id please

[marki24]

what is this around my candy cane?

 

[Deanos]

Based on the size, I'd say brown star polyps. Is there a purple base when they close up at night?

 

[marki24]

are they reef safe? will it affect my candy cane?

 

[Deanos]

On 2nd look, do a search for anthelia. Star polyps are in the Pachyclavularia family when you search for those.

 

[House of Laughter]

could also possibly be an encrusting gorgonian.

But likely in the anthelia family as Deanos mentioned.

House

 

[DEEPWATER]

Marki

Its fines It came from my tank i wouldnt gie you anything that wasnt safe for a reef tank ...,

It a star mat ,as deanos mentioned above about the purple base ,there is one !!

HTH

Ronen

 

[crox99]

Star polyps. i can see the purple mat on the bottom left of the candycane.

 

[Psycho graphic]

If they are Star Polyps, I would suggest you peel them of and make an island for them, they have been known to overgrow corals and smother them.

 

[crox99]

Mark

try to peel the off the candycane and glue them to a piece of LR.

 

[crox99]

I forgot. After you glue it to the LR bring it to me so I can double check that they are actually reef safe.rangehat rangehat rangehat

 

[lfsmarineguy]

star polyps although if you couldn't see the purple mat like Crox pointed out I might have also guessed anthelia, they are very close. I would also say peel them off and move them. I made the mistake of allowing my neon green and greenish yellow star polyps to spread and now I have lost a few frags of corals from them stinging or just irritating the crap out of them. They grow fast enough a little trimming won't make much of a dent.

 

[marki24]

thanks John Paul. I will try to remove it and glue it to a LR. Well i got it from Ronen so i will take his word for it