Unknown SPS (Identified: LPS(I think)-> Pectinia paeonia)

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:05 pm

Any idea what this is?

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:26 pm

Yeah Astrea Snail (Astraeasp) very good algea eater.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:02 pm

Pectinia alcicornis probably. Definately some species of Pectinia.

Post by **snoopdog** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:18 pm

Watch your mouth, no swearing here Scott.

ShagMan · Post by **ShagMan** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:32 pm

Hahaha, you kill me Kevin

reeferpuffer · Post by **reeferpuffer** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:10 pm

definatly a spiney cut pecintia, i have one in my tank now, and they are an SPS, even tho they look like a LPS

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 10:50 pm

Smartass! Hahaha! That was pretty funny

Thanks Scott.. was able to locate more information on it.

Glad I didn't use this picture to ask... Mr. nosey fish always has to see what is going on

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:51 am

I will say that is the strangest looking SPS I have ever seen, does it even have polyps that extend ?

reeferpuffer · Post by **reeferpuffer** » Sun Sep 14, 2003 12:47 pm

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Sat Sep 20, 2003 11:43 pm

After much searching, I believe it is Pectinia paeonia. It gets soft and swells but I see no visible polyps. It reminds me of cabbage coral (Sinularia Dura), the way the branches feel to the touch, rubbery.

Amyjoe · Post by **Amyjoe** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:34 am

Pretty cool, the round circular thing at the bases of the stalks look like the insides of a candy coral(calaustra?). I wonder if it is fragable?

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:51 am

I beleve that they have polyps on the tips of the branches, but they rarely extend them. You can frag them although they are notoriously slow growers.

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:29 am

I've been thinking about the fragging. I guess you could, I think I would be scared to on this one. The little round things are mouths on the base of the valleys. As long as I was careful of those it prob wouldn't be too bad. I haven't fed them, and have just figured out what they are this very morning. Ahh... the wonders of a reef tank

Amyjoe · Post by **Amyjoe** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:42 pm

Yeah brandon it did look like the mouths on the green calaustra we use to have when the lights are out does it extend its little tenacles? and feed?

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:21 pm

I have yet to see it elicit a feeding response.. I have a "moonlight" at night, and don't know if this would effect it or not.

Scott or someone , if you see this.. do you think I could con it into feeding by blowing a little juice from a food cube or something across the mouths?? Or is there something else that I as a newbie don't know about , that would make it extend it's feeding polyps?

Thanks