Acro ID

[Rawby15]

So I picked this piece up about 6 months ago from a local store and it was all green originally when I bought it. I’ve had it in pretty high light and it’s really started to show some more colors. The owner had no clue what it was but now that it has colored up I really like it. Just wondering if anyone has any idea what it is.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Most Coral "Names" are Mean Nothing Guys... Beyond Scientific Name it's Purely Made Up for Marketing

I think most people realize this but since so many people post on the forum daily asking for coral IDs meaning the trade name, i thought it was worth posting for newbies and others who aren't aware (i was even guilty of this at one point myself although i was just curious what ridiculous name...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Kasrift]

So I picked this piece up about 6 months ago from a local store and it was all green originally when I bought it. I’ve had it in pretty high light and it’s really started to show some more colors. The owner had no clue what it was but now that it has colored up I really like it. Just wondering if anyone has any idea what it is.

Do you mean scientific name? Like what kind of acro? I don't think trade name will be found since things color up different in everyone's systems.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Do you mean scientific name? Like what kind of acro? I don't think trade name will be found since things color up different in everyone's systems.

You know, i just made the above post today specifically mentioning acros and this post just happened to pop up haha...btw, did you read the starfish article?

 

[Rawby15]

Yah I don’t care to much about the name it was given. More the scientific name if you know it

 

[Kasrift]

You know, i just made the above post today specifically mentioning acros and this post just happened to pop up haha...btw, did you read the starfish article?

Checking it out right now, your last comment on that thread has my eyes popping.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Yah I don’t care to much about the name it was given. More the scientific name if you know it

Was it colony size or frag size when you bought it? If colony size it is probably fairly traceable since the shop keeps records and it may have been maricultured which means there would be a scientific name associated with the jmport

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Checking it out right now, your last comment on that thread has my eyes popping.

Never had an issue with anything else but these two red mini Scolys i bought last week...they definitely digested some flesh...not sure why Scolys...sorry OP for the off topic post

 

[Rawby15]

Do you mean scientific name? Like what kind of acro? I don't think trade name will be found since things color up different in everyone's systems.

Yes what type of acro it is. I've read articles where they describe how to tell what's what but I cant ID it.

Was it colony size or frag size when you bought it? If colony size it is probably fairly traceable since the shop keeps records and it may have been maricultured which means there would be a scientific name associated with the jmport

The owner had probably a dozen colonies of it and I bought what I consider a mini colony. I drove back over there last week asking if he knew what it was but he didn't unfortunately. He just told me he has been growing it for 10+ years. At the end of the day the species doesn't really matter long as its happy. Its just as I dive deeper into acros I want to begin to be able to ID them from species to species. Other than tenuis and milli I am pretty much lost at this point.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Yes what type of acro it is. I've read articles where they describe how to tell what's what but I cant ID it.

The owner had probably a dozen colonies of it and I bought what I consider a mini colony. I drove back over there last week asking if he knew what it was but he didn't unfortunately. He just told me he has been growing it for 10+ years. At the end of the day the species doesn't really matter long as its happy. Its just as I dive deeper into acros I want to begin to be able to ID them from species to species. Other than tenuis and milli I am pretty much lost at this point.

Try Corals of the World by J.E.N. Veron...maybe it could help...i may have misspelled the name or gotten the title wrong though...

 

[Rawby15]

Try Corals of the World by J.E.N. Veron...maybe it could help...i may have misspelled the name or gotten the title wrong though...

Thank you!

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

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Thank you!

Did get it right! It's 3 volumes, hence the price on Amazon but I'm sure you can find it online for cheaper or free

 

[Rawby15]

I'm between acro. Indonesia, acro. Loisetteae, acro. mirabellis, and acro. nana,

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I'm between acro. Indonesia, acro. Loisetteae, acro. mirabellis, and acro. nana,

Is that from the book?

 

[Rawby15]

Is that from the book?

It has a website with some descriptions and pictures. But yes from Corals of the World

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

It has a website with some descriptions and pictures. But yes from Corals of the World

I'd love to buy the whole 3 volume set from Amazon... unfortunately it's $300. I think because it may be out of print

 

[spsick]

Looks like the ol’ Larry Jackson Purple Monster to me. I cannot recall the species. Valida or Nana?