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Posted	what lives in coral
09-05-2006 08:50 by lisareynar	hi im new to marine fish.can any 1 tell me what lives in pipe coral? just im sure something yellow and blue poped its head out of one of the holes
09-05-2006 08:56 by trik	do u mean pipe organ coral (latin name TUBIPORA MUSICA)
09-05-2006 09:02 by lisareynar	yes i think it is(but am not sure what it is) , we just bought a marine tank from someone and the coral was allready in last night i noticed the creature pop its head out
09-05-2006 09:07 by trik	if it is it needs bright illumination give it a few days to settle down and the whole thing will come out in the pipes they come out of are they a deep red colour?
09-05-2006 09:17 by lisareynar	hi here is a pic as i dont know what it is
09-05-2006 09:21 by wayne	its an organ pipe coral. yubipora family The distinctive deep red skeleton of this coral is made of calcium carbonate (limestone) and consists of a series of parallel tubes connected by horizontal sheets. The skeleton retains this deep red colouration permanently. The polyps of organ-pipe coral have eight feathery tentacles, and are a green-brown to grey colour. Polyps are usually extended during the day, but will retract if disturbed.
09-05-2006 09:26 by trik	u beat me to it wayne i was just making sure thats wat it was .
09-05-2006 09:26 by lisareynar	thanks wayne, can things live in it ?? just im sure i saw something bright yellow stick its head out when i the light was out
09-05-2006 09:44 by commissar	that doesnt look like pipeorgan to me it looks more like the one that has tiny feather worms in it (cant remember the name of it )
09-05-2006 09:50 by trik	plume rock
09-05-2006 09:52 by lisareynar	the stone part of it does not look red , whats plume rock ?? , its also black on the top (looks mouldy)
09-05-2006 09:52 by trik	which has christmas tree worms in
09-05-2006 09:56 by trik	il take a pic off mine for u and post it here give me a couple of mins .
09-05-2006 10:01 by trik	plume rock
09-05-2006 10:02 by trik	plum
09-05-2006 10:03 by lisareynar	hmmm it could be that but i have not got a clue lol
09-05-2006 10:08 by wayne	trik is that your a pic of your one?
09-05-2006 10:08 by wayne	basically little tubeworms on rock.where did you buy it and what did they call it?
09-05-2006 10:10 by trik	the rock should be covered in a mat of very fine hair this is the living coral head in side u will see small tubes at the surface where the christmas tree worm lives. if it is this it requires organic material and photo plankton which must be supplied on a regular basis .
09-05-2006 10:12 by trik	yes wayne i have 2 large ones its a fantatic piece of marine world u only have to get near it and they shoot back in quicker than u can blink.
09-05-2006 10:13 by lisareynar	when we got the tank we bought it second hand and the rock was in , its got funny see through bits coming out and looks fluffy the pic i posted is *** sorry
09-05-2006 10:16 by trik	that sounds like it as i said give it a few days to settle in as far as lighting goes it immaterial.but feeding is .
09-05-2006 10:23 by lisareynar	the man we bought it off gave us feed for it it is micro vert
09-05-2006 10:25 by trik	iv not used it before . i use marine snow twice a day directed through a power head as u can see its thriving well iv had them about 6 months .
09-05-2006 10:28 by lisareynar	its mad looking , i love my tank and cant wait to buy more rock and corals ...its just so expensive, we bought some live rock and its got a tiny starfish on it its lovely , how long you had marine fish for ??
09-05-2006 10:33 by trik	i started wen i was 21 which is 16 years ago (wow am i that old)it was much harder in them days no ro water.carbon that leaked out phosphates there was no phosphate remover or if there was i never found it. things are alot different now its still hard work but very enjoyable .
09-05-2006 10:36 by trik	wat else do u have in the tank. be carfull about some star fish they tend to lke corals and sponges . not all star fish but some .
09-05-2006 10:41 by lisareynar	we have 2 angel fish , 3 domino fish , 2clown fish, a pink little fish (dont know what it is) fan worm , green starfish and 2 shrimps, i want another larger fish about 4-5 inches do you know what would be best to go with them
09-05-2006 10:47 by trik	u need to decide if your going to keep a reef tank or fish marine tank or mixed . not all fish are compatible for reef like your angels are notorious at nipping polyps corals mushrooms and even some anemones . i have a few tangs they are ok as long as they are feed regulary and they are very good at keeping alga under control.
09-05-2006 10:47 by lisareynar	the green star fish is quite big and think its a brittle
09-05-2006 10:51 by lisareynar	i have notice the angel fish keep nipping the rock thing i posted the pic of, i would like a mixed tank , i think i will read into it before getting anything else thanks
09-05-2006 10:53 by lisareynar	i have to go now , i will be back later , so will prob pester you some more lol, thanks for your help bye for now
09-05-2006 10:53 by trik	if its a green brittle star your in touble if u want to do reef . in my bible (trusted hand book) IT SAYS IT ONE OF THE MOST VORACIOUS INVERTS FOUND IN CAPTIVITY NOT SUITIBLE FOR REEF . IT WILL EAT ANY THING IT CAN GET HOLD OF. damsels, manderines,blennies, gobies, cleaner shrimps crabs any thing .
09-05-2006 10:57 by lisareynar	OMG , i have to go out now but later tonight after 6 i will put a pic on , will you be on, the man in the pet shop said it will be fine , im sure they just sell anything to make money.
09-05-2006 11:04 by lisareynar	sugar lumps i think it is just checked pics on net , and looks the same
09-05-2006 11:05 by trik	sorry yes . bats ran out in my mouse .
09-05-2006 11:06 by trik	get rid if i were u.
09-05-2006 11:07 by trik	the nik name for it is THE GREEN DEATH
09-05-2006 11:20 by trik	like this hope i dont get in trouble .
09-05-2006 11:25 by lisareynar	yep thats it , im going to ring the place i got it from and ask themm to take it back
09-05-2006 11:38 by trik	good idea . catch u later if u have to go now.
10-05-2006 09:14 by Alan	Looks more like a serpeant star to me I have one it can touch the back and front of my tank at the same time. 18" across. If fed once a week with a piece of cockle or lance fish they won't actively hunt they are a fantastic detritovore equally they are in my mind very useful for eating anything that dies out of reach. They are unlikely to succesfully catch healthy fish but if hungry they will try as I have seen mine hunting it held itself up off of the substrate and when a fish swam under it it just collapsed on top of it fish was free with a prod this is when I started feeding the thing periodically haven't ha a problems since.
10-05-2006 11:30 by trik	same star grows upto 20"
10-05-2006 12:22 by Alan	I've seen them much bigger!

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