Brown Button Polyps
Standing rather tall with fairly long tentacles to capture prey they give the impression of miniature trumpets.
Brown button polyps. These brown palys grow well are easy to keep and easy to feed smaller foods. 8 to 10 dkh calcium. Ask a question about this product.
They adapt well to all light types. Though not the most attractive corals in the world these things are built to last and pop up almost like weeds. Button polyps zoanthus sp.
Zoanthids button polyps zoas zoos care level. A great beginner s coral. Are among the easiest corals to keep.
Choosing a filter how filters work. The reef tank is a bulletin board dedicated to provide a supportive flame free environment for beginning and experienced aquarists to share ideas ask questions and learn about the marine and reef keeping hobby. The trumpet polyp protopalythoa variabilis is a zoanthid that doesn t form a mat.
A hardy soft coral for the beginner. They can be very colorful with numerous color morphs ranging anywhere from a brown to bright green turquoise yellow orange red. These were acquired by a cutting trade with a fellow reefkeeper.
They are almost always a first coral for new hobbyists and highly recommended for beginners. Yet these leathery brown button polyps can be connected at the base by runners called stolons. 75 f 80 f 24 c 27 c alkalinity.
This colony of brown button polyp zooanthid anemones were added to the tank on april 2nd 1999. Brown button polyps palythoa sp. Ive got a nice colony of brown button polyps but there not spreading out so much as growing tons of smaller ones under the bigger tops.
My question is can you top the polyps like you would a mushroom. Keeping these as a first coral is a good way to get your feet wet keeping corals. 400 420 ppm origin habitat.
It really doesn t get easier than these. Basic brown palys on a plug or rock rubble. These corals are closely related to anemones.
Could be considered easy to keep and good for saltwater beginners.