2005/06/15

Feeding, and one star polyp colony is falling/clinging/fallen off its perch (pictures)

Fed them 1/2 cube of Mysis shrimp. (and forgot the Selcon, again)

I thought this colony of star polyps was positioned securely, and it had even attached to the rock it was against. I'm guessing some clumsy snail bumped into it. So, the tissue streched; see for yourself:

Star Polyp colony (Order Zoanthidea/Zoanthids) clinging to rock

It left a small patch of 5-7 polyps on the top of the rock where it was attached. Here's the main colony after the fall:

fallen Star Polyp colony (Order Zoanthidea/Zoanthids)

And here's a picture of the other half of the colony (on the other side of the rock):

Star Polyp colony (Order Zoanthidea/Zoanthids)

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