Button Polyps

[Joe Fish]

I seen a polyp at the LFS that I would like to get. What information can you all give to know? I have read liveaquaria and marinedepotlive. I realize it will have to be up higher in my tank, but other than that what else should I know?

Marine Aquarium Corals for Saltwater Aquariums: Colony Polyp, Assorted (Indonesia)

 

[Mushroomman]

Real easy to take care of. Need nothing special. Give them time they will spread. Will grow under low lighting. As far as placement Ive seen Zoas do good at a variety of positions, long as they get light.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

unkillable invert, my most prolific type, will grow under any lights.

 

[Joe Fish]

Awesome. I seen a smaller frag at the LFS for 17.99. I'm going to get them tomorrow and put in QT.

 

[SALTY WATERS]

You can spot feed each individual polyp with mysis using a turkey baster, I do this about 1-2 times per months with my button polyps.

 

[Joe Fish]

Thanks for the tip. Are they filter feeders? Do they grab the mysis right away? Or is a slower reaction?

 

[SALTY WATERS]

There little tenticals will grab any food that comes in contact with them and then close-up and pull the food into the center where the mouth is located. Some react quite quickly while some not so much.

 

[SALTY WATERS]

OH, and no they are not considered a "filter feeder" they are photosynthetic mostly

 

[KahluaZzZ]

yeah i don't feed 'em and i got too much...hundreds of them everywhere, i give some away but they always come back !
If you feed 'em you're asking for trouble . Every day i got new ones

 

[tytus]

what colour button polyps are you getting??*twirlysmi
make sure you get something colourful or fluorescent or it's just totally not worth the money...

 

[Joe Fish]

I went to get the button polyps, but the rock was gone. I was able to spot some small single buttons on an adjacent rock, there were about 5 or 6. They were on a rock with another coral. I have no idea what it is, it lookos like pink ballons or someone is blowing a bunch of bubbles with pink bubblegum. I got both the corals for 46.99 which isn't too bad I guess. I just need to know if the other one will survive or if I need to put it right at the top of the water.

 

[Joe Fish]

Found it. It's pink pearl bubble coral. What are my chances?

I have:
1 actinic running from 7am to 11pm.
8 blue moonlight running from 9pm to 9am.
2 daylight bults, 1 is 10k and the other is 20k. They are on from 9am to 9pm.

If I put the coral close to the surface will it survive?

 

[aresgod]

how many watts?

 

[Joe Fish]

Here is a picture of it. It's just starting to fill up again. On the right side is where the biggest button polyp is. There is one below it and some more on the other side of the rock. I have 120 watts running during the day. I'm trying to figure out how to make room for one more bulb.

I read that it will reach out tenticles at night and might sting nearby coral. Those button polyps are quite close to it. If so how can I move them?

This is the button polyp I got:
Button Polyp Green - Epizoanthus species

 

[S.Reef]

Well...I usually recommend at least 3 watts of PC or other more intense lighting for LPS...bubbles can be a little bit more forgiving, but you may still need to increase the light.

I may move the buttons until they get a little bit more established.

 

[Joe Fish]

How can I move them?

 

[Lorna]

if they are on the rock with the bubble coral then you are pretty much stuck with them there. The bubble if place fairly high may be fine under your lights. I have a frogspawn currently placed mid tank in my 20 under only 65watts and it is doing fine.

 

[Joe Fish]

Well that's good news. The frogspawn is my favorite coral. But I need to slow down and get the stuff I have going good. Maybe after I get my new rock in so it can be closer to the top. If I want to frag a button polyp all I have to do is cut the button off and put in on another rock, right?

 

[aresgod]

your not still curing rock in this tank are you? That would be really bad for the bubble...

 

[Joe Fish]

oh no. I'm curing seperatly in a 20gallon tub. If I was doing that I shouldn't be in this hobby.

Will this bubble eat my fish? Will a clown host it?