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blackthunda77
01-17-2004, 11:40 PM
i have a piece of live rock in my tank with some polyps on it that r not opening up except for two and one edge of the rock. i poseted a while ago about the same thing but i hve 3 rocks with polyos and none were opening cuz i didnt have but a 40 wt light on a 55 gal. now my 300 watt set up is on and all polyps r open and spreading excpet for that one. i tried to miove it around, that didnt work. i was told to do a freshwater dip and that didnt work. nothing came out, or off. but i was watching it the other day and there was this worm looking thiing comin outta the hole, it looked black with white marks or spots, no legs like a bristle worm, just smooth and out of one end what looked like its mouth there was lieke a wierd looking like teeth coming out almost looked like the shape of spikes or the shape of a feather duster crown, but i know it wasnt a feather duster cuz it moved too much and i know that was its mouth, looked like something it would use to burrow or munch on roots or something. what should i do?? this is the only thing iive seen this worm on and this is the only rock that isnt opening, excpt for the 2 polyps that are away from the rest of the colony on a corner of the rock.

Dale W.
01-18-2004, 1:57 AM
What kind of polyps are they and are they the same as the others? If they are diferent, make sure that they are not the kind that come out at night as some of them do. Not a bad thing mind you. Just dont want to confuse them as being ones that open during the day. :)

blackthunda77
01-18-2004, 7:17 AM
well they are differetn but thats the thing, like i stated before, two of the polyos on that rock that are away from the rest of the colony open realy nicely and fully duriong the day, and close at night like normal.

Dale W.
01-18-2004, 11:45 AM
Do you know what kind of polyps they are? or can you get or find a picture of them?

How is the curent over that rock?