another id =)

[deeleywoman]

snapped this beauty in the invert house at the national zoo in d.c., but i failed to catch its name. can i get a little help? :dance2:

 

[smartdog126]

uhh im not much of an experpert ima guess a polyp

 

[DoctaQ]

its some kind of xenia i beleive
if i had to guess
i would say bali xenia or something
its not the normal pink xenias

 

[GregAW]

It looks like a pulsing Xenia to me. Turn off the water flow and see if the polyps open and close like a hand.

 

[deeleywoman]

yeah, i would, but i don't think the zookeepers would like that much :evil_lol:

my memory seems to tell me that it did "pulse" somewhat; i watched it for probably five or ten minutes.

 

[GregAW]

I have a Pulsing Xenia and will see if I can get a shot for you to look at.

 

[GregAW]

Well here's what mine looks like. All water flow has been turned off.

http://home.comcast.net/~gregaw/xenia-sm.jpg

and... TURN OFF SOUND.

http://home.comcast.net/~gregaw/xenia.wmv

 

[deeleywoman]

it didn't pulse nearly that rapidly.... that's really cool to watch >.>

 

[Reefscape]

Yup...Pulsing Xenia

 

[GregAW]

it didn't pulse nearly that rapidly.... that's really cool to watch >.>

I had to turn the lights back on to get you the shot. They look better when the lights have been on for a while. Thanks