Xenia mainly

Aussie_hippie_2 · 01-29-2008, 07:25 PM

Tell me what you think. Unfortunatly I wasn't able to focus on the entire coral, but I still think it's one of my better ones so far.

They called this Galaxia. Can anyone tell me about it?

OrionGirl · 01-29-2008, 08:20 PM

Which was labelled as a xenia? The top one looks more like a colt or other tree coral.

Sorry, don't know much about galaxia, but that doesn't look much like the pics I can find online...Thicker, longer polyps that lack noticable grouping. The tentacles look more like a torch coral, but they usually have a different stony portion. Maybe it's just the angle? If it is a galaxia, make sure it's someplace with lots of flow, and away so the tentacles don't reach into other corals.

Aussie_hippie_2 · 01-29-2008, 08:39 PM

OH heck! I labled it wrong. That's my Kenya Tree

OrionGirl · 01-29-2008, 08:48 PM

Ok, that makes much more sense!

Aussie_hippie_2 · 01-29-2008, 08:56 PM

Hopefully someone else can weigh in on the Galaxia. I'm pretty sure it is, but I've been wrong before, which is evident by the title of this thread

And it does have those tenticles when it gets PO'd. It is isolated though, as I was given that warning also.

Emg · 01-31-2008, 02:50 PM

Galaxias are a pretty aggressive coral. You'll need to make sure it's a good ways away from the others. They have long thin tenticles that can reach pretty far.

I declined the offer of one for my 29 because I just don't think I have space enough to get one off far enough by itself.

forestal · 02-02-2008, 05:33 PM

looks like a small frag of galaxea and as eileen said, keep away from others. there sweeper tentacles can be quite long. i had a single polyp frag that i grew out for giggles, and sweepers were close to 8 inches long, hard to believe but it was a stinker

Emg · 02-02-2008, 06:12 PM

They are a very nice looking coral though......I like the texture look of them. Too bad they're such "stinkers" like Forestal said....

01-29-2008, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aussie_hippie_2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Physically? Wisco. Mentally? The Mountains. Posts: 814	Xenia mainly Tell me what you think. Unfortunatly I wasn't able to focus on the entire coral, but I still think it's one of my better ones so far. They called this Galaxia. Can anyone tell me about it?

01-29-2008, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,723	Which was labelled as a xenia? The top one looks more like a colt or other tree coral. Sorry, don't know much about galaxia, but that doesn't look much like the pics I can find online...Thicker, longer polyps that lack noticable grouping. The tentacles look more like a torch coral, but they usually have a different stony portion. Maybe it's just the angle? If it is a galaxia, make sure it's someplace with lots of flow, and away so the tentacles don't reach into other corals. __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

01-29-2008, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
OrionGirl Miss you, Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Location: California coastline Posts: 6,723	Ok, that makes much more sense! __________________ ~Sheila tempus edax rerum Ideas do not have to be correct in order to be good; its only necessary that, if they do fail, they do so in an interesting way. ~Robert Rosen

01-31-2008, 02:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,265	Galaxias are a pretty aggressive coral. You'll need to make sure it's a good ways away from the others. They have long thin tenticles that can reach pretty far. I declined the offer of one for my 29 because I just don't think I have space enough to get one off far enough by itself. __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

02-02-2008, 05:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
forestal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: CT Posts: 162	looks like a small frag of galaxea and as eileen said, keep away from others. there sweeper tentacles can be quite long. i had a single polyp frag that i grew out for giggles, and sweepers were close to 8 inches long, hard to believe but it was a stinker __________________ Peace, Dan http://forestalsfish.com 120 SW Reef-mostly stonies 40 Gallon Soft Coral reef 29 Gallon fw sharks (daughter's) 40 Gallon Tang. at work - calvus/julid. 30 Gallon Planted (wisteria/moneywort/anubis)with rainbow/loach

01-29-2008, 08:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Aussie_hippie_2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Physically? Wisco. Mentally? The Mountains. Posts: 814	OH heck! I labled it wrong. That's my Kenya Tree

01-29-2008, 08:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Aussie_hippie_2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Physically? Wisco. Mentally? The Mountains. Posts: 814	Hopefully someone else can weigh in on the Galaxia. I'm pretty sure it is, but I've been wrong before, which is evident by the title of this thread And it does have those tenticles when it gets PO'd. It is isolated though, as I was given that warning also.

02-02-2008, 06:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,265	They are a very nice looking coral though......I like the texture look of them. Too bad they're such "stinkers" like Forestal said.... __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

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