Bpb Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Got this in trade. Three heads. Bout 3/4" in diameter. Kinda long teal colored tentacles on the skirt. Yellowish body, green oral disc. I'm sure they're a common variety but can't seem to find a name. Sorry bout the pic it's the best I could get. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Texas trash paly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Dang that's what they look like! Man that sucks! I'll remove them in the morning before they cause a problem. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 dont take my word for it, wait or more people to chime in. It's just what I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faron Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Ya, they resemble the infamous TTP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) I appreciate you guys allerting me before I had another pest problem to befriend my lovely aiptasias that I'm trying to eradicate. Another question. I'm reading some things saying that yellow polyps have a tendency to overtake all empty space like TTP does. Any truth to this? I was considering getting some but now I'm having second thoughts Edited September 28, 2012 by Bpb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new55galSALT Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Whats so bad about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 yellow eyelashes or the long tentacle yellow polyp are very invasive like TTP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new55galSALT Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Do they grow over everything or just empty spaces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 All accounts I've read indicate they get fairly large and tall, enough to smother any zoa colonies they come in contact with, can put out a new polyp or more daily, and while they don't sting, they're super toxic. So if you pick up a rock, and one is growing on the bottom, and you happen to smash it, you can get a wicked bad infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I've seen them take over and choke out other colonies before both the yellow poly and TTP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 If you like the look of them, why not keep them? There are plenty of corals like GSP, Xenia, and Kenya tree, along with several types of palys that some of us think are invasive or ugly, but others love. So if you like them, and have space for them, why not keep it? I currently have Mohawk and Radioactive Dragon eyes taking over and choking out other zoas that I love. I would love to get rid of them, but others would think they were great! But then I have a smaller colony of 5 polyps of mohawks on the other side of the tank, that hasn't grown a new polyp in 6 months. So just because its prolific and "annoying" in one persons tank, doesn't mean it will do the same in yours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 . . . you can get a wicked bad infection. The toxin has to get in through a cut or scrape, it's not going to be absorbed through the skin. The one study I saw refferenced, the amount of palytoxin is highly variable between colonies and most of the time was barely detectable. I use a credit card or screwdriver to scrape them back if they are winning out over something. To be honest the one animal that causes me a lot more grief are Bubble Tip Anemonies. They may stay someplace for years then get up and walk around killing stuff and BTAs will leave little welts between my fingers where the skin is thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 I routinely have hangnails and dry skin cracks and callouses in my hands so the toxin is a big concern to me, but I still go in bare handed when rearranging the tank. Haven't had anything dangerous yet. I cannot physically feel the stings from my rock flower anemone. Just heard paly toxin stories so better safe than sorry. Timfish, I take it you've kept TTP and/or yellow polyps. How tough are they to control? I have images in my head of them being like aiptasia an popping up in random spots all over the tank daily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Kill them!!!!!! They will smother anything near them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Reef tanks are like gardens, you got to keep them weeded and trimed. If you use a laissez faire appraoch then then your animal selction should be done accordingly. Like I said BTAs have caused me a lot more grief and expense than Xenia, GSP, TTP or Yellow Stone/Rock polyps combined. It takes weeks for polyps to creep up on something. It takes a BTA a few hours to crawl across your tank and kill your prized frag you just spent $100 on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 On the palytoxin topic, palytoxin doesn't cause an infection, it kills you. Symptoms are pretty severe and can cause death very rapidly via respiratory arrest or heart failure. There was an article on advanced aquarist a while back about how common it is. It's typically not a huge risk unless you're trying to remove corals that have palytoxin in them. It is naturally found in certain types of green paly's, zoas and more commonly in matting types like tuberculosa or caesia which are not common in our hobby because they are ugly and malignant. Anyway, whatever you do, don't go trying to boil them off the rock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Yes, palytoxin is very toxic, but fatalities are few and far between and of the ones I could find were due to inhalation or ingestion(not of zoas/palys, but crabs). If you are worried, wear gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Reef tanks are like gardens, you got to keep them weeded and trimed. If you use a laissez faire appraoch then then your animal selction should be done accordingly. Like I said BTAs have caused me a lot more grief and expense than Xenia, GSP, TTP or Yellow Stone/Rock polyps combined. It takes weeks for polyps to creep up on something. It takes a BTA a few hours to crawl across your tank and kill your prized frag you just spent $100 on. My zoas and palys don't seem to care about the BTA. I never get stung, noticeably, by anemones but I will say that BTA are what I'd call weedy. Mine keep splitting and moving and splitting, My one has become 5! I'm half tempted to put them in a separate tank, or fill a bucket with water and set up shop next to one of the beef jerky salesmen on the side of 71. Anemones, stop for free sample! hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new55galSALT Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Looking for an anemone grog got any extra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 If you like the look of them, why not keep them? There are plenty of corals like GSP, Xenia, and Kenya tree, along with several types of palys that some of us think are invasive or ugly, but others love. So if you like them, and have space for them, why not keep it? I currently have Mohawk and Radioactive Dragon eyes taking over and choking out other zoas that I love. I would love to get rid of them, but others would think they were great! But then I have a smaller colony of 5 polyps of mohawks on the other side of the tank, that hasn't grown a new polyp in 6 months. So just because its prolific and "annoying" in one persons tank, doesn't mean it will do the same in yours. If you ever consider fragging those Mohawk zoas let me know. I'd love to introduce them to my tank. Im wanting to kind of get the zoa garden covering most of the tank look. I kept the palys. They look alright under my lighting, a lot better than some of the pics I've seen. They grow fast, but not that fast. In a few weeks time ive only seen one new polyp form. I'm going to just keep them segregated and stay on top of spreading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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