soft coral ID please?

[joshuacpr99]

went to lfs to get ppmint shrimp and yellow tang. the mngr had an overstock of this type of coral and he gave me 2 frags for 5 dollars. he told me the name but i guess i am not spelling it right or something because it wont come up on any site. can someone give me a correct name and spelling please so i can find out more about it? thanks!

 

[journey0820]

I can't see it really well but maybe a type of xenia?

 

[joshuacpr99]

see if i can crop pic.

 

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[Amphiprion]

Can they completely retract into a tube-like structure? If so, then they are "clove polyps" and if not, then they are Anthelia. Judging from the pics, it looks as though they have a "tube" or calyx, so I would say a type of clove.

 

[Dale W.]

Possibly stereosoma sp. I was thinking Anthelia at first as well. either way they are both part of the Xeniidae family.

 

[joshuacpr99]

it is anthelia. thanks for the info! on alot of the web sites they say they're a very difficult peice to maintain. in yalls experience is this true? i have had no problems keeping corals such as zoas, gsp, hammer, candy cane, kenya tree, shrooms, and sun corals.

 

[kay-bee]

Yep, that's anthelia. Grow's like a weed in my tank.