Acropora colony ID

[ScottB]

I promise I am getting better at keeping my coral stock lists, but 4-5 years ago I was not. Plus, I have the memory of a juvenile goldfish.

This was likely purchased from TSA or WWC, possibly ORA. Picture is under hybrid blue heavy with orange filter. In person color I would describe as the average of what you see in these pics.

@C. Eymann ?

 

[jda]

Name is going to be impossible with the memory, but it looks like A. Hyacinthus. There were a lot of tables being imported back then and everybody was naming them.

 

[ScottB]

Name is going to be impossible with the memory, but it looks like A. Hyacinthus. There were a lot of tables being imported back then and everybody was naming them.

That is a solid match thank you. ORA Red Planet then. Tough as nails.

Thank you @jda . I don't know how you guys ID things so well.

 

[jda]

It is not red enough for Red Planet. Most true ORA RP have some green down the in the middle where they get less light. I doubt that it is red planet.

I just know the stuff that has been common for a few decades. I have seen most of the trends and hot corals of the year... so those are easy to spot. Valida was hot since it has multiple colors, Plana were a wonderful trend with sometimes 4 colors on a single colony, Tables, Millepora (and there was even Prostata back then). If people of today are reefing in a decade, they will always be able to spot a Tenuis.

 

[Marc Pardon]

The red planet has a different red colour .... I have both of them ..... yours is the normal red hyacinthus .....

 

[ScottB]

Took a top down crappy iphone shot. There is a little green in there if you squint your eyes.

Roger that, normal red A. hyacinthus it is then.

 

[Marc Pardon]

It still is a very nice colony and what's in the name

 

[RVA REEF]

I dont think its red planet but it does look very different depending on tank conditions

 

[REEFTIDE]

How long ago did you get this?

 

[ScottB]

How long ago did you get this?

Probably 4 years ago. It didn't do much for a while and got shaded out. I salvaged it a little over two years ago with a re-scaping and it took off.

 

[REEFTIDE]

Probably 4 years ago. It didn't do much for a while and got shaded out. I salvaged it a little over two years ago with a re-scaping and it took off.

I would say possibly optimus prime?

 

[ScottB]

I would say possibly optimus prime?

I see some pics that do resemble it and others (TSA) that don't. But that is not a name that I recall buying.

As jda was saying, back then, everyone was bringing in red Indo tables and branding them with their own crazy names. Just trying to remember which crazy name I bought.

 

[REEFTIDE]

I see some pics that do resemble it and others (TSA) that don't. But that is not a name that I recall buying.

As jda was saying, back then, everyone was bringing in red Indo tables and branding them with their own crazy names. Just trying to remember which crazy name I bought.

Totally makes sense!