Any clue?

thejoshdavis · Jan 29, 2013

This was given to me on a trade. The guy I got it from wasn't sure what it was either. When I got it it was severely bleached. It's now showing signs of a green color. The picture also shows a good bit of growth for the 2 months I've had it.

Any clues what this might be on the far right?

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CrabDragon · Jan 29, 2013

No idea on a specific ID, but its most likely an SPS that just encrusted on the plug and hasnt started its vertical growth yet. HTH

CrabDragon · Jan 29, 2013

Ah, didnt see that this was already in the SPS forum. NM then :squigglemouth:

bct15 · Jan 29, 2013

It looks kind of like a birds nest or pocilopora (spelling)

thejoshdavis · Jan 29, 2013

Don't think it's Birdsnest. It's not branchy (word?) like the one next to it.

On that rack is birds of paradise, Birdsnest, and the random.

I've wondered if it's some type of acro but I'm so unfamiliar with those I don't want to put a name to it.

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bct15 · Jan 29, 2013

It looks like it has smooth skin, round edges and a whole bunch of tiny blue/polyps polyps that stick out somewhat far...does that sound right?

bct15 · Jan 29, 2013

Are we looking at the one in the front or the one in the back to the right of the bird nest

thejoshdavis · Jan 29, 2013

This guy

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Frick · Jan 29, 2013

It's an Acropora but too small to be any more specific.

thejoshdavis · Jan 29, 2013

Frick said:
It's an Acropora but too small to be any more specific.

Sweet. I had a hunch but wasn't sure enough to go that generic.

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bct15 · Jan 29, 2013

thejoshdavis said:
This guy

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Yeah that is some sort of acro, I was looking at the coral towards the front of the pic. Sorry about that.

thejoshdavis · Jan 29, 2013

bct15 said:
Yeah that is some sort of acro, I was looking at the coral towards the front of the pic. Sorry about that.

It's all good. I'm tempted to move him down in the tank off the rack now to see how well it does. I'm just running 4x54w T5s and get decent growth out of all my other SPS.

returnofsid · Jan 29, 2013

In your first photo, you show 3 corals but I assume you're asking about the one with the "sharp" tips? That particular coral is definitely a Birdsnest, Seriatapora hystrix. In your second photo, it's an Acropora, but will need to grow A LOT more before you'll be able to get any more specific ID.