Alveoporas

[corsicoreef]

Hi all,
Got this tank 9 months ago from another reefer leaving the hobby.
I love this big purple coral and someone . mentioned it was an alveopora.
So recently got a couple of frags of Alveoporas from Aquasd.
Though maybe it's too early too tell, the polyps seen different.
Different species of alveoporas?
Thanks

 

[DrkNMighty]

Those look more like goniopora.

 

[Brit’s Fish]

It looks like the new frags are actually Goniopora. Beautiful! The easiest way to tell the difference is that Alveoporas have 12 “petals” and Gonis usually have 24, give or take a few.

 

[corsicoreef]

Wow so they sold me Gonis as they were Alveoporas!!

 

[Brit’s Fish]

Wow so they sold me Gonis as they were Alveoporas!!

The care is very similar & IME, they get along with each other okay. It’s the Bernardoporas that don’t play well with others. The ones you bought are gorgeous & as long as you’re not seeing any sweeper tentacles, you’re good having them together!