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joelb
Tue, 22nd Dec 2009, 05:41 PM
I know i've asked before but i have a better picture of it now. what the heck is it? its like a hard blob with little tentacles that do not eat big food, they retract very fast, it likes lots of light and good flow, its skeleton is like a lot of little sticks that crack if broken.
it does not table out just hugs and drupes down whatever its on. any ideas? thanks, joel

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii108/joelb69/DSC05933.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii108/joelb69/DSC05941.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii108/joelb69/DSC05945.jpg
Mr Cob
Tue, 22nd Dec 2009, 06:07 PM
a baby pagoda cup? It's definitely SPS...well i think it is anyways.
Europhyllia
Tue, 22nd Dec 2009, 06:19 PM
wouldn't a pagoda be LPS though? I don't think it's a pagoda. It's a lovely green blob though!
justahobby
Wed, 23rd Dec 2009, 12:22 AM
Pagoda gets placed on a sps and lps variety. I believe "Pagoda" describes the shape and is the first name in latin. It does look like an SPS Pagoda.
joelb
Wed, 23rd Dec 2009, 12:41 AM
even though it doesnt form a cup? it molds itself to the rock like a chalice... and i've had it since felipe's store was open. it has grown about 1/2 inch since. i really don't think it resembles a Pagoda cup at all, the tentacles are much smaller but i am more on the rookie side.
justahobby
Wed, 23rd Dec 2009, 12:54 AM
The SPS variety does have small tentacles though I am unsure about the encrusting.
This page has one that looks very similiar though the owner doesn't shed any light as to what variety it is. It's the third picture down.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wetwebmedia.com/Cnidarians/Anthozoans/ScleractinianPIX/DendrophylliidPIX/Turbinaria%2520PIX/dying%2520pagoda.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.wetwebmedia.com/dendrodisfaqs.htm&usg=__nqNSdykGxY7vTS6fJS26Gc6EUAY=&h=344&w=300&sz=28&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=R-OhF5fuhvn24M:&tbnh=120&tbnw=105&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpagoda%2Bsps%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfir efox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1
joelb
Wed, 23rd Dec 2009, 01:02 AM
yeah, your right! that does look like mine. thanks, now i can get an idea of how better to care for it. thanks fellows.
justahobby
Wed, 23rd Dec 2009, 01:28 AM
Glad to help you out Joel :)
Mr Cob
Wed, 23rd Dec 2009, 02:16 AM
Yeah, that's what I was thinking... Small Polyped Stony Pagoda. I had a variety once before and it looked identical to this. I got it as a hitchhiker and was like the size of a dime and grew like a big blob. of course my perspective may be off and those may be Large Plyps making it an LPS...but I think it's definitely a Pagoda of some sort.

But...just my opinion... I'm no Specialist.