another Reefland member on the cutting edge of marine aquaria,,,, very cool.
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06-10-2001, 11:49 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Pittsburgh,PA, USA
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 Poor Susan! Only you could singlehandedly DISCOVER new life forms in your tank! I'm nominating you for the Nobel Peace Prize.  Or something like that. Joanne
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