Any Ideas if this coral has a name?

[trido]

I posted pics of this acro and a few were wondering what it is. It's been called a tri-color but I've never seen one with colors quite like it in my tank and the two previous tanks the mother colonies are in. These pics are over the three months I've had it. Not in order

 

[Reef12]

it kinda looks like this JASON FOX BONSAI VERSION 2

 

[Pete polyp]

following... I seem to have the same thing

 

[FL_Reefer]

Looks like a bonsai to me

 

[footballdude2k3]

Looks like a bonsai it does.

 

[joseserrano]

yeah, looks like an older bonsai. The ones typically called bonsai's now grow much differently.

Garrett's Acropolis

check out his garf bonsai.

 

[jeremy]

I agree. Looks like a bonsai to me too.

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Its called Frodo Baggins.

 

[Vpham]

My guess would be tri color valida acro...

 

[Preyou]

I would have to agree with a tri-color validia....

 

[trido]

IME a bonzai typically has a solid purple body with green polyps. Not a blue or green body. I've had the Garf bonzai and several other variations of bonzai's over the years.

Just a very nice Tri-color Valida then.............

 

[trido]

Its called Frodo Baggins.

I do like this name though.

 

[Pete polyp]

I have been calling it a tricolor

 

[TJ's Reef]

Well.... I just mostly call it 'Lorries Tri-color' as received what is now the 'Mother Colony' from Lorrie (Ipisces) in a trade a couple years ago. It is very different from my Garf Bonsai's and other Tri-color Valida so have been tempted to call it a Quad-color as on mine it has a bright Blue encrusting base which blends to the dark Teal body and then to bright Purple on growth tips with flo, green polyps. Also has much more of a Bottle Brush colony shape than any A. valida I've seen. First pic just before and second pic just after accidental fragging (Duanes Frag) back in January.

Cheers, Todd

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Well.... I just mostly call it 'Lorries Tri-color' as received what is now the 'Mother Colony' from Lorrie (Ipisces) in a trade a couple years ago. It is very different from my Garf Bonsai's and other Tri-color Valida so have been tempted to call it a Quad-color as on mine it has a bright Blue encrusting base which blends to the dark Teal body and then to bright Purple on growth tips with flo, green polyps. Also has much more of a Bottle Brush colony shape than any A. valida I've seen. First pic just before and second pic just after accidental fragging (Duanes Frag) back in January.



Cheers, Todd

Love the way that one grew. Perfectly upright and not touching any of its neighbors.

 

[trido]

Thanks for posting your pics Todd. I agree that it is definitely a tri-color but not like any growth of valida I've ever had in the past.